Getting rid of cold underfoot - wood floor over tiles

paddylonglegs

Have a very cold kitchen to start, but the tiles are absolutely freezing and intolerable to walk over in socks etc, making for a fairly uncomfortable experience.

I was hoping that a laminate flooring might help stop cold and make it more comfortable? Would there be anything else that I could put under the underlay to stop cold, say some kind of foil insulation? Or would a double layer of underlay help?

I had considered putting down thin heat mats under the wood but this is expensive in the first and also expensive to run from what iv heard

Any other advice on this?


Thanks

gutteruu

You can buy new underlay that has a foil back on it for older houses. Only slightly more expensive. 2 layers of underlay wouldn't be a good idea I reckon but thats just opinion. Also height at the door would be an issue.

paddylonglegs

gutteruu wrote: »

You can buy new underlay that has a foil back on it for older houses. Only slightly more expensive. 2 layers of underlay wouldn't be a good idea I reckon but thats just opinion. Also height at the door would be an issue.

Thanks for that. Any idea of product name for foil back underlay? Yes the house is very old

650gs

Go to Chadwicks and get a roll of Low E foil insulation

Speedsie

We have cork tiles on our kitchen floor and they are very toasty underfoot. They were first put in in 1975, and a few tiles were replaced in the mid-90s. Very durable & cheap as chips.

paddylonglegs

I'm hearing about footboard underlay (5mm thick) being a better job than the foil backed. Apparently it's better at stopping cold travel.

Any comments on this?