Insulating Solid Ground Floor in Apartment - Can it be done?

Tony Sal

Wondering if anyone out there could help with a problem I'm having in a ground floor apartment. The apartment has little or no insulation in the floor slab, the apartment is over an underground car park and the floors are freezing. I have cold bridging throughout and if anything is left on the floor near the external walls for any length of time they become wet with condensation. What's the best way to insulate solid floors?

sasta le

Was going to ask a similar question!bedroom is cold as it borders the main hallway of the the apartment block.underneath seems to be dark yellow foam with tin foil down in the carpark

BryanF

Tony Sal wrote: »

Wondering if anyone out there could help with a problem I'm having in a ground floor apartment. The apartment has little or no insulation in the floor slab, the apartment is over an underground car park and the floors are freezing. I have cold bridging throughout and if anything is left on the floor near the external walls for any length of time they become wet with condensation. What's the best way to insulate solid floors?

is it your apartment? engineers report to management company with note: 'what you going to do lads?'

Tony Sal

Builder in my case only partially insulated the car park using 75mm rigid insulation, he said at the time that he was advised to only insulate 1.5 metres left and right of where the internal walls met the ground floor slab. He also pumped insulation into the external wall cavity and fitted the insulated plasterboard on the inside of the external walls before he jumped on the boat to the UK. Still have big problem with condensation, windows open as much as can be tolerated in this cold weather yet still have problem. Don't know where to start.

Tony Sal

Owner of Apt and Director of Management Company, cost to remedy externally would be huge, not sure if the insurance company would ever insure us again if I hit them with that cost. Looking to fix myself on the inside if possible.

sasta le

Could i spray it with foam underneath my apartment?

shanered

Carpet could be a start, even insulating carpet.