Insulating your floor helps prevent cold feet and reduce energy bills while simultaneously improving its resale value.
Foam insulation for floors can be installed without lifting up your flooring, though this method requires access to the crawl space beneath your floorboards, which may not be feasible in homes with carpeted or vinyl flooring.
It Prevents Heat Loss
Floor insulation serves as a protective barrier beneath your floors, keeping them at an appropriate temperature depending on the season and reducing energy loss. Furthermore, it helps prevent drafts. Since up to 10% of heat loss from houses occurs through their floors alone, investing in floor insulation could save money on heating bills while making your home more comfortable all year round.
Rigid foam insulation boards are an efficient choice for flooring insulation, made from PIR, EPS or XPS material and easy to cut. PIR offers the highest insulating value while EPS serves well for weight bearing and XPS is resistant to water vapour transmission.
Spray foam insulation offers quick and simple floor insulation installation without needing tapes or staples for installation. Simply mix, mix and spray directly onto your desired surface – or inject into one in cases where elevation cannot be raised – depending on what works for you!
It Prevents Draughts
Draughts are a common source of discomfort in any home. Not only are they costly and energy intensive, they create less comfortable living spaces as well. Insulating floorboards is therefore key for increasing comfort levels.
Foam insulation for floors works by filling any gaps that allow cold air to enter or warm air to escape, thus keeping your home from heating up as quickly and reducing energy bills.
Closed cell spray foam differs from fiberglass and multifoil spray foams in that it can be easily applied between floor joists without lifting your carpet or wooden flooring, providing thermal resistance with improved sealing ability and warped or uneven joists.
Closed-cell spray foam remains soft and flexible, which allows it to fill expansion gaps created by pipes or cables and fill voids without breaking. Furthermore, this material allows movement while still providing an airtight seal compared to other materials.
It Prevents Noise
Foam insulation, such as spray foam used on floors, offers significant sound reduction due to its ability to absorb vibrations and dampen echo in a room – thus stopping noise generated upstairs from travelling down through floorboards, cavities or ceilings into rooms below.
Foam insulation also offers excellent air tightness. While many other forms of insulation require being covered with plastic sheeting to protect from moisture issues, foam remains water resistant for an expected life of at least 30 years.
EcoTec foam insulation can quickly and easily be installed beneath your floorboards for quick and simple energy savings, increasing comfort levels while cutting heating bills by up to 20%. When choosing insulation material, comfort must always come first; that is why foam is such an effective choice as it offers high levels of warmth for its occupants.
It Prevents Moisture
When installing new floors, it is a wise idea to also include a vapor barrier underneath to prevent moisture from penetrating the concrete and creating major structural issues in your home. Doing this prevents moisture from seeping through and creating damage over time.
Polyurethane foam floor insulation offers an easy and cost-effective solution that significantly lowers energy losses while making your home comfortable all year round. Installation by professionals or do-it-yourselfers alike is straightforward, and its use provides considerable savings over time.
The vapor barrier prevents moisture escaping through concrete floors and helps control humidity levels in your crawl space or basement, helping maintain safe living environments and values for you and your home. Moisture damage to homes is serious; installing spray foam under flooring and installing a vapor barrier underneath carpet will protect them against moisture, protecting their integrity while saving on costly repairs costs.