Rob Weems, the director of Solid Floor, is an expert in timber flooring. “Wood is a natural insulation material,” he says. “So if you install hardwood floorboards or parquet in your home ...

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This is where insulating from the top, both for floors and roofs, can help. I used this technique for the first time more than 15 years ago, and it has performed well over the years.