| You feel your home is no more a haven being | | | | and methods to get rid of these. Whether you apply |
| intruded by unwanted draughts and uncomfortable | | | | Do It yourself [DIY] or professional contractors’ |
| cold air. If you are worried about how to stop | | | | services, your investment pays off within one year |
| draughts and chilled air penetrating your house | | | | of time. |
| through floors, doors and windows and other areas, | | | | Draught Proofing Your Floor |
| then draught proofing is your answer. Draught | | | | Rooms in your houses can easily restore its level of |
| proofing methods combine several steps that vary | | | | warmth and comfort when gaps within floorboards |
| depending upon the area intended to receive this | | | | and between skirting and flooring are draught |
| insulation measure. | | | | proofed. Due to these draughts rising from floors, |
| How Are Draughts Caused? | | | | rooms often turn cold with floors turning into a chilled |
| The first step of draught proofing has to be | | | | surface to step into. Luckily, this can be sealed easily |
| discovering areas being vulnerable to draughts and | | | | and economically by choosing a silicon sealant |
| how they are caused. In general, draughts happen | | | | cartridge. These proofing materials are spread across |
| due to entry of cold air or escaping of warm air from | | | | DIY stores in your area or through online insulation |
| the house. Once you can successfully deal with these | | | | supplies stores. These cartridges are used with |
| draughts problems in your house, you have lot of | | | | dispenser, known as ‘skeleton gun’ for |
| problems related to draughts resolved consequentially. | | | | injecting the sealant materials in consistent bead. |
| Draughts indicate some areas of your houses have | | | | Draught Proofing Doors |
| small gaps or holes acting as medium to heat losses. | | | | Different ranges of products are available for draught |
| Therefore, with loss of heat rooms in your house | | | | proofing your doors. Both internal and external doors |
| loses natural comfort level due to fluctuations in | | | | are required to be draught proofed. Materials are |
| temperature. For this reason, new building regulations | | | | chosen depending upon the types of doors fitted to |
| require new houses have to be draught proofed | | | | your house. The weather bar is applied to external |
| according to the upgraded standard to be fully able | | | | doors which is exposed to water ingress problem and |
| to prevent draughts. | | | | also to those areas where there are excessive gaps |
| Draught proofing can be done in two ways that are | | | | lying between the lower part of the door and the |
| through floor and doors. Following information | | | | ground. |
| highlights on how floors can be caught by draughts | | | | |
