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My mancave is in the course of being refurbished. Damp proofing has just finished, and the concrete slab floor has had a waterproof resin coat put on it.
The plan is to use it as a music room. I was looking at chucking some rugs down but wondered if I should look to put something down to insulate the floor to try and keep the temperature up in there first?
Would the interlocking rubber tiles do anything? If not, should I just chuck some Celotex down and then put OSB/ply over it?
The problem is the door opens inwards and increasing the floor height too much would leave a large gap when it's closed. Should I get it re-hung?
I put some of those interlocking rubber tiles down on my workshop's concrete floor and they do seem to make a difference. Given how cheap they were I was quite pleased.
That's good to know. I was considering putting some down first and then rugs over the top.
Celotex of that thickness will crush easily, my vote is for the foam tiles.
If you watch you tube vids on garage house conversions you'll see they use 5mm fiberboard and water resistant (green) Tongue & Groove Chipboard Floor Panels.
That's what I did and covered it in lino. I also put a plastic sheet down first on the concrete. Barefeet friendly.
Chopping a bit off the bottom of the door is no big deal.
You can get extruded foam panels that are structural and are capable of withstanding far more weight than you'll put in the floor. The problem is that if you get any moisture laden air under it (it's really quite difficult to get a complete air seal) when it hits the cooler concrete it'll condense and get trapped and you've got mold.
You can get, although I'm not sure about the UK, sheets of plastic that are shaped like an egg crate. They allow airflow underneath and provide a bit of insulation. You can also get 'tiles' with a layer of that, then a thin layer of rigid foam, then mdf on top. You just lay them and interlock them. Really clever.
I guess you could get the structural rigid foam and cut channels in it with a hot wire to allow some air circulation
You can get, although I’m not sure about the UK, sheets of plastic that are shaped like an egg crate. They allow airflow underneath and provide a bit of insulation. You can also get ’tiles’ with a layer of that, then a thin layer of rigid foam, then mdf on top. You just lay them and interlock them. Really clever.
Do you mean subfloor panels like DRICore?
Yes,Dricore is one of the namea that the premade tiles go by there are 5 or 6 names and slight variations. I am told it is cheaper to buy a roll of the plastic eggs crate (Delta fl or similar), sheets of thin insulation (if required, often the sheet of egg crate is enough, since it creates an air gap.) and MDF or plywood sheets and put them down.