There is a common belief that wood floors are cold and noisy. This idea stems from the fact that original wood floorboards in older badly insulated houses were in fact cold and draughty . However this was in the days before central heating and insulation was the norm
These days you will find that wood flooring can be warm, quiet and resilient to walk on. Hardwood floors today are far more stable. They do not shrink and gap anything like the floors of yesteryear
Engineered and solid wood flooring now comes tongued and grooved on all four sides of the board that make a surface that is impenetrable to draughts In the case of a solid wood floor laid directly onto joists, the 20mm thickness of tightly fitting solid oak will give far more insulation than pine.
The noise generated by the sound of foot traffic over a wood floor is greatly reduced by correct installation methods. The use of …