About this deal
Tackling draughts with DraughtEx: DraughtEx is a plastic strip with thousands of air pockets that allow the sealant to be compressed by almost 90% of its original profile.
Our simple step-by-step installation instructions on how to fill floor gaps are easy to follow and will ensure you get a perfect finish. A couple of new products claim to let you draught-proof floorboards quickly and neatly, plus there are old-fashioned DIY methods. In my house I truly believe that the skirting was attached to the wall using wooden wall plugs as you describe before plastering. No sorry, I have recently moved away from the SE and am currently having time off to work on the house (income courtesy of Mrs Longdogs). My last remaining theory is this, and I wonder if anybody can back me up on this, or laugh me out of town.for 1kg) for convenience, but powdered adhesive is even cheaper – with enough time and enough shredded newspapers you could plug every gap in the house for a few pounds.
Filling between gaps in floorboards is horrible work and especially thankless when it will be covered anyway! Even rooms that have carpet and underlay fitted often have gaps between the skirting board and the floor that allow significant heat to be lost.Front door - taped shut and out of use, with a draught excluder, plus velvet curtains drawn fully across, and the letterbox has a flap cover both sides.