Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Nov 24, 2009 9:49 am Just wondering, can the type of flooring you have affect the internal temperature of your house, particularly dusing summer? I have carpet upstairs at the moment, but I imagine tiles or floorboards (they'd have to be floating, in my case) would keep my (town)house cooler... Re: Can Flooring Type Affect Internal Temperature Of A House? 3Nov 24, 2009 10:40 am I live in the Inner West area of Sydney, closer to the city/Botany Bay rather than the Greater West. The front of my townhouse seems to cop the full brunt of the sun for the majority of the day. By my rough calculations, the front of the house faces north. Re: Can Flooring Type Affect Internal Temperature Of A House? 4Nov 24, 2009 10:52 am In the peak of summer if your house faces north it should be shaded from sunlight. Curtains will help if the axis of your house is on is north east or north west... Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Natural stone tiles like slate, travertine, and limestone add a timeless, elegant look to… 0 24920 2 4186 Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5407 |