The best and easiest way to do this is to install a radiant floor warming mat under whatever new floor you want to have installed.
How to keep a floor warm.
This will balance temperatures and help take the chill off your hardwood floors.
You can expect the stone floor of your screen porch or the basement linoleum laid on cement to be cold and carpet is the logical warmer.
Floors of ceramic stone or concrete are the worst culprits with hardwood a runner up.
Unfortunately although radiant heat works great with stone or tile floors it will warp wood taking it off the table as an option for many homes.
One of the most popular ways to keep a floor warm is a radiant floor heating system.
A sweatshirt instead of a t shirt will keep your core temperature higher.
Luckily there are ways to combat this chilly predicament.
Some issues are structural and logical.
Tiles are heated quickly and easily and because of how well they retain their heat you don t need to have the heat running for long to make a massive difference.
This system provides a guaranteed warm floor regardless of what subfloor wood or concrete slab or floor you have being installed over it.
Hi glen i would advise against it since applying plastic to the bottom of the floor joints in the crawl space under your house can trap moisture from the air in the insulation.
How to keep rooms warm with hardwood floors.
Start with the simplest solution which will help provide a comfortable temperature for the whole house not just the floor.
Keep cold air out warm air in.
There is a room in my house that never seems to get warm.
I think it needs more.
A couple of strategically placed ceiling fans will circulate the warm air from the top of the room to the floor.
But keeping wood floors comfortable in the winter is a tricky proposition.
Determining the cause of cold floors however is usually fairly simple and can be addressed without massive expenditure.
The floor inside the house seems cold in the winter and i would like to try to keep the air in the crawl space from affecting the heating of the living space glen.
A hardwood floor can enhance the appearance of a room but it also requires some tender loving care.