Soldato
Got a fairly typical semi-detached in Sheffield. The ground floor is a suspended floor over a well ventilated basement.
As far as I'm aware, conventional wisdom is that you'd need to either add insulation under the flooring in the basement ceiling space OR heat the basement.
Would adding a radiator in the basement and a good weather proof door (it's got external access as the house is on a hill, the basement door is currently barely more than a strong shed door) allow me to seal it a little more to keep the heat in or is the circulation/ventilation still needed to avoid mould? The basement area is under the back half of the ground floor with a honeycombed support wall between it and the bit that's earth/rubble/bare foundations towards the front where it meets the hill.
As always, not going to take anyone's suggestions completely to heart, just to get an idea if my basic mindset is correct or not.
As far as I'm aware, conventional wisdom is that you'd need to either add insulation under the flooring in the basement ceiling space OR heat the basement.
Would adding a radiator in the basement and a good weather proof door (it's got external access as the house is on a hill, the basement door is currently barely more than a strong shed door) allow me to seal it a little more to keep the heat in or is the circulation/ventilation still needed to avoid mould? The basement area is under the back half of the ground floor with a honeycombed support wall between it and the bit that's earth/rubble/bare foundations towards the front where it meets the hill.
As always, not going to take anyone's suggestions completely to heart, just to get an idea if my basic mindset is correct or not.