How Can the Right Flooring Help you Save Money on Soaring Energy Bills?

Not only is Winter cold anyway, but with energy bills and costs soaring, this Winter sees people needing warm flooring more than ever. Energy bills are higher than ever. We need to be able to save money where we can. And what better way is there to save money than through a thick, warm carpet? Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? But even carpets can be quite expensive and hard to purchase. This is despite Flooring Direct providing a lovely affordable section of carpets for customers to browse. So that’s why we put this blog together. We want to talk about the other types of flooring which are cheaper and affordable for customers this Winter.

Carpet can be an affordable type of flooring

Think about Christmas Day, when the kids are bundling with excitement in the morning, running around the house. It would be amazing to know that they are feeling both warm and safe. With December and January likely to be extra cold this year, having a warm carpet will ensure everybody is still happy on Christmas Day. Not only does it mean that we won’t have to put the heating on early as possible, but it also means that with a thick carpet, we know that the little ones won’t be bumping their heads. Flooring Direct know that a thick luscious carpet is the ideal type of flooring to protect the health and safety of loved ones.

Winter is a type of year when you want to keep warm

In the UK, winter is a time of year when people want to bundle up and stay warm. It doesn’t matter where you live; the UK can be freezing. We also know that energy and heating bills tend to rise when the cold snap hits. So why not make sure you have everything in place? We’ve discussed the important aspects of having a thick carpet to ensure that your house is safe and warm. But we will also discuss what floors will have a negative effect on heating your home.

Some floors are better than others at keeping you warm

The best floors to keep you warm are those with a lot of insulation. At Flooring Direct, we have put together an advice and installation guide on how to ensure you are choosing the right insulated floors. A flooring such as a carpet requires underlay, which helps to keep it warm.

However, ceramic, stone and porcelain tiles lack heat retention, so they would not be the best option to choose if you are looking to keep your home warm in the winter. If you’ve ever been away, you’ll know what we are talking about. If you head into Flooring Direct’s base in the Peak District, you’ll quickly understand the value of warm flooring. There have been trips into the Peaks in a cabin where the heat does not work. Stepping on those ceramic tiles in the morning is not the best feeling in the world!

So why choose affordable warm flooring like Carpet?

The carpet can be very warm and comfortable during the cold winter months. People do not realise that the warmth provided by carpet does fade away, regardless of the thickness and quality. It will take a while for this to happen, but the carpet does need to be regularly cleaned and replaced every couple of years.

What other types of flooring are warm?

One type of flooring that does provide excellent insulation is laminate wood flooring. Flooring Direct provide a wide range of laminate flooring for customers to choose from. And it is also affordable! It is made by our distributors and concocted with layers of material that have been fused together. This means that the room that possesses the flooring is very warm. Plus, it also looks pretty!

Laminate flooring looks nice and is well insulated

The top layer of laminated flooring is usually made of a printed pattern. The bottom layer is made of fibreboard or plywood, possessing a layer of high-density fibreboard underneath. This is what helps to keep it warm and looking attractive to customers. We’ve recently written a blog on Flooring Direct about which floors you should have in your home at Christmas, and you can check it out!

So what flooring will keep you warm this winter?

Due to their structure and materials, textile floor coverings counteract heat radiation. Since carpets dissipate heat much more slowly than hard flooring, the surface temperature of a carpet is higher than that of hard flooring. Consequently, carpet enhances both physiological and psychological perceptions of comfort. Researchers found that carpeted rooms are still comfortable even when the temperature is 1 to 2°C lower than rooms without textile flooring.

For more information on where you can buy affordable carpet or laminate flooring, you can check out our range of products in our flooring shop. We also provide a range of vinyl flooring and wooden flooring, should you be looking for a new floor rather than a definite warm one!