permaculture

["FLAVIA LENZO" <LWORTHIN@kangeroo.ac.cowan.edu.au>]

We are presently looking at buying a house and land (in the south-west 
of Western Australia).  It is built of timber, two storey with iron 
roof.  The present owners put down carpet on the bottom storey (covering 
the timber flooring) to reduce coldness coming up through the 
floorboards.  The house is built on a slight slope (facing north) 
therefore the floors of the living areas at the front of the house are 
raised above the ground, about two feet at the highest.

We would prefer to take up the carpet and have the timber floorboards 
exposed - but how do we get around the problem of "insulating"??  Any 
suggestions extremely welcome!

Thanks
Debbie
<lworthin@kangeroo.ac.cowan.edu.au>