It was the finest BRITISH paper

[rgb@hal.com (Roger Bolick)]

You might look into painting it silver instead, this would
reflect the heat.  There are some articles on roof radiant
barriers which are basically aluminum foil over plywood,
cuts heat transfer 50% or more.  You should check for the
original "blanket" under the carpet, my bet is this has been
removed.  A new one will cut the heat AND the noise.

Roger