DIY Builds
DIY Builds
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Don't squash the insulation as this can reduce its thermal performance by over 50%. Don't install loft boards directly to joists or trusses. Don't remove any insulation as this can reduce the thermal performance of the loft. Check here for more loft boarding mistakes to avoid.
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How do you correctly insulate a loft? Do you lose your storage space if you insulate correctly? Do you put loft boarding over insulation? This guide outlines the various do’s and don’ts of insulating a loft. Heat rises, and at least 25% of it is lost through the roof in an uninsulated home (energy saving trust). A report from the DECC found that only 65% of English homes have sufficient levels of loft insulation. This can lead to unnecessary energy consumption and lost heat from the rooms in a home. Current government guidelines require 270mm depth of quilt insulation to acheive a U value of 0.16W/m²K to ensure the heat in a home is retained in the habitable rooms below. In some new build homes this can be even deeper to achieve even stricter thermal targets. This results in the insulation being significantly deeper than the joists or trusses, making a loft dangerous to move around in and make it more difficult to board for storage.
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it will be more than 4m high with a pitched roof or 3m high with a flat roof. If it will be within 2m of the boundary of the house, it must be 2.5m...
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The airflow from the soffits to the ridge vent keeps the roof cool and prevents ice dams, and the material will block that flow. For the same...
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