On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:13:32 GMT, Rick wrote:

| On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:14:11 +0000, Stephen
| wrote:
|
| Many thanks for all of the replies - now off to sort out getting the
| wall insulation done.
| Whilst I'm on the subject it would seem a good time to take a look at
| the roof too. At the moment it is lagged (between the ceiling joists)
| with 100mm fibreglass stuff. It seems that todays fashion would indicate
| more depth. Or would I be better to add insulation between the roof
| purlins under the tiles ?
| The roof is a 1980s W wooden frame holding up tiles, with felting
| underneath. How I'm going to crawl into the farthest reaches of the roof
| space I don't know !
| I presume I should leave the small gaps under the eaves open.
| What do you think ?
|
| I had a similar thing, I put 250mm more in, going accross the joists.
|
| I simply dressed up, covering every tiny bit of skin and crawled in. I
| used a couple of boards to make sure I did not go through the
| ceilings.
|
| If you insulate between the rafters, you will still have an air gap
| where the eves are open.

Eaves should always be open to ventilate the roof space.

I used a long stick/broom to push the insulation to the end of the joists.
I saw some insulation in B&Q which was covered with polythene, which might
get over the itching problem, not sure about costs.
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