Tabby wrote:
On Nov 30, 1:09 pm, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:
Andrew Mawson wrote:
"johnboy" wrote in message
...
We live in a two storey Edwardian semi which has the kitchen at the
back in a single story extension.
The kitchen is much harder to heat than the rest of the house
because it has 3 external walls and virtually no insulation.
The kitchen roof slopes at an angle but there is no entrance to
this loft space to lay traditional insulation.
I suppose I could take some tiles off the roof but that would be
quite a big job.
Is there some insulation I could blow into the space that would
improve the situation?

Why not cut a trap door - not only can you insulate easier and
cheaper than blowing in, you can also access lighting wires etc in
the future.

In addition to the lighting wiring I am guessing that the cables for
the sockets and cooker are already up in this loft space. Covering
these cables in insulation may make them overheat so just blowing
insulation in may cause problems as it is impossible to do so
without covering the cables.

usually the cable lies on the plasterboard, so no problem.


NT

If the cable is lying in contact with the plasterboard then the OP is
limited to100mm of loft insulation.
If the cable is already lying on top of some insulation then the OP cannot
just go throwing more insulation on top.

--
Adam