What is the best way of insulating the loft hatch door? Mine is the simple
type that you lift and push away from the opening. There is no fixed ladder.

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:18:20 -0000
"Topref" wrote:

What is the best way of insulating the loft hatch door? Mine is the simple
type that you lift and push away from the opening. There is no fixed ladder.



Mine was done 'professionally' by putting a wodge of glass-fibre in a
poly-bag and stapling it to the back of the hatch. I've replaced it
with a rectangle of Kingspan that I had left over from another job -
much better.

R.

On 27 Nov, 01:18, "Topref" wrote:
What is the best way of insulating the loft hatch door? Mine is the simple
type that you lift and push away from the opening. There is no fixed ladder.

Cut some Kingspan/Celotex/Xtratherm etc. slightly smaller than the
door. Glue to the door using no nails etc. (I glued two pieces to give
a thickness of about 16 cm). Then cover the edgeswith aluminium tape.
You should wear a face mask when sawing this type of rigid insulation
because of the dust produced. Rigid insulation can be bought from
large B&Qs and Wickes. It is quite expensive.

nafuk wrote:

On 27 Nov, 01:18, "Topref" wrote:
What is the best way of insulating the loft hatch door? Mine is the simple
type that you lift and push away from the opening. There is no fixed ladder.

Cut some Kingspan/Celotex/Xtratherm etc. slightly smaller than the
door. Glue to the door using no nails etc. (I glued two pieces to give
a thickness of about 16 cm). Then cover the edgeswith aluminium tape.
You should wear a face mask when sawing this type of rigid insulation
because of the dust produced. Rigid insulation can be bought from
large B&Qs and Wickes. It is quite expensive.

A possibly cheaper way, though needing a bit more work, is to
construct a simple 4-walled rectangular structure from hardboard,
3-ply, or whatever off-cuts you have to hand. Use bits of
softwood internally at each corner to nail or screw into. Make
this as deep as the insulation you require and attach to the
hatch with a couple of corner joints or bits of angle (depending
upon how the hatch was made, this may not be necessary if it can
sit within existing framing). Then simply place the requisite
amount of your loft insulation material in the box you have made.

That reminds me that I never got round to doing this in this
house. A job for the list.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:18:20 -0000, "Topref"
wrote:

What is the best way of insulating the loft hatch door? Mine is the simple
type that you lift and push away from the opening. There is no fixed ladder.



We have a pad of insulation fixed to the other side, and on this side
we have two clips that hold it tightly shut.
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http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk

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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:18:20 -0000, "Topref"
wrote:

What is the best way of insulating the loft hatch door? Mine is the simple
type that you lift and push away from the opening. There is no fixed
ladder.



We have a pad of insulation fixed to the other side, and on this side
we have two clips that hold it tightly shut.
--
http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk

I keep meaning to do mine and was thinking of a chunck of Polystyrene (when
I find a piece).


Any snag to this idea?

Thank You all for your input. Lots of options -