Padding for low joists
 

Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and all
that.

Any ideas?

--
Richard Faulkner

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Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and all
that.

Aerosol fabric adhesive?

"Richard Faulkner" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and all
that.

10mm Kingspan. I bump my head on it almost daily without harm and it keeps
the room a little warmer as well.

Richard Faulkner wrote:

Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and all
that.

Any ideas?

http://www.seton.co.uk/perl/product....&ypage=&yname=
Foam edge protectors, cheaper from key industries IIRC

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Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and all
that.

10mm Kingspan. I bump my head on it almost daily without harm and it keeps
the room a little warmer as well.



Thanks for that - what is the actual product name? I've had a look at
the site, and there is insulation for walls, floors, roofs, etc., and
all types of different products for each.

Thanks again.

--
Richard Faulkner

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Richard Faulkner wrote:

Hi,
I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like
timbers which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the
living space below head height.
I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging
one's head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging,
and covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing
and all that.
Any ideas?

http://www.seton.co.uk/perl/product....&ypage=&yname=
Foam edge protectors, cheaper from key industries IIRC

Looks good - I'll have to consider giving the room a "Busy Bee" theme
g

What are key industries - googling brings up lots of generic things.

Many Thanks.

--
Richard Faulkner

In uk.d-i-y, Richard Faulkner wrote:
Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and
all that.

Any ideas?

In our roof space I tacked up some bubble wrap (the king-size bubbles,
about 20mm dia) on the purlin above the hatch. It works wonderfully, and
with care it could be made to look OK in a modern-style bedroom - the
natural colour would show through.

--
Mike Barnes

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In uk.d-i-y, Richard Faulkner wrote:
Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and
all that.

Any ideas?

In our roof space I tacked up some bubble wrap (the king-size bubbles,
about 20mm dia) on the purlin above the hatch. It works wonderfully, and
with care it could be made to look OK in a modern-style bedroom - the
natural colour would show through.


Knowing my luck, some smart arse would probably have a lot of fun
popping it, then crack their skull g

--
Richard Faulkner

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"Richard Faulkner" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a small bedroom in a kind of roof space where the roof
joists/purlins, (not sure what they are called - the joist like timbers
which slope from an apex under the valley), intrude into the living
space below head height.

I want to fix some padding to them to avoid damage from banging one's
head on them. I thought of thick central heating pipe lagging, and
covering it in material, but dont really want to get into sewing and
all
that.

10mm Kingspan. I bump my head on it almost daily without harm and it
keeps
the room a little warmer as well.



Thanks for that - what is the actual product name? I've had a look at
the site, and there is insulation for walls, floors, roofs, etc., and
all types of different products for each.

Just the standard wall insulation. TF10 rings a bell but if you phone your
builder's merchant they'll only stock the standard stuff anyway,