oldpeculiar
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Hi All
I live in a late 1700's weavers cottage, The top floor (used to be the working area) currently serves as a bedroom/playroom. Trouble is it's not at all insulated - a layer of plasterboard, roof felt then the slates. It gets very cold in the winter (despite having 4 large radiators) and very hot on a warm summers day (infrequent as they are).
I'd like to get insulated, I've seen other houses in the areas with insulation/plasterboard fitted between the large beams, presumably fitted to the underside of the smaller timbers. I did wonder about insulating between those, although that would be very difficult to get acceptable snug
Obviously this will be subject to the usual building consents, but my biggest concern is how this can be done so as not to damage the timberwork, moisture being the main risk. Does anyone have any thoughts on what would be involved? Would we have to take the roof off and fit breathable felt? Would insulating between the beams be viable?
Thanks
I live in a late 1700's weavers cottage, The top floor (used to be the working area) currently serves as a bedroom/playroom. Trouble is it's not at all insulated - a layer of plasterboard, roof felt then the slates. It gets very cold in the winter (despite having 4 large radiators) and very hot on a warm summers day (infrequent as they are).
I'd like to get insulated, I've seen other houses in the areas with insulation/plasterboard fitted between the large beams, presumably fitted to the underside of the smaller timbers. I did wonder about insulating between those, although that would be very difficult to get acceptable snug
Obviously this will be subject to the usual building consents, but my biggest concern is how this can be done so as not to damage the timberwork, moisture being the main risk. Does anyone have any thoughts on what would be involved? Would we have to take the roof off and fit breathable felt? Would insulating between the beams be viable?
Thanks