While the weather for many of us is still quite mild, it is a good time to get up in your loft and insulate. You can lose up to 15% of your heating through your roof if you don’t have insulation, and this can equate to a loss of up to £155 a year!
Top tips on loft insulation:
See our project on loft insulation and how to fit it for more information.
We live in a very old cottage in Scotland. There was little or no insulation.
I need to insulate between the ceiling rafters in the bedroom. There are also furry guests scuttling about that I need to evict. I can’t access the space from the first floor above because the floorboards are very securely fixed and partially extend beyond my reach.
I need to pull down (some?) of the plasterboard ceiling to insulate. Do I need to pull the whole ceiling down to fit a Waterproof membrane? This old cottage is well ventilated (!) & we have no central heating.
Any help would be appreciated
John
We’re converting our garage into a kitchen ourselves. Its a solid 1930′s building with a reasonably good concrete slab floor. I’ve heard I can put insulation on top and then screed and tile – anyone got any knowledge of this method? Thanks.
Welcome on board MGC Ltd and a unique product called Septatap Thermal. Sempatap comes in rolls, just like wallpaper, and just like wallpaper, it is stuck to the wall.
The effect of Sempatap thermal can be seen quite clearly below. Heat loss is shown in Yellows, oranges and reds and before Sempatap installation money is just pouring out of the walls.
Heat loss from houses is dramatic
Only 10mm thick, it offers huge energy savings and heat loss is reduced considerable especially in the millions of older properties without double glazing and cavity walls. Its easy to install, can be decorated just like the original wall and even tiles can be laid on it.
There are discounts available in certain parts of the country as part of the Governments commitment to reducing energy loss in the UK.
Sempafloor is a special version to stop heat loss through floors and both the floor and wall version have great sound reduction qualities.
Take a look at the project page
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/insulatingwalls.htm
And download a brochure to see how easily you can save a lot of money.
DIY Doctor are supporting Superglass Insulation with their offer to help British homes to become greener and save money on household bills this winter.
Superglass Insulation, in conjunction with Scottish and Southern Energy, are offering one FREE roll of roof insulation for every two purchased from from Superglass builders merchant stockists from September.
This initiative is aimed at encouraging homeowners in the DIY sector to insulate their own loft to try to cut energy waste and their bills by promoting their ‘Superdad’ advertising campaign. Superglass Insulation is is manufactured in the UK from recycled and locally sourced glass and the scheme is regulated by OFGEM and funded by SSE under the government’s Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) scheme.
For further information see the Keeping Warm in Winter project on the website.
