Hi all. Typical story, conservatory unusable. We are planning to knock down to the brick work and have it rebuilt as a proper extension, however can't get anyone to do it until next year. In fact, it's been an absolute battle getting anyone out to even look at the extension. As a make shift for this summer/winter I was planning on insulating myself.
I've seen quite a few posts where people following the lining of the roof. Essentially, batten out, fix foil to battens. Cross batten and then plasterboard or cover with Eurocell type tongue and groove cladding. I like the idea, but i am a little concerned about compromising the structural strength of the ceiling.
Fortunately, our conservatory has a full height brick wall on one side (see pic). Instead, I was planning to build a flat suspended ceiling whereby I will fix CLS wood to the top of the brick wall, and then secure this to the main ring beam on the other side opposite with some sort of bracket.
Then, insulate above with Kingspan/celotex or something similar, plasterboard and skim. Will also attach foil to the existing vaulted conservatory ceiling before i begin work on the suspended ceiling.
Few questions for the experienced:
- Will I be potentially causing an issues with condensation with this approach?
- Am i overly concerned about structural integrity and should i just follow the existing slope of the conservatory roof and batten this out?
I've seen quite a few posts where people following the lining of the roof. Essentially, batten out, fix foil to battens. Cross batten and then plasterboard or cover with Eurocell type tongue and groove cladding. I like the idea, but i am a little concerned about compromising the structural strength of the ceiling.
Fortunately, our conservatory has a full height brick wall on one side (see pic). Instead, I was planning to build a flat suspended ceiling whereby I will fix CLS wood to the top of the brick wall, and then secure this to the main ring beam on the other side opposite with some sort of bracket.
Then, insulate above with Kingspan/celotex or something similar, plasterboard and skim. Will also attach foil to the existing vaulted conservatory ceiling before i begin work on the suspended ceiling.
Few questions for the experienced:
- Will I be potentially causing an issues with condensation with this approach?
- Am i overly concerned about structural integrity and should i just follow the existing slope of the conservatory roof and batten this out?