Recent content by Carlymo

I'll have to look at the heights again to see how much wiggle room we have. I think it depends on if we have to lime plaster or not as well as that adds quite a bit of thickness. I'm struggling to understand if we should use breathable materials.. ideally yes, but because we have a non-permeable...

Thanks for the advise. And yes by Sarking I meant the bitumen based felt. I've reached out to our building control officer for now, but I think the felt is in good condition considering our building inspector thought so when we bought the house. I'm still confused on whether traditional...

Thanks for the response. It's grade 2 listed to the outside but we would likely need some listed building consent to convert the loft. Do you add new floor joists to raise the floor so insulation fits or for structure? Yes they added loft boards overtop of the joists so the loft could be used...

I'm looking to convert our loft in our grade II listed property. My main concerns are around maintaining ventilation and finding an insulation solution. The loft floor has already been boarded up using loft boards, and they have used 100 mm of wool insulation beneath. There is not enough head...