Hi
Bought a house last year and realised today there's a draft coming down from the downlights in the bathroom.
After buying the house, I had to relay insulation to ~250mm, and so I believe the lights are covered by this.
However, I'm very nervous about covering something that gets hot. A book I read recently says you should build a mini wooden wall around any lamps:
[code:1]
+-----------+ {----- wooden wall
| |
| DOWN- |
| LIGHT |
| |
+-----------+
[/code:1]
and ensure the insulation goes around this wall. But this isn't going to stop drafts going down inside the wall, and through the downlight fixing.
I believe my roof is open-eave, as opposed to closed-eave, meaning air flows through the roof.
Can anyone recommend what I should do?
Thank you very much.
Nicholas
Bought a house last year and realised today there's a draft coming down from the downlights in the bathroom.
After buying the house, I had to relay insulation to ~250mm, and so I believe the lights are covered by this.
However, I'm very nervous about covering something that gets hot. A book I read recently says you should build a mini wooden wall around any lamps:
[code:1]
+-----------+ {----- wooden wall
| |
| DOWN- |
| LIGHT |
| |
+-----------+
[/code:1]
and ensure the insulation goes around this wall. But this isn't going to stop drafts going down inside the wall, and through the downlight fixing.
I believe my roof is open-eave, as opposed to closed-eave, meaning air flows through the roof.
Can anyone recommend what I should do?
Thank you very much.
Nicholas
