Insulation above bathroom

[anyone4beerdarts]

Hi

My bathroom sits above the kitchen at the back of my 2 bed mid terrace. The roof slopes, and is seperate from the main roof space.

I have insulated the main part of the roof, and it has worked quite well. However, the bathroom is still FREEZING! It doesn't help that the window is a bit knackered and the walls are only 1 brick thick so no cavity, but the main problem (I think) is there is NO insulation in the very small loft space above the bathroom.

Had a look last night, and I have no idea how I would do it. There is a joist, about a foot away from the hatch, and the joist runs straight across the space, and almost touches the roof. There is no way I can get beyond it to insulate.

The only 2 ways I can think of to insulate the room is to 1) lower the ceiling and then insulate, or 2) remove the tiles, insulate (assuming there is a big enough gap) and then replace the tiles.

Are any of those ideas sensible? Or should I just live with a cold bathroom!

Sorry for the essay, and any help greatly appreciated, as ever.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Build a new ceiling below your existing one and pack the void with insulation. Realistically you also need to insulate the walls if you really want a warm room though.

 

[Chukka63]

place insulation under ceiling and then board.just use long screws and lots of them

 

[anyone4beerdarts]

Thank you everyone, will look into doing something with the ceiling.

In terms of insulating the walls, I've just had the bathroom done (including having all walls plastered) so I am loath to do stuff from the inside. I've heard it's possible to insulate on the outside - anyone have any experience of this?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

It is possible to insulate on the outside but its easier said than done, allsorts on the web if you have a search and there was a thread on here recently: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=198310
Frankly I think you'd better avoiding scrubbing your teeth in the nude and when you're not naked get yourself some of these: