loft insulation

[regvarney]

Hi

I have just moved into a house where there is a great quantity of carpet remnants. Is this OK to be used as loft insulation between the joists?

And a supplementary question if I may...

when adding timber to raise the joists to allow deeper insulation...should these be along the exisiting joists or at right angles to them?

Also the previous occupants left behind a stack of polystyrene ceiling tiles..could these be broken up and used as loose insulation material..or would this be a fire hazard? is polystyrene ever used as loose loft insulation?

thanks

reg
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[sidecar_jon]

err..personaly.. and im all for not doing things the "normal" way... i wouldnt... thinks what happens in a fire, all that dripping molten plastic raining down isnt a nice prospect! rather use the carpet as undelay/insulation between the floors of the house (if its awful and you dont want it seen) or stitch em together to make a patchwork carpet.... and id dump the tiles if they are of uncertain age they might be the napalm burning sort!

 

[regvarney]

THANKS SIDECAR_JON

 

[JohnD]

Hi

I have just moved into a house where there is a great quantity of carpet remnants. Is this OK to be used as loft insulation between the joists?

You could do, if you're fond of wildlife. It will make a great home for mice, and insects including carpet beetle and clothes moths.

However, it won't be as good an insulator as fibreglass mat, and it will be a lot heavier so might pull the ceilings down.

 

[Nige F]

Hi

I have just moved into a house where there is a great quantity of carpet remnants. Is this OK to be used as loft insulation between the joists?

You could do, if you're fond of wildlife. It will make a great home for mice, and insects including carpet beetle and clothes moths.

However, it won't be as good an insulator as fibreglass mat, and it will be a lot heavier so might pull the ceilings down.

" I hate you, Butler"

 

[JohnD]

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