Hi,
We've just moved into a 1920's era house. The loft is part boarded and we aim to get it converted once we've recovered financially (survey have us the all clear and there is plenty of headroom). In the meantime we intend to use it for storage
Over the last few days I've been moving stuff in and out of the loft (inc ditching a whole load of junk that had been left up there) There was also an old original door that was lain over the insulation that I've taken into the house to reuse - hoovered and washed down.
Today I found a bill of works in the attic that stated that the insulation is glass mineral wool (Iso Wool) and had been installed in 2004. It's not an especially tidy job - in most cases it covers the joists - except for the boarded area.
Internet research tells me that it is potentially an irritant if handled (so far I've avoided too much contact).
Essentially I wanted to know what the precautions and risks are regarding this material - esp if we are periodically moving our stuff in and out of the loft? Is it ok to have our stiff up there and bring stuff down as we need it? My inclinations is to wrap everything carefully in bin liners - but perhaps that's overkill?
Sorry - this is a bit of an essay - esp for my first post - but any advice will be gratefully received!
We've just moved into a 1920's era house. The loft is part boarded and we aim to get it converted once we've recovered financially (survey have us the all clear and there is plenty of headroom). In the meantime we intend to use it for storage
Over the last few days I've been moving stuff in and out of the loft (inc ditching a whole load of junk that had been left up there) There was also an old original door that was lain over the insulation that I've taken into the house to reuse - hoovered and washed down.
Today I found a bill of works in the attic that stated that the insulation is glass mineral wool (Iso Wool) and had been installed in 2004. It's not an especially tidy job - in most cases it covers the joists - except for the boarded area.
Internet research tells me that it is potentially an irritant if handled (so far I've avoided too much contact).
Essentially I wanted to know what the precautions and risks are regarding this material - esp if we are periodically moving our stuff in and out of the loft? Is it ok to have our stiff up there and bring stuff down as we need it? My inclinations is to wrap everything carefully in bin liners - but perhaps that's overkill?
Sorry - this is a bit of an essay - esp for my first post - but any advice will be gratefully received!