Hi,
I am looking to better insulate an outbuilding, which will eventually be fully renovated.
The building is double bricked and, as far as I know, has cavity wall insulation, but has a flat roof, and seem to cool down quickly. The building is approximately, 9m x 3.5m.
It has a concrete floor, on which I intend to lay laminate, over moisture resistant underlay.
For the flat roof, I had the idea of running timbers, at 600mm intervals from joist hangers, and then attaching celotex boards to those timbers, to create the ceilings.
As this is a temporary solution (perhaps one to two years) the aesthetics of a unfinished celotex ceiling aren't a problem, and I would intend to anchor any lights to the timbers.
The reason for using joist hangers, rather than directly anchoring to the ceiling, is that the flat roof may contain asbestos, so I would prefer to leave it untouched.
I wonder if anybody had any thoughts on the above. Any input would be much appreciated.
I am looking to better insulate an outbuilding, which will eventually be fully renovated.
The building is double bricked and, as far as I know, has cavity wall insulation, but has a flat roof, and seem to cool down quickly. The building is approximately, 9m x 3.5m.
It has a concrete floor, on which I intend to lay laminate, over moisture resistant underlay.
For the flat roof, I had the idea of running timbers, at 600mm intervals from joist hangers, and then attaching celotex boards to those timbers, to create the ceilings.
As this is a temporary solution (perhaps one to two years) the aesthetics of a unfinished celotex ceiling aren't a problem, and I would intend to anchor any lights to the timbers.
The reason for using joist hangers, rather than directly anchoring to the ceiling, is that the flat roof may contain asbestos, so I would prefer to leave it untouched.
I wonder if anybody had any thoughts on the above. Any input would be much appreciated.