Recent content by fraser1

Does the dust / dirt not perish the insulation ? I have felt around the light fittings and they seem okay. I have put the radiators on all day and this has made a slight improvement but as you walk up the stairs you can still feel the temp lowering. All the external walls are cavities...

If you need exact measurements I can't provide that right now as I am at work and not at home. Going on memory I reckon the loft insulation is around 250mm but as i said its dusty and possibly worn in parts. Additionally in parts it has been covered over with spare carpet off cuts. The rad...

thanks for the reply.........the loft insulation seems fairly thick but very dirty and dusty. It covers the entire loft space but there are gaps where the bathroom and landing spot lights are. The windows are double glazed (although fairly old) I have also put up secondary galzing in the form of...

Yes there is loft insulation but as I mentioned no felt under the roof tiles

Just wondered if anyone can advise on the following: The upstairs bathroom and third bedroom do not heat up as much as the rest of the house or for that matter the other two bedrooms upstairs. Both rooms have two side external walls which always feel cold to touch (semi detached). I am fairly...

The PS is installed in the loft. Since moving into the property the shower has never worked consistently. In order to get the pump to work the shower handle has to be edged out very slowly until you heard the pump osolating then then pump after 15 secs or so kicks in. However, this no longer...