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I have loft space ready to utilise for storage/ occaisional use, but I am confused. Warm roof/ Cold roof. I thought that if you insulated the joists, then its a cold roof as demonstrated here. http://www.above-it-all.co.uk/lofts/pictures/03.html Then on the same site, they insulate...

Going through the same process myself,but wondering if I need warm roof /cold roof, this is a site I found, it appears to be a cold roof, yet ends up as a suggested useable/ storage space. http://www.above-it-all.co.uk/lofts/pictures/03.html J

Thanks N, please have a look at this if you can, its almost my loft as it is, but without the rafter, though there are some shorter purlins This is interesting, it appears to be a cold roof, but faced with plasterboard to create a cleaner more useable space...it all looks great in the end...

thanks N I am starting to understand, correct me if I am wrong please. Creating a warm roof, is esentially creating another room to the house. A. If I where to insulate the rafters, seal the loft space, then the ventilation would be confined to the space required by that process, and I...

Hi, wondering if anyone could answer my questions. I have a 1930's house. I need to increase the insulation, at the moment it is only (loose fill) the height of the joists 7 cm. I am aware that I can raise the height of the joists..and increase the insulation..making sure to raise the wiring...