Recent content by Shazbah

thanks Nige The builder looked under the insulation and showed me just how wet the first layer is hence the yellow stains on the ceiling. I am going to remove the top layer this weekend and just leave the 2 layers there. It's got to be a couple of feet of insulation up there, you have to fight...

thanks they are low, about a quarter of the way up. I have ordered a humidity monitor so i can monitor just how much moisture we as a family are creating. Also the fans in the bathrooms have just been fitted so i need to see if they are going to make a difference. I guess i will just have to see...

how many vents would you recommend in the roof? I have 8 at the moment. Sharon

no, it is just very narrow to get to the eves Sharon

Gary I think your right. I have such a small attic and a pyramid shape roof i can't even get to the end of the eves. I sent the kids up there to do it for me and even they couldn't reach sharon

No it's not spray foam. I had a roofer examine it last night at 10 oclock and again this morning at 7am. There is deffinately no leaks but he has brought something to my attention.The problem has got a lot worse since i had cavity wall insulation and the loft re-done. Because it was one of those...

can't pull the insulation out it's stuck. I paid the insulation guys to get it out for me but they couldn't Sharon

sorry i will try to explain a little better. Where the roof meets the floor of the attic the insulation is under there almost as if they put the insulation down then put the roof on top trapping down at the edges so there is no gaps at all so no ventilation. I know that when i'm in my mums attic...

Thanks Woody I have already read all previous posts and am not being lazy. Some of the threads are old and some have no answers or minimal. There is always a chance that someone might have a different idea or opinion Thanks Sharon

Thanks I had the attic re insulated about a year ago. They put the new on top of the old. There is 3 layers up there. It was these people that brought the wet up thereto my attention. They said that someone had previously filled in the eves with insulation. I tries to get it out but couldn't so...

Hi all I have a very bad condensation problem in my attic. It is that bad that my ceilings upstairs have yellow stains on them. This is what i have done to try and stop the problem. installed 6 vent tiles into roof fitted extractor fans into both bathrooms bought a de humidifier and leave...