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No problem to put in whatever loft leg system first and then lay the insulation before the OSB goes on top. Although I was under the impression it was easy to roll the cross lay up when access is required. That said I had the lighting circuits replaced last year as they lacked an earth so I...

I'm about to put 200mm depth of cross lay in my loft. I am probably (almost certainly) going to use Thermafleece CosyWool which does not come in 200mm depth rolls. My question is, would you do two lots of 100mm or one 50mm and 150mm over the top of that? I'm thinking it will probably be easier...

I use a Henry for vaccuming everything and it will have to do! I think it will! How would you acoustic insulate that section?

Quick question, where I have had floor boards up in the kitchen to check over pipes, I'm looking at that (two water pipes and a gas pipe running through the void between the joists as well as some electrical cables) thinking the only acoustic insulation possible will be loose fill. So I have...

Thank you! So, am I right in thinking that if the width between joists varies along the length of each void that fitting batten and plasterboard (acoustic or otherwise) will involve a lot of work? Or do I just attach batten close to the bottom of the joists and then roughly cut the plasterboard...

Actually, I only have 200mm to play with between the bottom of my boards and the top of the ceiling. Also, here is a pic of the material under the lino in the kitchen. Same stuff is under the carpet in the hall outside the kitchen and the front room so proably also on the stairs and the back...

Thanks for the information. The current carpet is over some sort of semi rigid wooden material. I'm not sure what it is. It's cheap stuff no doubt, I've only had it up in the kitchen, where it is under lino, to tackle a slow draining sink (pipe was up and down like a yo-yo). The building is in...

I'm a freeholder of a 2nd floor split level flat and I need to get acoustic insulation from the flat below sorted, for my benefit. The building was built over 100 years ago as a hotel and converted to flats in the mid 70's. There is no acoustic insulation, there wasn't even thermal insulation in...

I want to buy the hatch not have someone buy it for me. That's DIY?

I am aware that a ready made loft hatch will need to be fitted properly and I was going to employ someone to do that. Like I said, I will be insulating with at least 270mm in the attic and using the hatch reguarly. I don't want to have to push the board up and shove it to the side every time. I...

The building is old and there is a lot of air flow in the attics, I want the hatches air tight so that dust from the roof does not come down during windy weather. I want the hatches to be insulated properly as I am soon to start insulating the attics with 270+mm of sheep's wool (or similar...

I have a split level flat with two attics. I have no need of a built in ladder as I have a telescopic I need to keep around downstairs anyway but I will be using the main loft for storage (if that is relevant). The current hatches are just wooden frames with thin wooden boards. I want ones that...

Cross lay over the top I believe. 100mm depth between the joists and 170 or more over the top perpendicular.

Thank you endecotp!

I should make it clear that the reason I am considering loose fill insulation is because of the gap between the joists varies from 29-33cm in both of the attics. In the main attic the joists overlap in the middle making cutting rolls of insulation to the right width rather problematic. At least...