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I am looking to make an access hatch to my ground floor void (suspended timber floor) to install underfloor insulation from below. I am going to try and put a access hatch in the cupboard under the stair to minimise disruption in the house. However the problem is as the joists (4 x 2) are 16...

Tpod, its on the cavity wall I need it insulate, its sealing the floor void ends at the inner leaf of the cavity wall. WN

I live in 1930 chalet house, that has open first floor joists at either side of the house, open at the internal skin of the exterior cavity wall (blown filled). This means that cold air can get in from the soffit (through some gaps in the wall for timbers), and flow pretty freely into the first...

Cheers for the replies, the ceilings are not down at the moment as its going to have to be carefully scheduled. I am half thinking to save the faff and the mess that 50mm of insulation above the ceiling and an insulated plasterboard below.

Thanks obnd, my overall feeling was for the ceiling removal as the best option, but didnt know if I was missing a trick. Looks as though it's going to get messy! WN

I am looking to insulate a pitched roof above a bedroom in a 1930's house. The construction is tiles on battens, no sarking, 100mm rafters and lathe and plaster. The section is 1.3m long and I can get access to the 1.3m long letter box from both the loft and the eaves. The problem is the gap...

Looking at the cavity again this morning its 60mm and the rigid insulation or batts won't work. However what I have found the cavity has been filled with blown insulation in parts. However above a bay window there isn't any insulation. I suppose that they couldn't get access to fill this area...

I have been investigating insulation options in my 1930's chalet house and have found that I can get pretty good access to the head of the external cavity wall at the top of the ground floor. I can see right to the bottom and there is no insulation. So this gives me a opportunity, do I fill with...

I am looking at insulating my ground floor in a 1930’s house, which has a suspended timber floor. I plan to install 75 or 100mm rigid insulation between the 4 inch joists resting on battens (I believe there is no need for a vapour barrier). Last night I opened up the floor void in one of the...

Hi there, i am planing to do some word turning and ideally i want to turn MDF into a sphere, so am looking for a manufacturer that makes cubes of MDF, i know that MDF by its very nature is fibreboard but i would like a cube, so if there is no one that does this could anyone give any advice for...