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Hi I am in the process of buying a bunglow and I went around and probed every wall with a Stanley protometer. I got a reading of 0.6% on virtually every wall except the hallway which showed 1.2%. I realise these meters are not a true indication of what is going on within a wall but give...

Ok thanks - I will not stick anything through the felt - just try and get a better understanding of what is going on up there and get further into the roof to test more timber with a meter. Cheers

Thanks for the reply. I asked the question if there has been any work done and the reply was on the opposite side where the dormer is. All your replies suggest air gap so I have booked to go back and will penetrate the felt and see if there is an air gap above the felt. Cheers

Hi freddymercurystwin The insulation is like the wool stuff and I could see the felt up against this insulation. I believe the dormer is original and the bungalow in cica 1970. There are eaves vents in the plastic soffits under the guttering but there are no ridge vents. Thanks

Hi Burnerman Ah your reply has just appeared after I edited my post????? Thanks It is a dormer bungalow - it is the side of the roof opposite the dormer where I can gain access to the roof area. The insulation is to keep the upstairs a warm area. I have tried researching on this type of...

Hi Sorry if this has been ask before... :? I am just about to buy a bungalow and on checking the roof space, I noticed the insulation was sandwiched between the underfelt and the rafters with a type of brown paper in between them. To clarify it was tiles - felt - insulation (quite...