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Building a proper warm roof is now sounding more and more of an easy way out. Maybe I do exactly that to be honest. Unfortunately NutJob.. You've nailed it, they are indeed all Tropical species of Reptiles.. The more I look at what goes in to building a warm roof, the more I feel it's a job I...

The water is categorically not coming from outside, as I have stated. When it appeared and I found it, it had not rained for a over a week, since removing it is has done nothing but raid 20 hours a day, and there are no new water marks, wet marks, dampness or wetness anywhere in the room. The...

I have no real idea, so here are images :) The roof isn't great, I need to get it done come the warmer weather, but i just need to get through winter. Thanks

Thanks all. I can confirm it is definitely not leaking. The "Gap" you can see is the gap between the top of the door and the closing panel. That sheet is over the door. It was only soaked under the one board I had put up as tester, and I had watched it for 2 weeks prior in bad weather with no...

Yes Mr Chibs, condensation. It was really quite damp though. Also yes, exact same boards, only 75mm instead of the 50mm I have for walls. I'm not sure I like the idea of pushing the insulation up tight, surely you can't get it tight enough without perfectly faced wood on roof and PIR boards...

No water as such. When I looked up I saw water marks coming through the beams either side of the 1 where I had laid insulation. I had basically done 1 strip, between 1 beam. If you look at the final photo, imagine that gap between the 2 beams had a strip of PIR board between them. What I saw...

Hi there, I have tried so many places and people and now I happen to have stumbled across this forum which has my hopes up... I am an absolute novice DIYer trying to insulate an already existing outer building for my small lizard collection. I thought insulation would be easy, however the...