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I have a new(ish) build house (groan you say). The bedroom above the garage is cold, when it eventually reaches temp it quickly loses heat. There is insulation in the roof and the floor with the garage below (checked). Cavity wall insulation in place and area around the window sealed. Below the...

Hi I have an integral garage in my house with a bedroom above. The garage has just had an asbestos ceiling removed and is now back to bare joist and the floorboards of the bedroom above. I want to convert this garage into an extra bedroom and include an ensuite bathroom also. The bedroom...

I've just had an extension constructed whereby we have an integral garage with a bedroom above and utility to the rear. Garage is unheated, door is non insulated and has an external cavity wall. Partition wall to rear of garage into utility is single skin blockwork with door opening. Looking at...

Hi there, I'm planning on insulating my prefab detached garage as I'm going to be using it as a workshop/garage. I've planned so far to put foam slabs between the rafters (which are 7cm deep and 73cm wide) and maybe some aluminium thermal foil over the top as well as I got a load of that...

Our master bedroom is directly above our intergal garage. The house is having bead cavity wall insulation installed in 50mm cavity ie in garage front and side walls. Back wall is single skin masonry adjoining a living room and other side is empty 50mm cavity double skin wall adjoining the...

Hi all I've bought some celotex insulation to put up on the ceiling in my garage but I'm not quite sure on the ventilation. I want to place the whole sheets underneath the joists to seal the roof structure from the garage room. This is a cold roof configuration I understand. I'm not living in...

Hi, I'm considering converting an existing garage/utility into living space and am unsure on the best way of insulating the existing cold flat roof. The joists are 8" deep and it's currently ventilated via the open cavity. Should I either:- a) completely fill the void between the joists with...

Hi, does anybody know where i can get my hands on the latest regulation regarding insulating an integrated garage ceiling/bedroom above?

Hi All, I know the topic of insulating a garage has been covered many times but I can't find the answer I am looking for so here goes. I have a garage with a room above. The garage ceiling is boarded in fire retardant sheet to provide protection to the room above. Unfortunately the void...

I am currently looking to replace the broken boarding which is lining the roof of my semi-integral garage. It is a material not disimiliar looking to old asbestos sheets but I presume it isn't- house is 1980's. Can you be a similiar material, presumably need to for fire retardent factors...

I'm in the process of insulating a garage/play room and looking for the best way to insulate the flat roof. I was originally going to pack it full with rockwool and board over with plasterboard but I've read a few write ups regarding air flow and condensation. My joists are 150mm so i'm now...

Hi everyone, We have a garage that we are converting into a habitable room (we have all planning permission in place). The garage is attached to the house and has a bedroom already built above it. Building control have asked us to insulate the side wall of the garage with 75mm and the...

Hello. We have a freezing bedroom above an integral garage. We had the floorboards lifted and wool type insulation laid a few years ago but it is still cold. Would you recommend attaching Kingspan boards to the (plastered) garage ceiling under the bedroom? If so, how should these be attached?

Another question ?. Have a bedroom that is part over a garage, and part within pitched roof. Basically in the winter, its cold. Now the warmer months are here, I'm redecorating and replacing the old rad as they are all old and pretty much filled up with gunk. We only moved in September last...

HI, I have an uninsulated garage door...ie bare metal. Do you think it would be possible to use the foam stuff they use for filling in around holes in brickwork to give it a coating which would provide insulation? Regards Al

Hey guys. I know insulation had been done to death, but after a bit of searching I can't find a specific answer. I've been looking at insulation, and when I originally planned my garage, I had celotex in mind. Now it's actually coming to the time I need to think about ordering it...

I need to keep the temp in our garage above zero to prevent damage to some water pipes that we have installed during the summer. To do this I'll be building a set of insulated garage doors and adding insulation to the roof. I'nm happy enough with the doors but but I don't know what...

Hi guys, In the near future I'm going to be studding out half my garage for use as a fish-room. Probably sounds extremely odd to you lot, but it's to store my fish tanks in and coral breeding setups. As a result I need the temperature in there to be pretty stable. I've seen a variety of...

Hi guys, wondering if you can offer a bit of advice. I am building a new garage, with a raft foundation, however i am wondering if i should add insulation abover the raft and then top it with a screed finish? Is insulation strong enough to support the weight of a car with a screed...

Hi All, Just a quick one, I want to insulation part of my garage. I plan to stud wall and insulate with rock wool. Can I just check something? Can I attached the stud walls directly to the brick and then fill with insulation or do I need to leave a small gap between the brick and stud...