loft

hi, We moved to our home in June and now looking to start works. It's a 3 bed detached house, two chimneys(on outer walls) One item is in the distant future we may look at a loft conversion. Currently two thirds of the loft are floorboarded and the other two thirds are just joists. But for the...

We have a sorted of converted loft space, which is carpeted, have plasterboard ceiling and a narrow staircase from first floor. After moved in 2 months ago, we noticed in the last 2-3 weekend that there are a lot white mould on the front ( north facing) and side of the ceiling, and it is...

Hi folks, Next task on the old house is loft insulation. In one section of the house there is a gap between the slates, rafters and rooms (plaster and lath) we can access from the loft (green section in attached). You can see right down into them from the loft (See photo) and so we're hoping we...

Hi All, Looking at getting a couple of windows fitted for my loft and, naturally, I have decided to go for the Velux ones (someone I know who makes windows said Velux are the best because of warranty etc... - which i dont doubt) The question I have is: Can anyone notice any difference in these...

Hi all, I am sure a few of us have this problem at this time of year. I have had condensation before but I must admit it is the worst it has been this year. I have read all of the guides and general advice - one of which is to keep the loft hatch closed. However as a temporary fix would it...

Hi guys, looking for some help/ideas please! I`m currently converting a small loft space into a room which I`m planning on using as a nightshift bedroom. I got the velux in at the weekend and am currently building the walls in preparation for insulating and plasterboarding. The problem is the...

Hiya I've got a light in the loft which has an switch on the landing, I would like to know if I can daisy chain an additional switch in the loft itself so to avoid having to make a 2 way switch circuit, which would involve wrecking my brand new skimmed and decorated walls on the landing. I was...

Hi I'm after bit of advice. I live in new build 2 bedroom house with 1 bathroom and 1 toilet all running on megaflow 145l heated by Vaillant ecotec 632. Problem is that builders put megaflo in one of the rooms upstairs and this thing is taking too much room, so I had two plumbers to have look...

Hi All, i am just looking for some guidance on insulation of the rafters in my loft. I have done some reading around and people recommend insulation boards as they are thinner for a high level of insulation. The only downside I have noticed with our rafters is whoever built them way-back-when...

We are getting a rear loft built and I am confused about the 20cm set back rule, in particular on how it relates to the side of the house. We have a three-bed semi. The original roof sloped in from all three sides( hipped roof I believe in the technical jargon ). The roof has been removed...

Hello, I want to insulate my loft which has narrow joist widths, the gap is between 280-330mm, less than the typical 400mm pre-cut roll. Problem is they all seem to be pre-cut. If you ignore the perforations and just cut to different widths, does the roll hold up ok? Cheers.

Good morning. For my loft conversion the structural engineer designed PFC steels to carry the new load of the 9" X 2" C24 floor joists. The building control officer stated that I could have also used universal beams instead, because "it would have cost a lot less in steel". Is this an accurate...

Hi all, Hoping someone with knowledge and experience of pitched roofs can confirm/deny my thinking here: I have a small loft that is the usual attic space made up of 2 small pitched roofs at the top of the house. There is no load on the roof sides apart from the usual tiles: Inside the...

Hi there, We have been in our property for about 7 months and our attention has turned to the loft space. It's an early 20th century detached house, with lath and plaster walls & ceilings. The loft insulation is an old type that I've seen in other properties of this age, some kind of loose...

Does anyone have any comments (good or bad) for this scheme to board out a part of my loft:- I'm going with 38 x 89 CLS studs running at right angles over the top of the existing trusses. Topped with 320 x 1220 chipboard sheets. This will be the central third of the loft. The sheets will be...

I'm thinking of boarding my loft, and have seen loft feet /spacers in the DIY stores. They raise the joist level 170mm. With an existing 100mm joist, that would be 270mm in total. This is coincidentally the current recommended insulation thickness. If you go with the recommendation...

Hi. So we are moving house soon and the existing loft hatch is situated in the room our son will occupy. It is a standard hatch. I'm wanting to create a new latch in our room and make it larger with an option to fit a ladder later. I've measured to joists in the loft and they as follows...

I'm a real amateur in terms of building and construction. The last two houses I owned (current and previous) have had cavernous lofts. That is to say you go through the hatch and can walk freely end to end. First house was a 1960s brick build 2-up-2-down typical 60s british...

Hi everyone, After recently purchasing our property, I've found some patches woodworm holes in the main roof joists. They are mainly at the upper half of two joists and from what I can tell they don't seem to be active. I've attached the photos below and would appreciate any advice given. Thanks

Hi all, Long time lurker, but I've generally been able to find everything I need already mentioned somewhere else...until now! I'm currently boarding out a small area in my loft around the hatch, and plan to do this straight on top of the joists. (The remaining area already has a raised floor...