Boarding Loft/Roof

[davidpatel]

I've got a loft which has already been boarded.
I want to cover the inside of the roof with something like plasterboard so that I get a nice finished looking smooth room.

The floors are already insulated and covered using floorboards.
Can anyone advise on how to board the sloping roof. I have 2x4 roof joists/frames.

Do I need to insulate or simply plasterboard up leaving a gap between the plasterboard and the felt like material under the tiles of the roof.

 

[masona]

What are you going to use the loft for?

 

[davidpatel]

Storage of old family rubbish - old clothes/relics and general things you don't need day to day but once in a blue moon.

I know I could leave it as, however I just wondered whether it would be worth doing it to stop the drafts.

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[nstreet]

Seems to me that you will be going to a lot of expense to stop a bit of draught. At the end of the day the roof space needs to be ventilated. If you are only storing items in there and not using it for habitation, why not save yourself a bit of time and effort.

 

[masona]

As nstreet said "the roof need to be well ventilation",so putting insulation in between roof rafters would give you condensation problem as you're making it warmer.You can get moisture vapour paper which you can staple onto the roof rafter.On my roof,I put up pegboard sheet which allow for ventilation.

 

[coggy]

Why not just pin hard board between the rafters. This is cheap and will make it look a lot neater.

Just a suggestion

Coggy