Hello
In sorting out some ceiling issues between a bedroom and a converted loft above, all the insulation has been taken down. It was a hideous job and I've now got slabs of rockwool in chicken wire stacked up in the room. I can't access from above because it's T&G floorboards and I'd really like to avoid trying to put it back up, it's so heavy and messy. I've tried to read up on it but I'm getting confused. One post that says chicken wire is used on ground floors to stop it falling into voids, another says it's used upstairs to stop it falling in the event of a fire. Elsewhere I've read that you don't want to insulate at all as it stops heat rising to the loft. I could re-lay the rockwool in the eaves so I'm wondering what would be the best and least messy replacement for the bedroom ceiling.
The loft was converted in 1990 and the only access is via an external metal staircase. At some point it might be possible to put in an internal staircase and I think there are fire and building regs that come into play when there are three floors, so I'd like to 'future proof' it.
Is there something that would tick all the boxes - sound/thermal/appropriate regs and it not be a messy job? Thanks
In sorting out some ceiling issues between a bedroom and a converted loft above, all the insulation has been taken down. It was a hideous job and I've now got slabs of rockwool in chicken wire stacked up in the room. I can't access from above because it's T&G floorboards and I'd really like to avoid trying to put it back up, it's so heavy and messy. I've tried to read up on it but I'm getting confused. One post that says chicken wire is used on ground floors to stop it falling into voids, another says it's used upstairs to stop it falling in the event of a fire. Elsewhere I've read that you don't want to insulate at all as it stops heat rising to the loft. I could re-lay the rockwool in the eaves so I'm wondering what would be the best and least messy replacement for the bedroom ceiling.
The loft was converted in 1990 and the only access is via an external metal staircase. At some point it might be possible to put in an internal staircase and I think there are fire and building regs that come into play when there are three floors, so I'd like to 'future proof' it.
Is there something that would tick all the boxes - sound/thermal/appropriate regs and it not be a messy job? Thanks
