Good Afternoon,
We are currently in the throes of a house extension, part of which is a side extension with a bedroom above the garage.
I am just calculating how many sheets of plasterboard to order for the ground floor ceilings and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. I have read online and have been told by another friend that their bedroom above the garage is cooler that in other parts of the house (assume because of garage door).
Our plans specify that we will use 15mm fire board on our garage ceiling, i was planning on sealing the edges with intumescent mastic and ceiling will most likely be skimmed with plaster (maybe not yet decided).
Is this the best way of achieving the fire rating (garage will not house any vehicles but want to adhere to BC standards - or will be be simpler to do a double layer of plasterboard. the different is cost isnt really a factor as it will be a child bedroom so we would just like to to be warm and have the extra required fire protection.
I had thought that we would/could insulate the floor above with celotex fitted snugly in-between the joists - do we also need to use a vapour barrier here? What U have read so far online about this is a little confusing.
Thanks in advance
Lou
We are currently in the throes of a house extension, part of which is a side extension with a bedroom above the garage.
I am just calculating how many sheets of plasterboard to order for the ground floor ceilings and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. I have read online and have been told by another friend that their bedroom above the garage is cooler that in other parts of the house (assume because of garage door).
Our plans specify that we will use 15mm fire board on our garage ceiling, i was planning on sealing the edges with intumescent mastic and ceiling will most likely be skimmed with plaster (maybe not yet decided).
Is this the best way of achieving the fire rating (garage will not house any vehicles but want to adhere to BC standards - or will be be simpler to do a double layer of plasterboard. the different is cost isnt really a factor as it will be a child bedroom so we would just like to to be warm and have the extra required fire protection.
I had thought that we would/could insulate the floor above with celotex fitted snugly in-between the joists - do we also need to use a vapour barrier here? What U have read so far online about this is a little confusing.
Thanks in advance
Lou