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I currently live in an attic bedroom which was converted before I moved in.
I've lived here a year and the temperature goes from one extreme to another - it is very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, regardless of the temperature of the rest of the house.
I've got a thermometer up here which I use to compare with the temperature on the thermostat downstairs. At the moment, with it being winter, the temperature seems to be a constant 5 degrees celsius behind the rest of the house - eg. at the moment it's 19 downstairs and 14 in the attic. When the house heats up to 21 it goes to 16 in the attic. So at least it seems constant.
What can I do to fix this? Am I right in thinking it is most lilkely inadequate insulation?
What I've got is the roof, a layer of gause, 2x4 joists on the pitched roof, with 5cm thick blocks of polystyrene just laid in there loosely, they're not flush with the joists and there are some big chunks missing. Then there's plasterboard nailed over the joists. I had to take a board down to see what kind of insulation I had and it is very cold and windy behind the boards, so I essentially only have 9mm of plaster keeping me from the elements.
How can I improve this? I was looking at installing 100mm of fibreglass between the joists, but then read that it will be less effective in the windy environment.
Any suggestions on how I can improve what is already there, or start over?
I've lived here a year and the temperature goes from one extreme to another - it is very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, regardless of the temperature of the rest of the house.
I've got a thermometer up here which I use to compare with the temperature on the thermostat downstairs. At the moment, with it being winter, the temperature seems to be a constant 5 degrees celsius behind the rest of the house - eg. at the moment it's 19 downstairs and 14 in the attic. When the house heats up to 21 it goes to 16 in the attic. So at least it seems constant.
What can I do to fix this? Am I right in thinking it is most lilkely inadequate insulation?
What I've got is the roof, a layer of gause, 2x4 joists on the pitched roof, with 5cm thick blocks of polystyrene just laid in there loosely, they're not flush with the joists and there are some big chunks missing. Then there's plasterboard nailed over the joists. I had to take a board down to see what kind of insulation I had and it is very cold and windy behind the boards, so I essentially only have 9mm of plaster keeping me from the elements.
How can I improve this? I was looking at installing 100mm of fibreglass between the joists, but then read that it will be less effective in the windy environment.
Any suggestions on how I can improve what is already there, or start over?