Insulating around downlighters

[tapir]

Hi all, havent had to tap into your knowledge for a while - my building project is almost complete.

I am finishing off insulating the loft this weekend, and am unsure what to do with regards to insulating near the downlighters that light the bathroom below.

I have 9" x 3" joists, and am filling the space between with 150mm fibreglass. (for final building regs sign off I have to then cover that with another 150mm fibre, so that I don't use me new loftspace as a room - it gets removed as soon as it's signed off!) The downlighters for the bathroom below are currently exposed in the loft - what do you recommend I do regarding insulating around these? Obviously I can't insulate over them, but how close can I go?

Would it be advisable to perhaps box the downlighters in, so that there's no risk of the insulation touching the downlights?

I assume that I need to apply the same level of caution with the shower electrical cable too?

Thanks for your help!

 

[alfiembra]

You need loft caps which look like an upside down flower pot, been discused on here several times try a search.

HTH

Alan

 

[tapir]

Thanks Alan, I've never even heard of loft caps before. A bit of googling as shown some people use terra cotta plant pots - as long as they're of the same size as loft caps, any reason not to use them?

Thanks again for your help

 

[Deluks]

Flower pots do the job, but if you want to use the proper thing then google for fire hoods.