Insulation and the eaves...

[Kenbob007]

When insulating your loft, is it OK to block the gap in the eaves (even a bit) or is this gap essential for ventilation?

Its just as the insulation is now, they have left a good 12" gap and now that its getting colder, I feel its ventilated more than it should be!....but I dunno, thats why I need you guys help .....

 

[noseall]

do you have soffit or over-fascia vents?

 

[Kenbob007]

Err...blimey....soffit, i think. Haven't investigated from outside yet but from inside the loft, it looks like the gap goes straight down.

Its a converted victorian house with a slate roof with some felted, some not...if that helps...

Scrub that...i think it must be the other....just gone and looked outside and I cant see any soffit at all...just the gutter fixed straight to the top of the wall..so does it vent out the top of the wall...?

 

[noseall]

your roof probably ha no purpose made venting at all. it may be draughty enough!

there will be no problem with stuffing insulation down into the eaves, as your roof doesn't seem to vent from this area.

if you decided to add vents at the soffit or fascia, then you would need to fit preformed eaves ventilators prior to fitting the insulation.

 

[Kenbob007]

cheers for your advice noseall...nice one