insulation - remove old ?

[blairclova]

I am about to insulate my loft with new materials but there is a layer of very old (1950 ?) insulating material already present. This is made of two sheets of paper with shredded paper between, and I suspect that it would be better & safer to remove this before I put new stuff down.
Any comments or advice ????

 

[BOB NUTS]

i would remove it

modern insulation would perform better in its place and you'd lose less room up there

if a fire did start in your roof having all that paper laying around would help it spread in a very quick time indeed

remember to keep your electrics outside theinsulation to stop overheating/fires