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Hi, wondering if anyone could answer my questions.
I have a 1930's house. I need to increase the insulation, at the moment it is only (loose fill) the height of the joists 7 cm.
I am aware that I can raise the height of the joists..and increase the insulation..making sure to raise the wiring as well.
Now here is the real problem, I have loft flies, and , I want to use the loft for storage. If I where to sheet insulate the rafters, leaving the 50mm breathing space, could I seal off the rest of the loft, to prevent the flies entering, thus also stopping ventilation to the actual loft space.If I added this extra insulation, would it be worth increasing the insulation between the rafters..or would that be overkill.
Apologies for the length of this question.
I have a 1930's house. I need to increase the insulation, at the moment it is only (loose fill) the height of the joists 7 cm.
I am aware that I can raise the height of the joists..and increase the insulation..making sure to raise the wiring as well.
Now here is the real problem, I have loft flies, and , I want to use the loft for storage. If I where to sheet insulate the rafters, leaving the 50mm breathing space, could I seal off the rest of the loft, to prevent the flies entering, thus also stopping ventilation to the actual loft space.If I added this extra insulation, would it be worth increasing the insulation between the rafters..or would that be overkill.
Apologies for the length of this question.