Hi guys, apologies this is a repeated thread from the Roofing section = posted there by mistake.
@Mods, please remove this thread from the roofing section.
We've just bought a house and found that the loft doesn't have any insulation in it!
I've ordered some rolls of 100mm and 200mm Earthwool, planning to use the 100mm as a base layer between joists and cross lay 200mm over the top.
My question was regarding insulating under the Cold water storage tank, and what the best practice for this is. Our CWST is raised off the floor of the loft by around 1m (see pictures), presumably this was done to increase the cold water pressure to the bathroom taps.
Any advise on how to go about laying the insulation, and how to tackle the water tank would be much appreciated. Many people have said not to lay insulation under the tank, but others say that it should be done. We also have some downlights in a couple of the bedrooms, so would welcome some advice on those too - I've heard to leave at least 75mm of space around each downlight to accomodate for the heat, but if anyone's got any good pointers I would very much appreciate it!
Thank you in advance to all those who reply!
@Mods, please remove this thread from the roofing section.
We've just bought a house and found that the loft doesn't have any insulation in it!
I've ordered some rolls of 100mm and 200mm Earthwool, planning to use the 100mm as a base layer between joists and cross lay 200mm over the top.
My question was regarding insulating under the Cold water storage tank, and what the best practice for this is. Our CWST is raised off the floor of the loft by around 1m (see pictures), presumably this was done to increase the cold water pressure to the bathroom taps.
Any advise on how to go about laying the insulation, and how to tackle the water tank would be much appreciated. Many people have said not to lay insulation under the tank, but others say that it should be done. We also have some downlights in a couple of the bedrooms, so would welcome some advice on those too - I've heard to leave at least 75mm of space around each downlight to accomodate for the heat, but if anyone's got any good pointers I would very much appreciate it!
Thank you in advance to all those who reply!