I always thought I had a well insulated loft so it is a bit of a revelation after leaving a remote access digital thermometer in the loft, which I can read from a base station in the kitchen. Today the dawn reading is 1.5C outside but the loft is 5.3C with an upstairs room temperature around the 17.5C mark.
The thermometer has been placed on a box around 2 feet off the floor and by taking a temperature at night or at dawn I am thinking that there will be no influence of the sun heating the roof tiles.
About around two thirds of my loft has around 10” of loft insulation, the other third is boarded with insulation underneath. I have no pipes in the loft and the loft hatch is draft proofed with a small layer of insulation sitting on top of that.
I was thinking that the loft should be much closer to the outside temperature but am I thinking that loft insulation has magic properties which it hasn't.
The thermometer has been placed on a box around 2 feet off the floor and by taking a temperature at night or at dawn I am thinking that there will be no influence of the sun heating the roof tiles.
About around two thirds of my loft has around 10” of loft insulation, the other third is boarded with insulation underneath. I have no pipes in the loft and the loft hatch is draft proofed with a small layer of insulation sitting on top of that.
I was thinking that the loft should be much closer to the outside temperature but am I thinking that loft insulation has magic properties which it hasn't.