Suspended floor - quick question

[Barryokee]

Hi, new home owner in need of some advice.

I want to insulated my suspended floor. Can I simply put loft insulation between the joists as shown in the photo, supported by galvanised wire netting which would be stapled to the under side of the joists?

Would this cause any rot?

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• Barryokee
• 20 Jan 2014
• 1

Obviously I wouldn't cover up the air bricks.

Cheers Barry

 

[catlad]

yes go for it.

 

[Barryokee]

Thanks catlad

 

[lillianhofstader]

This is the most convenient thing you can do as per the condition. You should go for it. Make use of the metal rods between the spaces below. It will strengthen yopur floor

 

[AronSearle]

Those joists don't look very deep?

You might want to consider rigid foam, with squirty foam to fill gaps, for better thermal performance per mm.

 

[Barryokee]

They are about 4/6 inches deep the joists I think...

 

[pinenot]

Plastic garden netting, better than metal wire, stapled to the top and draped down top > bottom of the joists concertina style, you'll never know its there...pinenot

 

[Barryokee]

Cheers pinenot, I already bought the metal wire so just used that.

How do you think it's looking?

I've got two air brick in the top left corner, the air bricks are slightly lower than the joists which is where the insulation is. Should I leave a gap infront of the air bricks? If so how much? I don't want to block them with the ends of the insulation.

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• Barryokee
• 23 Jan 2014
• 1

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• Barryokee
• 23 Jan 2014
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[pinenot]

No gap, the airflow through the air bricks is for under the floor and joists, so as long as it's not impeded that's OK...pinenot