Hello everyone,
I am currently renovating my bathroom.
My house is a standard Victorian house in the UK.
I have stripped the bathroom back to brick and insulated the cieling with rockwall. Walls will be plasterboarded and tiled and floor tiled also. Cement board used for the bath/shower area.
Above the cieling I have boarded the floor. with 18mm chipboard. There is a air vent installed within the roof.
I had some vapour barrier left over from my garden office build and figured I may as well use it on the cieling. The idea is to then board the cieling with moisture plasterboard and paint with a suitable paint.
Have seen mixed opinions online and from friends on whether or not this is a good idea. On one side I could brock moisture from getting in the cieling but on another side if it does get in then the barrier may trap it causing the timbers to rot.
Willing to keep it on or rip it off depending on the feedback. For the time being it's keeping that nasty rockwall contained.
Would love to hear some feedback on this.
Many thanks
I am currently renovating my bathroom.
My house is a standard Victorian house in the UK.
I have stripped the bathroom back to brick and insulated the cieling with rockwall. Walls will be plasterboarded and tiled and floor tiled also. Cement board used for the bath/shower area.
Above the cieling I have boarded the floor. with 18mm chipboard. There is a air vent installed within the roof.
I had some vapour barrier left over from my garden office build and figured I may as well use it on the cieling. The idea is to then board the cieling with moisture plasterboard and paint with a suitable paint.
Have seen mixed opinions online and from friends on whether or not this is a good idea. On one side I could brock moisture from getting in the cieling but on another side if it does get in then the barrier may trap it causing the timbers to rot.
Willing to keep it on or rip it off depending on the feedback. For the time being it's keeping that nasty rockwall contained.
Would love to hear some feedback on this.
Many thanks