cold roof insulation

  1. J

    Advice - Roofing Air Gap Issues - Cold Roof

    Looking for some advice on roofing if I may: I’m building a cabin with cold roof in SW UK and concerned about the air gap between insulation and OSB deck. The roof comprises (inside to outside): 12mm Q mark plywood Thick vapour barrier (black DPM) that is fitted best I could but without butyl...
  2. DanRobertsB

    Loft insulation - cold vs warm, material recommendations, etc

    Hi I’m hoping to improve the loft insulation of a cold roof of a large (c. 350m2) wood clad, timber frame bungalow that is currently poorly insulated and struggles with heat retention. It is currently largely single glazed (I’m working on secondary glazing with Magnetglaze Extreme Pro and 4-6mm...
  3. DanRobertsB

    Insulating loft which you later plan to convert

    Hi, I have a c. 9x8m loft in a 1860 ish Victorian house which I'd like to insulate now*. As you can see from the below, it's barely insulated, but is currently "cold roof" construction. 1) It's possible I may ultimately end up doing a loft conversion (in maybe 5+ years). It'd be preferable...
  4. DanRobertsB

    Cold roof insulation - general tips and materials recommendations?

    Hi I’m hoping to improve the loft insulation of a cold roof of a large wood clad, timber frame bungalow that is currently poorly insulated and struggles with heat retention. It is currently largely single glazed (I’m working on secondary glazing with Magnetglaze Extreme Pro and 4-6mm Perspex)...
  5. B

    Cold Flat Roof (unvented) Insulation

    I am a first time poster and hoping that the wealth of knowledge of this forum could help with some advice I am trying to insulate a cold flat roof (60m2) but after researching the subject most of the information says I have to ventilate. The roof is split in 3 sections with 2 RSJ stopping...
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