I decided to put a new carpet and a lick of paint in the loft room. A couple of hours' work. Two days later...
The problem was the old ceiling was sagging, and only insulated at the top. Truth is, I was concerned that there may have been no air gap at all, and mold was starting to grow on the ceiling (despite the room being vented).
So I'm going to fully insulate the ceiling, put a vapour layer in and add some vented tiles above.
My question is the exterior walls. There's plenty of room, I'm tempted to give them a fungicide wash, then batten, insulate, vapour layer and plasterboard over the top of what's there. (Think I'll be safe to block the vents then).
Or do I carry on with getting the old plaster off the walls?
Sorry if this sounds like the height of laziness, but I'm a bit knackered after pulling down that ceiling and bagging it all up. Only three flights of stairs to get it all outside
The problem was the old ceiling was sagging, and only insulated at the top. Truth is, I was concerned that there may have been no air gap at all, and mold was starting to grow on the ceiling (despite the room being vented).
So I'm going to fully insulate the ceiling, put a vapour layer in and add some vented tiles above.
My question is the exterior walls. There's plenty of room, I'm tempted to give them a fungicide wash, then batten, insulate, vapour layer and plasterboard over the top of what's there. (Think I'll be safe to block the vents then).
Or do I carry on with getting the old plaster off the walls?
Sorry if this sounds like the height of laziness, but I'm a bit knackered after pulling down that ceiling and bagging it all up. Only three flights of stairs to get it all outside
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