Insulating Your Roof Space

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Insulating your roof space.

With a finished attic insulation must help keep the attic areas comfortable. That means insulating the attic floor only not the walls and having vents in the roof. How to insulate a finished attic. If your attic is often used or perhaps you plan to convert it in the future you will need to insulate the inner surfaces of the roof.

If it is located in a conditioned part of the house also remember to insulate and air seal your attic access. The technically correct approach depends on a number of factors. Before insulating seal any air leaks and make roof and other necessary repairs. Before fitting any insulation to the sides of a pitched roof space any repairs to the roof should be completed once the insulation is in place it will be harder to spot any leaks inside the roof and any leaks will soak the insulation itself.

To get the target r value from the product you chose use the number of bags your calculations showed that you needed to insulate your attic never fewer. Insulating between the joists of your loft will keep your house warmer but make the roof space above colder. Whether or not there is an inner roof lining and the total thickness of the roof structure. If you ve reached your target depth but still have a few bags left over keep adding the material at an even depth throughout the space until all the bags your calculations called for are empty.