loft

Hi all, curious to know if anyone had experience with Dupre Vermiculite limited micafil insulation in the 1980/90s. Noticed a few bag of the stuff in my loft and got it tested to make sure it wasn’t contaminated. Though noticed the standard uk testing isn’t the best. Apparently the company was...

Hello, New member here. Have been looking at my attic recently, and wondering what the possibility of partially converting it either into a part mezzanine area above a bedroom or alternatively an insulated hobby/storage room area. Ceiling heights are limited at circa 1.5m, house is a Georgian...

Hi there, I hope you are well. I have a pretty bad condensation problem in my attic. I think this is due to the warm air meeting the cold membrane under the roof tiles. I currently have 100mm insulation in the floor and am planning to increase this to 270mm. Should I also add Celotex to the...

When it's very cold, moisture drips from the felt under the tiles of the roof. It could be up to 50 years old (70's house) so it will not be breathable. No issues whatsoever during the heaviest rainfall. Currently, there does not seem to be any source of fresh air (no eaves providing this) so...

Hello Previous owners had an extension built that basically acts as an independent structure with it's own boiler, consumer unit etc... and it's own roof. Didn't think anything of it when we moved in 2 years back but the valley where the two roofs meet has been a source of leaks, partly due to...

Hi all Hope you're well. I've just had my house re-roofed (new membrane, new battens , new thin edge sandtoft concrete tiles, and new dry ridge system). Following rain, the wooden rafters are getting damp in some areas (always the same recurring spots). When the rain stops and we have a dry...

Hello DIYNot forum members! I need to find a suitable and accessable place to add a switched 3A-fused spur for a boiler. I have two accessible rings to add it to: 1) Upstairs lights - not suitable, as it lives on a 6A RCD (B6) 2) A mysterious 63A RCD Protected Circuits breaker that gives power...

We have a problem with white mould on our rafters, which has been put down to poor ventilation. I am hoping for some advice on how to improve our situation ... This is a late 19th century terrace house with a London pitch or butterfly roof, which gives us two completely separate, shallow loft...

Hi I'm keen to insulate a loft with unusual construction (see below). I'm hoping that can be the usual "roll out some mineral wool" to a depth of 300mm (and raise any boarding above that by at least 50mm). But am weary of condensation risks (all the more so as this is a timber frame, timber clad...

Hi, I have a question about my roof. In the loft I can see daylight, from the outside it looks like no tiles are missing or damaged and on the inside it just looks like the underlay (?/roof felt) has come away - this definitely seems like a new issue as I haven't seen daylight in the loft...

Hello, I was looking in the loft of a 1900s house we've recently moved to, and noticed some tracks in the rafters that look like some kind of wood boring insect (images attached) - is that correct and is it possible to tell if old or recent? There's insulation below the beams so difficult to...

Hello, New here. I had a loft done by someone recommended to me who had their loft down also. Just boarding and kingspan used level with rafters with gap needed for ventilation. He advised I get tile vents installed by a roofer but I thought the vent laps do the same thing? Also, I could...

Hi all, My tenants decided to take my loft hatch for some reason. Can someone help me source a new one?? Thanks

Am having a hip to gable loft conversion done hopefully this Summer. I've heard in some quarters that the eves cupboard storage space should not be insulated and boarded up in order to allow flow of air. Yet many people apparently have this done, either to avoid drafts, heat loss, or for...

I know there are a lot of threads on here regarding loft condensation - I've already read many of them - but despite improving the ventilation I still encountered problems last winter. The property is a late 80s detached house. A few years back I replaced much of the original loft insulation...

Hello, I have a number of wooden items running from side to side in my loft. However, I am unsure if this diagonal beam in the picture attached is doing anything? For context, my very old loft satellite was affixed to it. Now, one side is in the brickwork attached to my neighbours wall and the...

Amazing Lofts came to install loft storage and move my hatch yesterday. I'm happy with the former but not the latter. The render to cover the old hatch is very rough. I've been at it with 120 grit for two hours, and there are still pits and lines. It's going to need polyfiller and more sanding...

Been researching for some time but there don't seem to be any definitive answers out there for this one. I even contacted Texecom directly and they didn't want to give advice, instead stating I should ask an installer. In short, I have a unvented hot water cylinder in the loft, plus two in-line...

I've moved into a Victorian house, the roof is a V shape. We have access to the roof on one side of the V, but not the other, and would like to add a loft hatch, not entirely sure where to start. I asked the neighbours if they have access to through their roof - they do not. Before we moved in...

Hi all, I'm in the process of planning an upgrade to my loft insulation. I already have rockwool inbetween the joists in the ceiling/loft floor and I'm planning on adding another 250mm at 90 degrees, following guidence, and avoiding the loft ventilation areas. However I use this attic space to...