Room in Roof insulalation

I have noticed on one side of the dormer in the crawl space the end of the joists are exposed (have not checked the other sides as of yet. I assume I am losing vast amounts of heat here as the rooms below have a draughty feeling.

Would Kingspan\Celotex be suitable to fill these area's or can I just push some insulation wool in when I do the rest of the area?

Peeling back some of the insulation on the stud walls the plaster board has a silver backing - I assume this is vapour proof? Should I leave the wool type of insulation here or replace with Kingspan/Celotex?

I would really like to clear it all and start from scratch!

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Draughts mean that the hot air is escaping, which means any insulation there is being bypassed. You should try to fix that before you put the insulation in as you're more likely to just slow it to the point where it's hard to find but not fully stopped. Someone on here recommended Joss or incense sticks to see where the smoke goes.

Filling between the joists could be celotex or wool/rockwool, but celotex needs to be a firm fit, or sealed around the edges with expanding foam, which is going to be a nightmare if you've got limited access.

On the walls it'll probably be easiest using rockwool and then adding a sheet or two of celotex over the front or back to get the values higher. If it's on the warm side it reduces your room floor space, but also can act as a vapour barrier.
 
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