Can somebody help?
I am part-way through a loft conversion, at the point of agreeing with the building inspector what sort of insulation I can use. We have hit upon an air-flow problem that I can't see a solution to. My house doesn't have any soffits - the rafters finish flush with the wall plate and there's a fascia board fixed front and back.
How do I get air flow into the roof space? The inspector suggested putting soffit vents in the fascia board at rafter centres, but I don't see how this will encourage air to flow into the roof space at all because the fascia is merely fixed to the wall of the house - although it could be my misunderstanding. She recommended I also replace the entire ridge with vented ridge tiles to allow air to escape, which is annoying because my roofer just did a cracking job of re-laying the existing ridge.
Any ideas or similar experiences?
Thanks
I am part-way through a loft conversion, at the point of agreeing with the building inspector what sort of insulation I can use. We have hit upon an air-flow problem that I can't see a solution to. My house doesn't have any soffits - the rafters finish flush with the wall plate and there's a fascia board fixed front and back.
How do I get air flow into the roof space? The inspector suggested putting soffit vents in the fascia board at rafter centres, but I don't see how this will encourage air to flow into the roof space at all because the fascia is merely fixed to the wall of the house - although it could be my misunderstanding. She recommended I also replace the entire ridge with vented ridge tiles to allow air to escape, which is annoying because my roofer just did a cracking job of re-laying the existing ridge.
Any ideas or similar experiences?
Thanks