jlparsons
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 09:30 AM |
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sloping roof insulation
Hi fellas. I've got a sloping roof down the back of my house that's not insulated. I can get in easy enough through the crawlspace above
it and can see that it's unimpeded all the way down. It's about 5 inches between plasterboard and roof tiles and the joists are about a
foot an a half apart. I've been wondering what to insulate them with? Rockwool might be a pig to get down there, and there's no way to
check if it's all the way down once it's in so it might all just bunch up at the top. Vermiculite looks a good plan but I can't
find it anywhere - it's on travis perkins but I think that site is trade only. I know you can get a tradesman in with a foam gun to fill it up
but that'll be more beer tokens. Any ideas?
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HAL 1
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 09:50 AM |
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Hi, If you went to travis perkins builders yard or any other they'll take your cash, you just might not get a trade discount, i think you can
also get some stiff blocks of rockwool ( dont know what it's called ) that will push easier than the rolls of insulation, you could even try B
& Q for that
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jlparsons
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 10:01 AM |
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Thanks HAL, i didn't know that. Will wonder down there and give them a try. 
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Some assembly required. Batteries not included. Contents may settle during
shipment. Use only as directed. No other warranty expressed or implied. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Subject to
approval, terms and conditions apply. Apply only to affected area. For recreational use only. All models over 18 years of age. No user-serviceable
parts inside. Subject to change. As seen on TV. One size fits all. May contain nuts. Slippery when wet. For office use only. Edited for television.
Keep cool; process promptly.
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coozer
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 10:21 AM |
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Got 100mm Kingspan insulation in my loft conversion and we don't need the heating on up there.
Kingspan or Celetex is the stuff, just cut it with a saw and jam it between the rafters. Sorted.
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Daimo_45
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 12:52 PM |
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My dads a roofer, pretty pos they use celetex.
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 02:18 PM |
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sloping roof insulation
Being a little colder than the UK, we use fiberglass batts, come in 16" widths and 48" long 4" high (sorry for the measurements, we
are metric but the Xcited states next door isn't). Make sure you leave at least 1" above the batting for air circlation or you may have
roof problems later. By the way i guess fiberglass is called GRP
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