Loft Roof Insulation Panels

An alternative way to insulate your loft is to fit the insulation between and over the rafters these are the sloping timbers that make up the roof itself.

Loft roof insulation panels.

Blown in insulation is installed using blowing machines. They can then be covered by insulated plasterboard. Boards must be cut to the correct width so that they fit snugly between the rafters. These insulation panels also provide excellent noise control.

The rafters are joined together by a horizontal ridge board at the top and tied together by ceiling joists at the bottom. You can use rigid insulation board carefully cut to size or you can have foam insulation sprayed between the rafters. The recommended depth of blanket style insulation glass or mineral wool for a loft is 250 to 270 mm. Insulating the rafter space will give you a warm loft.

If you already have insulation but it was put in some time ago it is worth checking the. Loft insulation is a barrier of material within your roof space. It can either be laid between the joists the horizontal beams along the floor of your attic or the rafters the angled beams that support the roof. Batt insulation packages contain more square feet than rolls.

It makes adding insulation to your attic a breeze.