Loft Insulation Roof Rafters

The materials used to insulate under the roof include batts of mineral or glass wool insulation held in place by battens of wood attached to and across the rafters alternatively polystyrene.

Loft insulation roof rafters.

You can also add rigid foam insulation under the rafters which adds r value and eliminates thermal bridging through wood rafters. Roof insulation cost roof insulation is the same as loft insulation. An efficient room in a roof in a new build property where over rafter insulation is not desirable a refurbishment of an existing roof with head room to spare below the ceiling or a project converting a loft space into a room in the roof. But if you plan to use your loft for storage only then a conventional cold roof option where the mineral wool insulation rolls are placed in between the ceiling joists above the top floor.

You can use rigid insulation board carefully cut to size or you can have foam insulation sprayed between the rafters. Average roof insulation costs for spray foam is around 55 per m2 whereas roof insulation panels are around 25 per m2. A vent baffle should be installed between the insulation and the roof decking to maintain the ventilation channel. 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.

When people refer to roof insulation they are referring to the barrier of material within your roof space either between the joists or rafters. Loft insulation is a barrier of material within your roof space. When you use solid insulation board to create a warm loft the key thing to remember is ventilation you must keep a 50mm gap between the roof and the rigid insulation board. 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.