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Hello Guys
I’m looking at turning my loft into clean/dry storage - as well as a space to run a NAS and a few NUCs.
This will not be a living space, as we don't have the headroom.
I currently have 270mm of insulation at ceiling level, with the loft boarded out. I'm now looking at insulating between and below the rafters.
The roof is slate tiled, with no membrane/sarking, lots of ventilation between the tiles etc.
I have extended the rafters to 100mm, with the plan of fitting 50mm Celotex between the rafters, leaving a 50mm airgap. Using aluminium tape to seal any joints etc.
I am then planning on fitting 50mm over the top of the 50mm between the rafters, bringing the insulation to 100mm.
I understand that it may not hit the recommended U-values, but this room is just for storage, and running a few devices in the loft. The insulation may then be covered with plasterboard eventually, but this may not happen right away.
Do you think 100mm will be suitable and be enough to reduce the chances of any interstitial condensation?
I’m looking at turning my loft into clean/dry storage - as well as a space to run a NAS and a few NUCs.
This will not be a living space, as we don't have the headroom.
I currently have 270mm of insulation at ceiling level, with the loft boarded out. I'm now looking at insulating between and below the rafters.
The roof is slate tiled, with no membrane/sarking, lots of ventilation between the tiles etc.
I have extended the rafters to 100mm, with the plan of fitting 50mm Celotex between the rafters, leaving a 50mm airgap. Using aluminium tape to seal any joints etc.
I am then planning on fitting 50mm over the top of the 50mm between the rafters, bringing the insulation to 100mm.
I understand that it may not hit the recommended U-values, but this room is just for storage, and running a few devices in the loft. The insulation may then be covered with plasterboard eventually, but this may not happen right away.
Do you think 100mm will be suitable and be enough to reduce the chances of any interstitial condensation?