Loft Conversion Insulation

Insulating a loft conversion can often be difficult, so make sure that insulation requirements are considered throughout the procedure of planning your loft conversion. As loft conversions are frequently being changed into a usable room, the modified space will have to fulfil building regulations for thermal efficiency, which establish a U-value for the amount of heat loss through an area. These values are set differently for walls, floors, windows and roofs, with flat roofs being required to fulfull a different value to pitched ones. As with insulating many areas, it is normally cost effective to insulate past the building regulations requirement as it’ll help save on your energy bills. The trickiest element of insulating a loft conversion is generally the constrained space. Space saving insulation methods are in many cases utilised in loft conversions as these will offer good insulation despite being very thin. When planning a loft conversion, make sure that there is adequate space available for both the conversion itself and the specified insulation, as the insulation will affect the ceiling height of the converted room. Dormer windows and rooflights should be insulated sufficiently. These areas require extra attention when planning insulation, especially with flat roofed dormer windows, as these might have to comply with a different U-value than the surrounding pitched roof.