Lofty ambition

[Peetee]

With the help of a mate I've got serious with 11 years of loft clutter. I discovered that despite additional ventillation the thing is dripping with condensation. I'm planning to add insulation between the rafters (directly under the roof felt in other words).
Has anyone got any experience of where to get this stuff? Ideally I'm looking for a big retailer that is flexible enough to offer a discount to a ordinary bloke whose buying in bulk.

[aupickup]

any trade outlet will give you a discount these days, but you have to ask for one
unless you are living in the loft space betwen rafters is not necessary, but you need at least 150mm between ceiling joists

if going in between rafters then get the expanded poly one

[paulhumphries]

I noticed a simlar problem when getting the Xmas decorations out of the loft.
Looking around the cheapest insulation is going to be traditional roll stuff but you can now get it incased in a plastic covering.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.j ... arch=false
I'm going to use a staple gun to attach the plastic to the rafters.
When whole area is covered them I'll probably cover the lot with something like nylon garden netting (sods law says I though away a roll of the stuff that is used for shading the inside of a greenhouse a little while ago ) to stop sagging.
I looked at sheet insulation but VERY expensive by comparison.

Paul H

[rob.hardy1]

IF... you have anyone living in the house that is of retirement age or if anyone in the house is on benefit
AND... the loft is already BADLY insulated (about 50mm or less) then you can get it done, by a professional FOR NUFFINK!!!!!
FREE INSULATION AND FREE LABOUR.

[Onne]

I don't think Peetee is quite that age yet... :P

[rob.hardy1]

just for the record, nor am I.

[ferret76]

All this to keep the heat IN! Crazy.

[Peetee]

All this to keep the heat IN! Crazy

Not exactly:

the thing is dripping with condensation

So you see, just like yourself, I have a water problem - but of another sort!