In an effort to make the house warmer, we have decided to insulate the attic. We had considered converting the attic into a large bedroom but there is a problem with where we would install the stairs.
The attic has been fully boarded and it would make a lovely room, but we would need to move some of the bracing joists.
We have already taken space from the bedrooms for the new bathroom, so to take more space would mean making one of the bedrooms very small, which is a bit of a pointless task, it would take a lot of work to still only have two double bedrooms in the main house.
So it is a case of just insulating the attic.
As John looks at the eaves, he realises there is no insulation there, so first job is to pack the eaves with rock wool. This alone will make a lot of difference, he has already insulated all of the water pipes here to prevent any issues with freezing, now it is a case of ensuring that all gaps are filled.
This is a dirty, messy job and as he finishes all clothes are just thrown into the washing machine, the fibres are not good for the skin.
As we are only going to use this room for storage, we do not need to make it look fantastic (if we had been using this room, we would've insulated between the roof joists) but now we can just staple the insulation across the entire roof.
John goes along with the staple gun as I hold it in to place, we realise as we get near the end, that this is not going to be as simple as we thought, we are covering the little loft windows, which means the light rapidly runs out.
The last bit is completed with Johns head light so that he can see what he is doing.
But once finished we are a step closer to being warm!
It is not long before we notice the difference, but as we are sat in the living room we can still feel draughts, but that is for another day!
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