Apartment insulation

wittymoniker

good day folks, can anyone tell me if there is a requirment to insulate the roof space in a top floor apartment? i have a suspended cieling and there is nothing in the space above, should it have been done at time of building? can it be insulated now?

cheers.

Paulw

Yes and yes - it should have been done, but can be done at any stage.

A good amount of heat is lost that way, so insulation should save you money, in the long run.

But, the builder should have done this.

wittymoniker

thanks, Paul, is there any point in approaching the developer, the place is fairly new, i'm the first owner, and should this have been caught in the snag list?

sickle

is there insulation in your suspended ceiling?

wittymoniker

no, hanging plasterboard with the next thing being concrete between 6 and 24 inches above.

sickle

ah well then yes it should have been snagged, get on to the developer/management co. and check with neighbours to see if they are missing their insulation too.
It can be put in now no problem, just send someone up into attic space and fit it as required.

wittymoniker

thanks sickle, i know there's none anywhere else. there is no attic space as such, just a few access panels to wiring looms, i think the only way to remedy is to blow something like poly-beads into the space which would involve cutting holes in the slab. just wondering if i should kick up a stink with the developer, esp in these times of energy retention!

sickle

I'll assume its a flat roof then (concrete slab) its possibly insulted above the slab, best to ask the developer i think.
It could be insulated as per this link (warm roof at bottom of page).http://www.imperroof.co.uk/typical_details.asp

wittymoniker

yeah, flat roof, the place just seems to be difficult to heat, thanks for the advice sickle, i'll give them a call.

Ljungberg69

wittymoniker wrote: »

good day folks, can anyone tell me if there is a requirment to insulate the roof space in a top floor apartment? i have a suspended cieling and there is nothing in the space above, should it have been done at time of building? can it be insulated now?

cheers.

Im in top floor apartment with flat roof.
Ceiling is chalkboard suspended from Fireboarding above it. Gap it about 6 inches. Above fireboard is empty ventilated space. Above that im not sure.

I am planning on taking the legal route to make the developer insulate the space between our ceiling at the fireboard as this is where the insulation should be to keep the heat inside each apartment..

Can i ask who your developer is? Maybe its the same developer.

Paulw

Ljungberg69 wrote: »

I am planning on taking the legal route to make the developer insulate the space between our ceiling at the fireboard as this is where the insulation should be to keep the heat inside each apartment..

I doubt there is any legal recourse for this. I don't know of any legal requirement nor planning requirement to install insulation ... although I could be wrong.

You could have an interesting fight and it should be interesting to hear about. Keep us updated.