Cold top floor apartment - internal walls open to attic

jaykayphd

Another cold apartment thread.

I'm looking for opinions on how best to address this. As the title suggests, the internal walls of the apartment continue up into the attic space.

The apartment layout seems to be replicated in the attic, with walls continuing to the roof, except for in one area that I can see (see attached photo). This results in a non-continuous covering of insulation on the ceiling and I assume lots of cold air filtering down into the apartment through the walls.



I propose to remove sections of the plasterboard and seal the openings to the walls below + ensure a continuous insulation covering across all rooms.

Questions I have are:

Was there perhaps a fire containment thinking behind this?
Any alternative fix?
There doesn't seem to be wooden joists up there. Rather a steel frame. Will this be strong enough to hold my weight?
What professional tradesman or otherwise would be best to consult with?

the_pen_turner

how big is the void.
the suspended ceiling wont hold your weight.

i would drill holes in the walls and ceilings (if needed ) and pump in insulation.
those blown in insulations have fire retardents in them.

fill the walls and put 16" minium into the void if you can

jaykayphd

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

The void is bigger than another storey. Some of the other top floor apartments in the development have a mezzanine level in the living room whilst others have raised ceilings. Perhaps mine was finished at normal room height for speed and cost savings.