Insulate an Already Converted Attic?

Thargor

Hi,

Im in a 1970s semi-d, previous owners pumped the walls with the little grey beads and I am mostly happy with the heat retention however my bedroom in the attic with an en-suite and an office up there is absolutely freezing in Winter, like literally the same temp as outside.

There is rockwool under the floorboards up there but not much else as far as I can see, access to the rafters is through 2 small doors under the eaves either side of the bedroom, typical attic storage access (will add pics tomorrow).

Just wondering what my options are here? Im not going to rip the whole thing out but is there any company that will go in under the eves and install foamboard or blow a load of foam in there or something like that? Would there be a grant for this?

suvigirl

I once got a quote from a company, I think they were around santry, who wanted to take off the roof tiles, insulate and put tiles back on. It was spray foam they were using. I didn't go with them, made different plans for the attic I'll try to find the name of the company

Thargor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123298430#Comment_123298430

Thanks never thought of that, doesnt sound cheap though, what were your other plans?

Biker1

You have two options. Either remove roof tiles and insulate from above or gut it out from the inside and insulate and make it airtight. Neither option will be cheap but doing it from the outside is less disruptive.

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123298808#Comment_123298808

They quoted me 10,000 just for the insulation, but my house is a bungalow and the roof is the biggest part!

I actually decided to extend the roof hip to gable, so will have insulation done inside at the same time. I cannot find the name but it may have been complete insulations, not 100% sure

Thargor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123298993#Comment_123298993

Thanks, do you have a rough figure in your head for the removing roof tiles option?