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Being time rich and money poor, I wanted to cut my outgoings, and be a bit greener. So I fixed SF40 SuperFOIL to the underside of my rafters to keep ...
I need the floor space because I keep a load of old tut in my loft. If you don't store things in your loft, you could just lay loads of layers of fibr...
It's pointless doing any other insulation to your house until you have thoroughly done the roof. The roof is where the major losses are, and heat will...
The roof is only as well-insulated as its weakest point. If there's a gap in your insulation, heat will make a beeline for it and escape. It's like pr...
This is an internal loft TV aerial.Have you got one like this?If you have, don't do what I did, and wait till you have half-installed the quilt, only ...
I boarded out the loft before I started the job. This has advantages and disadvantages.The good bit is that you really need those boards to walk on, l...
DANGER - DANGER - DANGER.'Do you want a staple through your finger? 'It could put an end to your DIY career for ever. So save yourself that trip to ca...
Just in case you have the same issues as me, the gas canister has to be prepared to go in the gun.It starts out with the black cap sitting a few milli...
It was suggested to me that a hand-powered stapler of the sort you buy from a stationery store would do - or even a hammer and nails. Do not even thin...
Eventually I bought myself a Tacwise 191EL which fires 30mm staples - albeit only 7mm wide as opposed to the Paslode's 12mm. I found that this was jus...
Order your quilt.The SF40 is twice the weight, twice the thickness and twice as unmanageable as the SF19; but it is equivalent to 450mm of fibreglass...
OK - now let's start fitting the quilt.Here are some general guidelines. These are things I learned by screwing up. So you don't need to.The quilt is ...
My loft is just shy of 20 feet long. Working alone, I found I could do two lengths in a day. OK, I'm unfit. So maybe you can do three, Mr Macho. But e...
The instructions say to fix strips of fabric horizontally. That is what I did in the main roof space - though when it came to the eaves I made some ve...
It is crucial to take the fabric right into the eaves - but also essential not to block the gap between roof and rafters. The design of my roof makes ...
When you get the hang of it, you can use the nailgun nose to press the fabric against the rafters and fire in one action.Initially fix the quilt strip...
OK. So cut a length of quilt the same length as your loft. (Actually, a tad longer would be wise.)TIP: You'll find it easier to cut the quilt DOWNSTAI...
Overlap the second length of quilt over the first, and tack to the rafters.
Keep cutting and fitting more lengths in the same way.
Make cuts in the fabric with a long pair of scissors so you can go around upright members or any other obstacles.
Then gradually tack the quilt up to the rafters all around the obstacle.
Cut the quilt to fit around any pipes or protrusions.Be really careful to get a good seal here: it's a weak point in the process.
Now you need to decide how you are going to handle the eaves.The instructions tell you to fasten the quilt to the wallplate. The design of my roof mad...
Here's a pic supplied by the manufacturers. Mmm - how lovely. The lucky owner of this roof space hasn't got single joint to make.I hope your loft is t...
I used a thinner and less expensive quilt for these, as I live in a town house and I just wanted to stop my neighbours benefiting from my heat...If yo...
Seal 'em up as usual with foil tape.Remember - we're trying to make our loft into one huge airtight plastic bag.
Tape up all these overlaps with a good slug of tape.
Use plenty. We are trying to create an airtight envelope.If you find big gaps, cover them over with a small piece of quilt and tape over.(Oh yes. Tape...
I shan't know the full effect until next winter. But we felt an immediate benefit; the house was warmer and cooled down much more slowly from the warm...
Yes - you DO want it to snow. Because then you can go outside and look at all your neighbours' roofs (rooves if you prefer) and see the snow melting ...
These pics are from the two data sheets on SF19 and SF40 quilt. The crucial point is to distinguish between Conventional R Value and Comparative Ener...
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