As energy bills continue to rise, home owners are constantly looking for ways to reduce their fuel consumption. Insulating your loft can help you save cost from your annual heating bills each year.
If you’re planning on carrying out a loft conversion or have just had one fitted, now is the perfect time to think about loft insulation. Installing loft insulation is quick, easy and inexpensive. Once it is in place, loft insulation will not require any maintenance for up to as much as 20 years or so.
Insulating the loft has a number of benefits that include, reducing your carbon footprint, helping to keep your loft warm in winter and cool in summer. Using loft insulation is one of the most effective ways to reduce heat loss from your home as heat naturally rises making it perfect for loft conversions. A loft conversion can easily lose heat through the loft hatch that is left open and this is where loft insulation can help to reduce this heat loss.
There are a number of loft insulation products available, each offering a different level of thermal performance and suitability for loft conversions.
Loft Insulation Methods
There are many different loft insulating methods available these days such as loft insulation boards, blankets and tiles. It can be quite confusing knowing which one would offer the most benefits.
The loft insulation method that would be best to use really depends on the loft space itself. It is therefore important that you know exactly what type of loft conversion you have installed. There are several different styles of loft conversions to choose from which could have an impact on your insulation options. These styles of loft conversion inclue Velux, Dormers, Hip To Gable and Mansards.
- Insulation Boarding – The loft conversion method that is most common and the most cost effective would be loft insulation boarding. This type of loft insulation will offer a high level of thermal efficiency as well as being easy to install.The loft insulation boards can be nailed to the loft joists or rafters. The benefit of using loft boarding for loft conversion is that it will not lose any insulating properties even when the loft board becomes damp
- Insulation Blankets – Loft insulation blankets are another loft conversion option and are made from a high loft insulation value material. They also has a life span of around 25 years. A loft insulation blanket is light and easy to handle.
- Loft Tiles – Loft tiles or loft insulation boards offer great thermal performance and they do not need any adhesive material, saving you money on loft install costs.
If you require any more information on our loft conversion services at Up Another Level, please get in touch with our loft specialists on 0121 445 3047 or email any enquiries to info@upanotherlevel.co.uk. We would be happy to advise on the different types of loft conversions we carry out as well as explain how your loft conversion may be built to be as heat-efficient as possible.
