How To Insulate Roof Rafters With Celotex

Not insulating between the rafters above this space thus creating a huge air space.

How to insulate roof rafters with celotex.

Kingspan with a warm roof the usual process is to split the insulation into two layers. We used kingspan thermapitch tp10 zero odp which is a 100mm thick rigid board. Being lightweight they do not impose significant additional loads on existing structures. I wish to use celotex 50mm between the rafters 70 x 150mm up to the 2m height.

Install the insulation flush with the bottom of the rafters making sure that it does not fill the entire rafter depth. If 180mm is to be installed then 100mm board might be introduced between the rafters there has to be a minimum 25mm air gap between the insulation and the underside of. Depending on the specifics of the roof it may be possible to fully fill the rafter depth or in most cases leave a 25mm or 50mm air gap between the top face of the insulation and the. There will also be kooltherm k7 pitched roof board between the rafters image credit.

Ensure that the insulation boards fit tightly between the rafters. Cut the insulation boards to size using a sharp knife or fin toothed saw. Once up at roof level the between rafter boards can be cut accurately to fit the rafter spacings. Although there are many different circumstances that may call for insulating roof rafters the means to determine the necessity for insulating rafters remains the same.

Where the benefits of over rafter insulation want to be enjoyed while still creating a useable room in the roof space it s possible to insulate over and between the rafters. Rigid polyisocyanurate pir foam insulation boards from celotex are among the most thermally efficient commonly available insulation materials on the market. Due to the thermal bridging effect of the timbers the overall thickness of insulation used to achieve a low u value is not as efficient as over rafter insulation only. Alternatively battens can be secured to the underside of the.

As for insulating below the joists an insulating laminate insulation bonded to plasterboard such as celotex pl4000 or a separate rigid pir insulation board finished with a separate sheet of plasterboard can be securely fixed to the joists to provide an internal finish to the roof. Celotex polyisocyanurate pir foam insulation boards are easy to cut and handle.