Loft insulation

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I need to get all the junk out of my loft and put some insulation in it.

But which type is best? Would rather spend more if it's going to save me money in the long run.

jc808

I would say old Beanos from the 1970s are best, but collections of antique jam jars , preferably with original labels and lids are good too.

What sort of junk do you have up there? Have you had it valued?

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jc808 wrote: »

I would say old Beanos from the 1970s are best, but collections of antique jam jars , preferably with original labels and lids are good too.

What sort of junk do you have up there? Have you had it valued?

It's mainly baby stuff and toys, r two are in their teens now, so won't be having another one.

My step daughter has a toddler now, did give her a few baby clothes but it's all out of date now.

Going to try and do a bit at a time, the Wikes Knauf 200mm super top up, a pack does 5.61m^ at £19.99 4 for 3 seems to be the best for standard stuff.

Can't get a grant I don't think as our household income is over £20k.

I do have a chronic illness along with a circulation disease so I am going to ring my utility co tomo and see what they say.

Pandilex

British Gas will potentially give you free insulation if you don't have very much already.

Unfortunately I don't qualify as my attic doesn't have 4 feet of height at the tallest point.

There are igloos warmer than my house!

HappyMJ

Pandilex wrote: »

British Gas will potentially give you free insulation if you don't have very much already.

Unfortunately I don't qualify as my attic doesn't have 4 feet of height at the tallest point.

There are igloos warmer than my house!

Different topic but you can do it yourself. BG can't do it due to H&S reg's but you're welcome to do it...just don't bang your head and sue me. Wear a hard hat.

Anyway back to OP.

Your baby stuff might fetch something at auction. Ebay auction that is. It might not be the best loft contents but there might be some value in it.

You loft contents are acting as insulation already so you might not see much in the way of savings.

Ectophile

By far the cheapest is the ordinary glass fibre stuff, but it's horrid to work with.

I was going to use the soft stuff made out of recycled plastic bottles, 'til I discovered it was 4 times the price, so I ended up using the "encapsulated" glass fibre - which is just glass fibre inside a plastic wrapper. The slippery wrapper also makes it easier to shove it into inaccessible edges of the roof.

There are all sorts of eco-friendly ones, such as low-grade wool, but it's all more expensive.

schwam66

if you do it yourself dont buy from wickes or b/q check out gumtree...thats where i got mine £10 a roll when i did it....all the best

27col

Encapsulated glass fibre is very easy to install.

Pandilex

Might try and do it myself then, house is an igloo can't even get cavity wall insulation since it has no cavity!

I'm sure youtube will help me out, that encapsulated stuff sounds ideal though can't be doing with faffing around and choking to death

Is anyone able to send me a link to something on google or whatever that shows what it is, I can't find anything under that name, don't want to get the wrong thing!

Ectophile

It's this stuff http://www.space-insulation.com/products/space-blanket/

It's just ordinary fibreglass insulation, in a wrapper. The silver side goes upwards, and the orange on the bottom. If necessary, you can cut it to length with a big pair of scissors - just cut through the whole lot in one go.

Some of the fibreglass will inevitably leak out when you're fitting it, so wear gloves, and I'd recommend a basic face mask.

the_matrix

B&Q have offers in the summer for £1 a roll.