Lining walls with foil?? or Alternatives

carrie78

Hi

I'm trying preparing for winter.

I live in a rented flat in the top of a 300+ year old manor house.
Has anyone any idea on how to try and insulate the upstairs and bedroom. The bedroom is effectivly in the loft. We lose all heat through the walls/ceiling. As soon as you turn the heater (oil radiator) off you lose all heat. Is there anything I can do to insulate it.
Bear in mind it is rented and we can't do anything permanent to it.
Could I blutac foil to the walls? Would this work?

Any other ideas.

Thanks
Carrie

N9eav

I don't think foil would work as it may reflect heat and light but not necessarily stop it escaping. You would be better off with a polystyrene type tile. Or cheaper, lots of blankets, hot chocolate and an extra duvet.

Rex_Mundi

You can buy rolls of polystyrene for walls. This can be hung like wallpaper (using a special glue), then you can paper over the top of this so it wont be seen.

I put this on one wall where I was getting problems with condensation on the inside. I put lining paper over the top, then painted the room one colour. It's been fantastic. It has stopped all the condensation problems in its tracks. With paper over the top, you can't see any difference with the other walls. The room feels warmer now as well.

Poppycat

I use to use that polystyrene rolls on the walls but I found that condensation from the window and ceiling (ceiling due to poor workmanship of a company putting loft insulation) let water run down and created mold on the walls. In the end I stripped walls down, painted with anti condensation paint, went into loft and put more insulation, and havent had a problem since.

Poppy9

Isn't polystyrene a fire hazard though or is modern stuff treated?

As it's rented try speaking to Landlord about heating problem. Tell him it's so cold that damp is forming etc. He may decide it would be better to invest in proper heating to protect the fabric of his property.

grumbler

Some products here are definitely better than pure foil:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=1HBPIMADX0ZTZCJO2C4CJ0Q?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=insulation&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0
For example, this:or this:

However, they are more expensive and I think need some other fixing than 'blutac' ...

irnbru_2

Rex_Mundi wrote:

You can buy rolls of polystyrene for walls. This can be hung like wallpaper (using a special glue), then you can paper over the top of this so it wont be seen.

Warmaline?

Its what I'm meant to be hanging up this week :rolleyes:

robnye

grumbler wrote:

Some products here are definitely better than pure foil:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=1HBPIMADX0ZTZCJO2C4CJ0Q?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=insulation&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0
For example, this:or this:

However, they are more expensive and I think need some other fixing than 'blutac' ...

thats the stuff they used in my loft conversion, its like a space suit material on a roll, made up of several different layers, fixed onto wooden batterns then plasterboarded and plastered over...... a bit severe for what you want though

paul_h

grumbler wrote:

Some products here are definitely better than pure foil:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=1HBPIMADX0ZTZCJO2C4CJ0Q?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=insulation&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0
For example, this:or this:

However, they are more expensive and I think need some other fixing than 'blutac' ...

This stuff that grumbler has suggested provides really excellent insulation, even the cheapest type is equivalent to 55mm thick polystyrene... it works very well.