Insulating a ceiling

[doug]

I am presently refurbishing a bedroom at the far end of the house. Originally the house was a 2 up/2 down, this was because of war restrictions and material shortage. Different families over the years have modified and extended the house to the present 4 bedroom and bathroom upstairs. This particular room is right at the far end and is very tall - as a result of the various stages of modification and colder than I would wish. The room is 8 ft 10 ins high as against the normal 8 ft high. There is some insulation in the loft over, 100 mm, but no where near modern requirements. I am taking the opportunity of lowering the ceiling by 10 ins by installing a suspended ceiling - self install - and am going for the Gyproc Gasoline MF method. I will obviously have plenty of room for putting additional insulation in. However, I have ruled out foam Polystyrene slabs for safety and appear to be limited to glass wool rolls or slabs. I had hoped to go for natural products like the sheep's wool mentioned on television but information is very limited. Can anyone suggest links for information as to suitable materials, source of supply and prices? I know some members have induled in the odd bit of DIY, I would be very grateful for any info.

[-pops-]

Have you Goooooooooooooogled it, doug?

I see several disadvantages in sheeps wool - moths for one thing, cost for another. Even secondhand wool has an appreciable market value for reprocessing into clothing.

[wofus]

I think this guy will be able to help : www.mikewye.co.uk

[-pops-]

Good link, wofus. I may well look further into their products myself.

Welcome to NP :)

[andsome]

Hi there wofus. You can make a proper link by copying the URL from the website, than when you reply click on the little globe at the right hand side of B I U S A just above your reply, then past in the URL. When you submit your posting, the link is there automatically.

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[artist]

...........or just plain copy and paste.

[doug]

Thanks wofus that gives me a start. Wasn't having much success googling.

[catgate]

I put in a suspended ceiling some years ago. I found that the support rails and intermediate bars and panels seemed to move, over time, sometimes leaving small gaps. I put this down to the opening and closing of the door causing differential pressure above and below the ceiling. I suspect that if you use glass wool you may find glass "dust" a problem, because, in my experience, glass wool seems want to degenerate to dust, of its own volition, as a matter of some urgency, and also it is a very nasty material to handle. As a result of these considerations I would be tempted to try polyethylene "bubble wrap". It is much more pleasant to handle, it is extremely effective (I used to use it as an inner lining in the greenhouse, and one could feel the difference as it was being rolled out again each Autumn). It is also very much cheaper and can be obtained from most garden centres.

[dadyassa]

I used to use a product , I forget the name but it is widely available which is similar to fibreglass wool but is non irritant.

It is white in colour and looks llike cotton wool, its rolled in a pinkish plastic sheet, it is a bit more expensive, but there are no nasty side affects, it can be handled and no mask is required.

Most of the builders merchants should stock it, and they will be cheaper than the DIY stores.

You may be able to get a grant for insulation work ;)

[AlanHo]

Some info here Doug

Choices

[wofus]

Thanks for the welcome and info folks