Hello,
my name is Torsten and I am new here.
We recently bought a detached house built in 1965. After the initial renovation work and moving in, I am facing the following problem/question.
Our house has an upper floor with crawl spaces on the left and right sides. The roof itself still looks good but has no insulation, which I would like to add. Of course, there is no roofing underlay (underlayment) either, so I am wondering if there is a reliable way to insulate the roof without an underlay? If that is not effective, would it make sense to insulate the walls of the rooms adjacent to the crawl spaces and the ceiling of the ground floor? The area where the rooms on the upper floor extend up to the roof has apparently been insulated somehow. How exactly, I cannot say as I have not opened it up yet.
Best regards and have a nice weekend!
my name is Torsten and I am new here.
We recently bought a detached house built in 1965. After the initial renovation work and moving in, I am facing the following problem/question.
Our house has an upper floor with crawl spaces on the left and right sides. The roof itself still looks good but has no insulation, which I would like to add. Of course, there is no roofing underlay (underlayment) either, so I am wondering if there is a reliable way to insulate the roof without an underlay? If that is not effective, would it make sense to insulate the walls of the rooms adjacent to the crawl spaces and the ceiling of the ground floor? The area where the rooms on the upper floor extend up to the roof has apparently been insulated somehow. How exactly, I cannot say as I have not opened it up yet.
Best regards and have a nice weekend!
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Mottenhausen23 Oct 2019 13:4811ant schrieb:
not to create thermal bridging slopes between adjacent areasSince the knee walls themselves are unheated, I see the described issue as less significant.
11ant schrieb:
Where are the access points to the storage spaces, and what do you plan to use them for? One is on the left side of the room after the stairs, and the other is on the opposite side in the hallway.
11ant schrieb:
I suspect the insulation may no longer meet current standards. You can still leave it as is, but the adjacent areas should be insulated similarly to avoid thermal bridging between neighboring sections.
I would actually like to replace the old insulation as well. What materials would be suitable for this?