Loft insulation for your type of home
The age and type of your home shape what is in the loft and what the job involves. Find yours below.
- Victorian and Edwardian terraces
- Insulating the loft of a Victorian or Edwardian terraced house: shallow lofts, lath-and-plaster ceilings, party walls, old tanks and breathability.
- 1930s semis
- Insulating the loft of a 1930s semi: big hipped roofs, old felt, chimneys and tanks. What to expect and what to ask us.
- Post-war houses
- Insulating the loft of a post-war house, including council-built and non-traditional homes: low roofs, early felt, tanks and what to check.
- 1960s to 1980s houses
- Insulating lofts with trussed rafters: shallow pitches, W-shaped trusses, thin original insulation and the limits on boarding and storage.
- Bungalows
- Why loft insulation matters even more in a bungalow, and what to know about insulating a large bungalow loft and using it for storage.
- New-build homes
- Does a new-build home need more loft insulation? What builders usually fit, why storage is limited, and what to check if your loft feels cold.
- Top-floor flats
- Can a top-floor flat have loft insulation? Who owns the roof space, getting the freeholder’s permission and how shared lofts are insulated.
- Period and listed homes
- Insulating the loft of an older, traditional or listed home: breathable materials, listed building consent, conservation areas and protecting historic timbers.
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