Retro Fit Earthwool Installation Not for the Faint of Heart
If you’ve never been up in a roof-space, you don’t know what you’ve missed out on. While no two roofs are identical, there are a couple of aspects of a roof insulation retro-fit installation job which every experienced installer is keenly aware of. For readers who didn’t know, “retro-fit” installing refers to the installing of insulation in an old or in any case, an existing house – as opposed to installing the insulation while the house is under construction. When new homes are built, there is generally the option to install the Earthwool insulation batts (or other insulation) before the ceiling is lined – this process is usually done from underneath, and installers use long sticks to lift and push the ceiling insulation into place above their heads. However with old houses you don’t have this option, so it’s up the ladder and through the man-hole to do what needs to be done. Apart from the weather on the day (roof spaces can become dangerously hot in summer time, especially in th