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insulation behind wooden ceiling....

3 years ago

We have a wooden ceiling in the sunroom that is tacked on to our kitchen. We intended putting some coving on so painted roughly up to the ceiling. However whilst painting the walls I realised there was quite a draught coming through. There is no obvious access point to the roof space, is there any easy way to insulate above the ceiling?

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Sonia
3 years ago
Hi Steph, I’m no expert but I think you could add insulating panels on top of the wood panelling? You would no longer see the wood panels.
steph_grant7 thanked Sonia
steph_grant7
Original Author
3 years ago
That was my first idea Sonia, but the other half thinks we would need to get it plastered and it would involve lots of mess! That ceiling is also quite low, 6-7 inches lower than the kitchen it is opening into, so bringing it down more might not be a great idea. I might se if I could get panels that are 'finished'.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Stephanie
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A good plasterer would not make a lot of mess, but I understand your OH’s hesitation.
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