Thanks again. Your suggestions are sound (perhaps you have been down this road before...). Certainly, i did not relish the thought of removing the old stuff and simply placing the new batts over the old ones would be simpler and less hazardous. cheers, iamcold

Thanks, Yak_Chat, for your latest reply. Upon receiving the comments in this thread my plan has slowly formed that I will: - replace the batts in the ceiling, rather than loose fill (allowing me to do some further renovations/extensions later without being concerned about the loose material - look f...

Thanks, 3timesbuilda, for your reply. well, the whole house needs a good going over. - The batts in the ceiling need to be replaced- they are quite old and very loose (but not like loose fill insulation). - the windows and doors need some work - the link between our laundry and the main house needs ...

Thanks for your comments. Winter is upon us and I need to get this sorted quickly. cheers, iamcold

Thanks for the replies. Polystyrene: the thought of toxic vapours leaves me a bit cold (pardon the pun) Aircell: I had seen this product but the R-Value is only 0.25, which is not much. Thin Batt material, in a roll: i think I have seen this but was unsure of it's R-value and did not pursue it. This...

Hi, We have an existing vinyl clad house with no wall insulation. We live in Melbourne. The gap between the cladding and the interior wall panels is about 40 mm, which is too narrow for all the insulation that I have found. would anyone have any suggestions for wall insulation that will fit in this ...