Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Ceiling insulation 5Jan 08, 2021 6:52 pm Imagine you’re sleeping on a mattress in winter. You are cold but only have a $1 tea towel to cover you. Still cold. You have another tea towel but it cost $10. You add that but you still have cold feet. Next one costs $100 and again your feet are still cold. Covering only 1part of your body is like insulating only 1 part of the house. Heat/cold is gained/lost through walls floor and windows. Re: Ceiling insulation 6Jan 09, 2021 10:24 am For Perth, the government's 'Your Home' website recommends a minimum of R4.1 for the roof/ceiling, R2.8 for the walls https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/insulation Found the answer. The recommended distance is .... 1 5968 Hey guys building a new place through a volume builder and just wondering if i should complain to the site supervisor as we just had plasterboard installed. Looks like… 0 11269 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6191 |