Loft Insulation in Leeds: Old Insulation Out, 300mm In, 15m² Boarded
Decades of old insulation, flattened and dirty, cleared out of the roof space. New wool laid to 300mm, then 15m² boarded out on raised legs so the storage sits above the insulation rather than on top of it.
The existing insulation was old, uneven and compressed in places — it came out rather than being topped up over.
New mineral wool laid to 300mm across the loft.
15m² boarded on raised legs, keeping the full insulation depth underneath.
The homeowner kept a usable storage platform without losing the insulation below it.
Before — old insulation, flattened and uneven across the whole roof space.Raised legs set in, so the boards sit above the new wool rather than crushing it.After — 15m² boarded out and back in use, insulation intact underneath.
What we found
Old insulation across the whole roof space, dark with years of dust, flattened in the traffic areas and uneven everywhere else. Insulation in that state is not doing much: once it is compressed it has lost the air that makes it work.
Laying new wool straight over the top of it would have hidden the problem rather than fixed it, so it came out first.
What we did
The old material was cleared out and taken away. New mineral wool then went in to 300mm — the first layer between the joists, the second across them, so there are no cold gaps along the timbers.
15m² was then boarded out on raised legs. The legs sit the deck above the insulation instead of squashing it, which means the homeowner keeps both the storage and the full 300mm underneath it.
The result
A clean roof space with insulation at current depth, and a boarded area that can actually be used — without the boarding undoing the work of the insulation, which is what happens when boards go straight onto the joists.
What we do
Three jobs, done properly, by the same team
No subcontractors sent out in our name. The surveyor who quotes it sets out the work, and the lads who turn up are ours.
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