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Cathedral Ceiling Insulation
In our main living room (sun room) we built a cathedral ceiling in a small section at the western end.
Our builder David Ingram put up pine wood panelling (130mm width) and a skylight window.
The panelling was nailed directly onto the roof beams (joists?) (or did David put up battens for the panelling?).
The roof tiles are tied to battens which are nailed on to the top of these same roof beams.
The main diagonal joist (which holds up the roof at the NW corner) is exposed, not covered with the panelling. It is lovely to see this original old timber, which is rough cut oregon.
Photo: Sasha and Adam carrying a long beam, 14Feb2010. (2010_02_14)
Insufficient Insulation
Some insulation was put into the air space between the panelling and the tiles.
But the insulation is insufficient as there are drafts there, and dust falls through the cracks, especially where the panelling meets the exposed old timber.
When I climb up there and hold my hand near the ceiling I can feel cold air coming in (when the wind is blowing from West or North), and black dust can be seen below some of the bigger cracks. I will fill these bigger cracks with gap filler.
I am wondering what is the best way to insulate this part of the ceiling properly.
Here is a triptych of three photos, showing that section of the roof from left to right. (Try to view them side by side).
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The photos above are links to photos in the Picasa Web Album named From 2010_05_02.
Below is a very large photo, uploaded directly onto this "Google Sites" web page:
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Adam
Link note: 2010_02_14 is a Picasa Web Album, which links to http://picasaweb.google.com.au/sharryn.muir/2010_02_14
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