Eco-friendly loft insulation
Space solves
Eco-friendly loft insulation
The Guardian, Saturday 6 February 2010
I want to insulate my loft in an eco-friendly way, preferably with wool, but the entrance hatch is tiny and I don’t want to make it Âbigger. What’s the best alternative?
“A visit to ecomerchant.co.uk will give you all the answers,” says DIY expert Julian Cassell. “Thermafleece batts – the 60cm x 120cm ones, say – are incredibly flexible and will easily compress to fit through your hatch, although you’d have to pass them through one at a time. Unpacking Âinsulation outside a loft is normally not recommended because it can spread Âfibres through the house, but with Thermafleece this problem doesn’t exist. If you still want to consider a loose-fibre option, ÂWarmcel insulation, made from 100% recycled newsÂpaper, is non-toxic and non-irritant – also from ecomerchant.co.uk.”
