More Loft Insulation

The loft above the main extension was insulated with a single 150mm layer between the roof joists some time ago, but because it is used for storage, the second perpendicular layer was never done.

This week I ordered up some more rolls of insulation and set to solving this problem.  In B&Q I had spotted some "loft stilts" made of plastic and designed to elevate the chipboard loft deck panels high enough for the second layer of insulation underneath.  I bought 6 to try them out.  At one end of each is a sprung U-channel section designed to clip over the joist, and at the other a wide circular platform for the board to sit on.  Stupidly I didn't photograph it, so here is an image stolen from the B&Q website :

They seem to support the panel, but have a tendency to rock.  My conclusion was that they are fine for storing stuff on, but I wouldn't trust them for a board I planned to stand on.  Here they are "in action" supporting the Wharfedale XP2 speakers I bought the weekend before I went off to university, and another box that looks like it should be the other way up :

For the main storage area near to the loft hatch, I opted for the heavy duty approach.  A couple of perpendicular floor joists :

Insulation laid, and boards being screwed down :

The finished (nearly) job :

You may have noticed that I started this whole job by putting in a couple of loft lights, using a trailing lighting circuit cable that I had asked the electrician to leave for me for just this purpose.