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Insulation of Existing Cathedral Ceiling John Reichert 12-09-2008
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Posted by John Reichert on December 9, 2008, 10:04 am
The kitchen of my house has a Cathedral ceiling. The room is cold in the
winter and hot in the summer. The house was built in the late 70s and I'm
reasonably certain, there is little if any insulation between the ceiling
sheet rock and the roof. I can't get into the area between the ceiling and
roof to inspect. Any frost or light snow on the kitchen roof melts quickly
whereas all the other areas of the house with a flat ceiling and 13 inches
of loose cellulose above, do not. I would like to insulate the ceiling
from the
inside and then install either a suspended ceiling about 8 foot from the
floor. I'm looking for suggestions that a DYI could do that would be worth
the effort and cost..

Thanks John



Posted by Bill on December 9, 2008, 10:19 am
I would suggest installing a regular lower ceiling (wood joists and
drywall), then adding tons of insulation above that ceiling.


"John Reichert" wrote in message
> The kitchen of my house has a Cathedral ceiling. The room is cold in the
> winter and hot in the summer. The house was built in the late 70s and
> I'm
> reasonably certain, there is little if any insulation between the ceiling
> sheet rock and the roof. I can't get into the area between the ceiling
> and
> roof to inspect. Any frost or light snow on the kitchen roof melts
> quickly
> whereas all the other areas of the house with a flat ceiling and 13 inches
> of loose cellulose above, do not. I would like to insulate the ceiling
> from the
> inside and then install either a suspended ceiling about 8 foot from the
> floor. I'm looking for suggestions that a DYI could do that would be worth
> the effort and cost..
> Thanks John
>



Posted by PeterD on December 9, 2008, 10:47 am
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:04:42 -0500, "John Reichert"

>The kitchen of my house has a Cathedral ceiling. The room is cold in the
>winter and hot in the summer. The house was built in the late 70s and I'm
>reasonably certain, there is little if any insulation between the ceiling
>sheet rock and the roof. I can't get into the area between the ceiling and
>roof to inspect. Any frost or light snow on the kitchen roof melts quickly
>whereas all the other areas of the house with a flat ceiling and 13 inches
>of loose cellulose above, do not. I would like to insulate the ceiling
>from the
>inside and then install either a suspended ceiling about 8 foot from the
>floor. I'm looking for suggestions that a DYI could do that would be worth
>the effort and cost..
>Thanks John


Gee, John, we already gave you good answers. You won't get any better
ones by reposting the same question, instead read the previous
replies.

Posted by John Reichert on December 9, 2008, 11:17 am
Thanks for the replies. I didn't see the post I sent on Sunday, which is
it was resent this morning. Looks like a fouled up on the first and still
haven't seen the replies to the first. Thanks again.

John R.


> On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:04:42 -0500, "John Reichert"
>>The kitchen of my house has a Cathedral ceiling. The room is cold in the
>>winter and hot in the summer. The house was built in the late 70s and
>>I'm
>>reasonably certain, there is little if any insulation between the ceiling
>>sheet rock and the roof. I can't get into the area between the ceiling
>>and
>>roof to inspect. Any frost or light snow on the kitchen roof melts
>>quickly
>>whereas all the other areas of the house with a flat ceiling and 13 inches
>>of loose cellulose above, do not. I would like to insulate the ceiling
>>from the
>>inside and then install either a suspended ceiling about 8 foot from the
>>floor. I'm looking for suggestions that a DYI could do that would be worth
>>the effort and cost..
>>Thanks John
> Gee, John, we already gave you good answers. You won't get any better
> ones by reposting the same question, instead read the previous
> replies.



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