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Should we insulate and plasterboard to reduce heat?

Deonne Lyness
6 years ago

ello! I'm after some advice... we moved into our house nearly a year ago. It was built in 1986 and has a fantastic cathedral ceiling. Our issue is that we live in Northern NSW and the house is very hot, especially in the lounge and dining areas which have this high ceiling (it also gets very cold in winter). Due to the size of the room it is hard and expensive to air condition. We were wondering if we should fill in the spaces between the exposed beams with insulation and then put plasterboard over the top?? We would lose the impact of the timber but the heat is debilitating... I have attached photos. The height to the top of the ceiling at the highest point is 5.5 metres. The photo with with the painted beams was taken in the loft bedroom to give you an idea of the size of the beams.







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