Loft Insulation in Stroud

Stroud's stone cottages, terraces and estates

The town and its valleys grew on the woollen cloth trade, and the mills along the streams were surrounded by cottages and terraces for the people who worked in them. Many are built of Cotswold stone with stone tile or slate roofs, set into the slopes so the back of the house is a storey higher or lower than the front.

Lofts in these older homes are often small, irregular and partly taken up by rooms in the roof. Victorian villas higher up the hillsides have bigger roof spaces, and the twentieth-century estates around the edges of town have conventional lofts that take a straightforward mineral wool top-up.

Old stone walls and rural eaves have plenty of gaps, which mice, rats and squirrels find quickly when the weather turns.

What Stroud homes usually need

SuperFOIL Insulation in Stroud

Stroud cottages with bedrooms built into the roof and little or no loft above suit thin multifoil fixed to the rafters, which keeps the room's headroom.

Rodent Proofing in Stroud

Stone cottages next to fields and woods are prone to rodents getting in at the eaves, so we seal gaps and replace any fouled insulation.

Loft Insulation in Stroud

Estate homes and larger villas with open lofts can usually be topped up to 270mm with Knauf Earthwool in a single day.

Working on Stroud's hillsides

Some of Stroud's streets are steep and narrow, with on-street parking and steps up to the door. We plan access before we arrive and carry materials in by hand where needed. Valleys hold damp air, especially in the steep, wooded bottoms, so ventilation is part of every job. Houses built into a slope can also have a loft that's reached from an unexpected floor, so tell us about any quirks when you call. If your home is listed, check with Stroud District Council before booking.

For help choosing between multifoil and wool, see SuperFOIL vs mineral wool, and if you suspect visitors in the loft, read our guide on signs of rodents in a loft.