No insulation on some area in ceiling

Pian on 15/05/2019 - 17:45
Last edited 15/05/2019 - 17:46

Hi, I need some advice.

I checked my ceiling and I found some area hasn't been finished.
Please check image link below.

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This is a new build house in 2017 and I went up because of noise of rat or something .

I contacted to builder, and I said there is no insulation.
The builder said they cannot put insulation because of aircon duct.

Is it acceptable reason?
Or if it is not, what should i do?

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Comments

  • thatonethere on 15/05/2019 - 17:53
    +1

    Just looks like a crap job to me

  • [Deactivated] on 15/05/2019 - 17:59
    +5

    just buy some more from bunning and fill in the gaps

  • chumlee on 15/05/2019 - 18:34
    +3

    Kevin Rudd will have some pink batts left over in his garage. Send him a tweet

    • bdl on 15/05/2019 - 18:57

      BYO stapler

  • [Deactivated] on 15/05/2019 - 18:41
    +4

    If it is because of an aircon duct, the uninsulated part will be under the aircon, not at the far edge of the roof.

    That's just lazy work. You could fix it by getting some extra from your local hardware store, which is what I'd be doing.

    Leave the builder a bad review. That's just some of the laziest work I've seen.

  • l005e on 15/05/2019 - 19:01

    Ultimately poor project management by the builder. Easiest way out is to do it yourself.

  • Sinful on 15/05/2019 - 20:29
    +1

    Aircon wouldn't be an issue as there is no ducting around that area.

    Leave a review for the builder, be completely objective on what you have observed with the good and bad things with the house.

  • Numpty21 on 15/05/2019 - 21:15

    Just lazy from the builder
    You shouldn’t have to do this yourself, I’d press the builder to get it done.
    I’d be concerned about what other corners the builder cut, get on to the site supervisor for this build and demand answers from him.

  • ozzie freddo on 15/05/2019 - 23:42
    +1

    If it's too hard to get the builder to do it and you decide to do it yourself, you don't have to climb over the duct if that's too hard, just use a broom or a rake or some light weight pole like conduit preferably with a big nail on the end to spike the batt and assist with positioning it. Perhaps start in the furthest point and work your way back. It doesn't matter if they overlap but at least try not to leave any gaps. Ideally it should go in between the timbers so you can still see them to stand on should you or a tradie need to go into that area in the future.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/05/2019 - 16:32

      Suggesting someone poke a pole with a big nail in the end around is bad advice likely to end in them sticking the nail into an electrical wire or something else delicate. If you follow this advice, please at least turn all power of first.

      General insulating advice is to use a non-conductive pole.

  • savage bargain on 16/05/2019 - 00:30
    +2

    If you're going up to put them in, in addition to the tips above:

    • Bats get itchy; wear gloves and a disposable coverall.
    • Obvious one; it's dusty so wear a dust mask and goggles.
    • You might have to trim the bats; a long, sharp Stanley knife works. Just take up a spare plank/board to sit the bat on before cutting. Makes it easier to cut/reduces chance of cutting something you shouldn't underneath.
    • Open the shrink wrapped bats after you take them up into the roof. Otherwise you'll have the joy of taking 1-2 at a time.
    • Work in cooler weather and take heaps of water. Plan for heaps of breaks too.
    • No insulation on light fittings.
    • If you haven't worked in a roof before, read up on safely working in a roof. You don't want to injure yourself or submit an accidental damage claim.

    If you plan the job well, it's not that bad of a job to do (unless you are someone who hates doing DIY).

    • Pian on 16/05/2019 - 11:46

      I love DIY but, there is no reason to do the job myself.

      I called the builder several times because of the insulation work ( He covered a downlight with insulation as well, lol )

      Last time he came to my home, he said it is impossible to cover the area. So I just want to check he is saying genuine .

      • rambutann on 16/05/2019 - 12:01

        Tell them to arrange blow in insulation then?……

      • savage bargain on 16/05/2019 - 12:17

        Nope, we did an area like that ourselves. And managed to pull the old bags out. So there's no reason why there isn't insulation there if a couple of DIYers can work it out.

  • brad1-8tsi on 16/05/2019 - 08:13

    That's a really poor job but it's hard to tell the extent of it. There's no reason he couldn't put bats in there but how much time are you willing to spend arguing?

    If you DIY then get Polyester bats as they don't itch when you cut them.

    The roof in my old house was L-shaped. The builder just left the unopened bats in the roof space you couldn't see….

  • Lexan on 18/05/2019 - 05:27

    Name and shame the company. I'd like to avoid in the future.

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