{"id":9346,"date":"2018-07-03T11:19:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T09:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fibran.pt\/vivere-in-un-attico-puo-essere-il-top-o-un-flop\/"},"modified":"2018-12-19T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T20:17:23","slug":"living-in-an-attic-apartment-can-be-the-best-or-the-worst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fibran.pt\/en\/living-in-an-attic-apartment-can-be-the-best-or-the-worst\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in an attic apartment can be the best \u2013 or the worst"},"content":{"rendered":"

A great way of increasing residential space for a growing family, turning an attic into residential space can also be a good opportunity to reduce your heating costs once and for all.<\/p>\n

If you already live in an attic apartment or in a family home with an utilized attic, you will agree that attic apartments are by far the most beautiful residential space. Unfortunately, much too often they may also be the most unpleasant. Especially if they are not sufficiently and properly insulated.
\nThe low comfort level is quickly felt and never enjoyed. In winter, it is impossible to adequately heat it. In summer, the temperature below the roof is significantly higher than on lower floors. On top of it, in windy weather the air temperature fluctuates rather rapidly. Without monitoring our fuel consumption, we notice that a large part of heat is wasted.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you know that because of inadequate roof thermal insulation, you will waste as much as 30% of generated heat? This means that your heating costs will be considerably higher\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What is the reason why? The answer is simple. Pitched roofs are, due to their large surface area, in greater contact with the outside temperature. As pitched roofs are usually multilayered prefabricated \u2013 that is, composed of different layers and materials -, this may easily lead to problems. If the composition is inappropriate, if not all necessary layers with appropriate properties are installed, or, finally, due to poor execution, attics will overheat in summer and, in winter, cool faster than other rooms.<\/p>\n

Thermal insulation and its role in achieving a high comfort level of your attic apartment
\n<\/b>If you are considering turning your unutilized attic into new residential space, or even just looking for ways to renovate your attic, you are be well advised to observe a simple suggestion: in a construction job, never underestimate the crucial role of accuracy and prudence.
\nIn early summer, you are probably not keen on having to use air conditioning to cool the overheated premises? Nor do you want to turn the thermostat to maximum in winter because you cannot heat your apartment to adequate temperature levels?
\nPitched roofs require an appropriate layer of thermal protection, illustrated with a warm blanket.
\nIf placed on our skin, the blanket will provide warmth. But when lifted from our body, cold air seeps between the blanket and our skin, causing us to feel cold. We have a similar experience falling asleep in the windy outdoors. We feel the cold at the slightest breeze, regretting that, instead of the blanket, we did not choose a windstopping material or a sleeping bag.<\/p>\n

Buildings behave in similar ways. If the roof is not adequately protected, heat will rapidly flow in both ways, and the space below will overheat or turn cold much faster than expected.<\/p>\n

Simple steps to renovate your attic and turn it into a cosy apartment<\/b>
\nA roof repair can be carried out in a number of different methods. In order to pick the appropriate one, we should, before we start, carefully check the following:<\/p>\n