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It's a trade-off between vapour control, insulation and headroom.
It seems that vapour control is often at the bottom of the list.
We have to keep a window permanently open, or I'm woken by dripping sounds...
^ That looks nice up there though.
I imagine you could completely obviate the need to be compliant with building regs by sticking a hatch across the opening, turning it into a fancy storage space.
[Edit] Apparently you might need to be compliant just with boarding out the loft. Who knew.
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Yeah that's exactly the kind of thing I have in mind. Very much not a bedroom. Did you DIY it?
I'm nervous about not getting the vapour control and ventilation right and ending up with mouldy rafters. (But I think many builders don't get this right either.)