Hello all, I recently found this community and I can't wait to get stuck in. As a novice to self building I feel like at this stage I will have more questions than answer for other people but I will keep active and offer advice where I can.
I have a farm with brick built stables, brick built out buildings, a barn and the main house. I am constantly working on the house when I am not at work and we hav recently passed planning to convert the stables and barn into two dwellings which we will do over time.
My current project is to upgrade one of the brick storage buildings into a gym and would like advice on if I am making correct decisions. The building already has water and power, the roof has been replaced as it had no membrane and the battens had collapsed. I have taken up the floor which was made of a few hundred bricks laid on sand and replaced with mot and a concrete floor. The electrics are being upgraded to spec at the moment with a few extra sockets being added and the lights are being replaced with led.
My questions is around the insulation for the walls and ceiling. My plan for the walls is to use 47mm x 47mm battens, 50mm rockwool, vapor barrier and then 12.5mm plasterboard.
For the ceiling I am unsure at the moment, the rafters are 75mm deep so was thinking using 50mm of insulation block so leaving 25mm of breathing space above. Vapor barrier and then 12.5mm board. Unless I increase the depth of the rafters to add more insulation. The room is going to be used as a gym and wont be heated other than frost protection in winter.
Any thoughts or advice please, I am new to this so if this is way out from regs or anything else then please let me know.
Thanks
Rob