In blocks of flats (top floor flats) with flat roofs – where it is not feasible to access
the small roof voids on the top floor due to no available access hatch, how do we
determine the presence of insulation in the first instance without some form of
intrusive inspection and damaging people’s homes/ ceilings? We cannot report
correctly to allow an adequate design at present. To ensure a complete building
‘fabric wrap’ this void space would need insulating but may not offer the possibilities
to do so internally, leaving only external flat roof insulation which will add to the
project costs considerably