Insulation under custom orb roof brisbane
Hi all,
I have a question. I have some general knowledge on insulation, what I am looking for is specific recommendations for my specific problem.
I live in a tiny 45 sqm house built in the late 1800's. I'd put a bulldozer through it but unfortunately it's heritage listed. I'm west of brisbane on the west side of a mountain and the place is VERY hot. In summer I can achieve a small amount of thermal lag by keeping the place closed up in the morning, but by late morning inside temperatures are as high as outside.
The house has a high pitched single pitch/belcon roof. The block faces north east so the front pitch gets the morning sun and the rear pitch cops the afternoon sun. Currently it is clad in rusty gal custom orb which is very second hand.
Now I don't need another job on my list, which is already infinitely long. At this rate I won't be allowed to die until I'm well over 200 years old. I thought however that re cladding in a lighter colorbond colour and laying some foil insulation under it might help drop my temps.
Understand that cold is NOT a problem. It hardly ever gets cold enough to warrant a jumper let alone anything else. The problem is excluding heat from the house.
The problem is I am a bit baffled by the array of foil insulation products and don't really know what I can expect in terms of temperature reductions.
So can anyone enlighten me?
Thank you very much for reading.