Insulation of Existing Cathedral Ceiling

[John Reichert]

The kitchen of my house has a Cathedral ceiling. The room is cold in the winter and hot in the summer. The house was built in the late 70s and I'm reasonably certain, there is little if any insulation between the ceiling sheet rock and the roof. I can't get into the area between the ceiling and roof to inspect. Any frost or light snow on the kitchen roof melts quickly whereas all the other areas of the house with a flat ceiling and 13 inches of loose cellulose above, do not. I would like to insulate the ceiling from the inside and then install either a suspended ceiling about 8 foot from the floor. I'm looking for suggestions that a DYI could do that would be worth the effort and cost..

Thanks John

[Bill]

I would suggest installing a regular lower ceiling (wood joists and drywall), then adding tons of insulation above that ceiling.

[PeterD]

Gee, John, we already gave you good answers. You won't get any better ones by reposting the same question, instead read the previous replies.

[John Reichert]

Thanks for the replies. I didn't see the post I sent on Sunday, which is it was resent this morning. Looks like a fouled up on the first and still haven't seen the replies to the first. Thanks again.

John R.