The importance of a good overhang!
In Wales we have had a tendency to design our houses with the minimal amount of overhang on the roof. The tiles sit very close to the walls. This has meant that anything else that we add to the depth …
Tag: cavity wall
Cabling and pipes into walls
Walls tend to have a lot of ‘punctures’ through them In the UK we build walls and then make holes in them. This is a bit strange when you think about it, but in older houses we are forced to …
Cavities not immune from damp
Cavity walls were designed to keep damp out of homes Cavity walls have been the standard way of building for the past century. They are designed to have two walls (bound together by wall ties) with one acting as the …
Which Cavity Wall Insulation?
Cavity Wall insulation for typical existing homes comes in a number of forms: Beads Beads with adhesive Mineral fibre Foam I recently looked at a couple of the more popular options in the UK and found to my surprise that …