Last year I decided to do something about the growing about of mould on my window reveals in the bathroom, but what? My situation was as follows: High humidity (bathroom) Thin double glazed windows Cavity wall construction (that has been …
Many older properties have attractive bay windows. However there is an issue that tends to go un-noticed by the great buying public. That of insulation in the bay. Basically there isn’t any. The mullions and walls under the window are …
On the news that the Green Deal has installed 1,000 measures I thought that I would have a look at what they are actually doing. I was pleased to see that the bulk of what is being done is really …
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 …
Hemp insulation is a fine alternative for the more commonly known sheep’s wool insulation, but in the past it has had some issues. The main one being that it was manufactured in France. So the UK grown hemp was being …
One of the major reasons why people don’t insulate their lofts to the recommended 300mm depth is because they have used the space for storage. This means that very often the loft has around 100mm of insulation and then boards …
Loft stilts can help increase levels of loft insulation Read more »
When we think about insulating our lofts we only think about keeping them warm in the winter. However, with summers projected to get warmer, we also need to start thinking about keeping them cooler in the summer. So insulation works …
Several years ago, we had an extension put onto the back of the house, over an old flat roof. However the extension didn’t cover the whole of the flat roof, so we had a pitched roof put over the remainder …
Flat roof under pitched roof – An insulation tale Read more »
This is a typical industry standard way of insulating solid walls internally (IWI). Use a high performance insulation board (or between stud) with a vapour control layer. This appears to give a great new U value (better insulation) for the …
At present the Standard BS 5250:2011 is used almost exclusively as the sole test of moisture risk for buildings. This Standard provides advice on the avoidance of internal surface and interstitial condensation caused by the movement of water vapour by …
