Post by Jenkins123/ » Wed May 25, 2016 11:18 am
Post by Bauwer » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:31 am
Jigsaw1980 wrote:Hi Guys,
Been researching this for ages and need some advice. Bought an old house (circa 1860), 2 foot solid stone walls some damp issues (sources of which mainly found and some hopefully sorted).
Been looking at insulation both internal and external. I like the idea of External and got a quote for it. The quote seems to use all non breathable products. Additionally the house has an external cement render (i know its bad).
By putting a non breathable insulation layer on the outside (with acrylic render which apprently wont crack) on top of a non breathable cement render (which has a few cracks) will it make things worse rather than better? My understanding is that water wont get into the walls from the outside but Im concerned that the moisture generated inside the house will have no where to get out.
Would i be better doing internal insulation using breathable materials and use lime plaster with an air gap and (eventually) remove the cement render and replace with a lime render (am dreading this as its a massive job!)
Any ideas greatly appreciated!
Many thanks!
Post by diydoctor6 » Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:01 pm
Post by Bauwer » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:13 am
diydoctor6 wrote:This is a really interesting thread. Great solution DrNick, and I'm pleased that it has all worked out.
There are some detailed instructions about how to attempt the various methods of fitting internal wall insulation yourself in this project:
https://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/in ... gwalls.htm
If you can afford the space, as Welshbrickie says, internal insulation is the option to go for whenever you can.
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