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by DrNick
Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:23 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation
Replies: 23
Views: 66958

Re: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation

A blast from the past! In the end (as seems to be quite common...) we gave up on the idea of a breathable system. It was going to take up masses of room to get the U values and cost about three times as much as a standard system - mainly due to the labour. We're very happy with the outcome of our ap...
by DrNick
Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:56 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation
Replies: 23
Views: 66958

Re: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation

Great info - thanks!
by DrNick
Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:04 am
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation
Replies: 23
Views: 66958

Re: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation

My understanding is that the walls need to breath from both sides, otherwise there will inevitably be moisture build up on one side or other. My bedtime reading yesterday was the report of the 'Changeworks' foundation who were commissioned to report on the state of "solid wall insulation in Sco...
by DrNick
Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:14 am
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation
Replies: 23
Views: 66958

Re: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation

Thank you for the reply Perry525. This is exactly what I read the general advice to be, however on speaking to people about older stone buildings, the consensus seems to be that fully tanking the inside is a recipe for disaster, and that both sides of the stone need to breath, not just the outward-f...
by DrNick
Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:35 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation
Replies: 23
Views: 66958

Re: Old House, Stone walls, Cement Render, Internal or External Insulation

Jigsaw1980 - Hope you don't mind, but I am in a very similar position to you so thought I would bump this thread with a couple of additional questions rather than starting a new one and having the info spread about... We have recently acquired a c1850 stone farmhouse that has been unoccupied for som...
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