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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: m If you can afford the space, as Welshbrickie says, in...

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I need to dry line an interior flint wall that already has lime mortar on it. Am I right in thinking that I build the frame, then cover it with polythene, then breathable DPM and finally plasterboard? It's the polythene and DPM stages I'm unsure about. Advice gratefully received! My suggestion woul...

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Hi everyone - I am new to the forum. We have been renovating an old stone cottage, and the builders we used covered the house with vandex. All has been ok for a couple of years, however following the torrential rain, we have had some ingress of water above the windows (now filled). Is this problem ...

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I live in a terraced cottage built in the 1800's and have noticed two patches either side of the fireplace which are darker. On one side the lining paper has also not stuck down properly. When we redecorated the living room a year ago there was a similar problem with the paper that was already ther...

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We are renovating a very old property. There are no foundations, the flagstones floors are on soil & the walls suck up moisture. There is no DPC at all. For obvious reasons we are dealing with prevention & management (we are unable to remove or rebuild). With land slightly higher in one sid...

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My first post on the site so bear with me... 15 months ago we had out walls re-plastered and painted. We also had the external walls re-pointed. At the time of the plastering being finished the weather was cold and heaters were used to dry the house out and then the central heating once it was fitt...

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I reside in an old farmhouse made from stone. The exterior walls are just one thick wall, followed by a gap, then the lathen plaster. My intention is to remove the lathen on the exterior walls, fill with glass wool insulation roll, then add plasterboard. My question is will there still be sufficien...

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Hi, I was looking to get some advice. Basically I purchased an old cottage about a year ago, it was in poor condition in the 70's they rendered inside and outside with a hard render and then painting over it with a sandex unbreathable type paint. They did this inside and out so we have been having ...

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33 gable end.jpg Hiya I'm buying a 1900s end terrace. I'm wondering whether it would make economical sense (and what would it likely cost, this is the property attached) in terms of reducing heating costs, to do this just to this end wall rather than straightforward paint render? Is it worth it? Al...

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I have a 1900ish stone wall house, with an extension added on the back is around 1970, with the kitchen downstairs, and bathroom upstairs. The house belonged to my grandfather, and we also thought he had a cold kitchen and condensation build up, but would just open the window and it would clear. Wh...

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A lot of people see underfloor heating, for us who experience various circulation issues it results in swollen legs and atrocious pains... We got a new apartment, it's perfect, but even if there are plenty of radiators the floor is decidedly warm, the agency doesn't know if there is underfloor heat...

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Hi Alexander, Thanks for the reply. The house is an old build mid-terrace with solid stone wall. Hi Carl, Carbon trust recommendation would be: "In traditionally built properties with solid walls, it is recommended to use breathable (also known as vapour permeable) solid wall insulation materi...

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Hi appreciate your feedback always welcome . "External insulation is always preferred to internal insulation" in your opinion and i would disagree you can use stone walls to accumulate heat , they will absorb heat that's true but they dont release it back into the house because there's po...

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Hi Alexander, Thanks for the reply. The house is an old build mid-terrace with solid stone wall. Hi Carl, You home is transitionally built with a solid stone walls. As traditional buildings need to ‘breathe’ the use of impermeable materials like EPS, Celotex, Kingspan, etc commonly found in modern ...

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Hi, I'm new to all this but hope someone can advise me. I live in a stone house built in 1845 and the roof is slate on sarking boards only (Scotland). Its a 3 storey house with 2 bedrooms and a bathroom in the roof with a tiny loft. I was planning on topping up my loft insulation as it is only laid...

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