cold wall
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:40 pm
When you convert a loft in an old terraced house, the brick walls in the loft area (party walls) are normally made from solid 9 inch brickwork. So if I run the new stairs up the party wall, the wall below the ceiling is adjoining another ‘warm’ wall. But when it passes through to the loft area it will be adjoining a ‘cold’ wall. Is this normally ignored by the Building Inspector, or do I have to have a nasty looking step in the wall, with some form of insulation behind?