Damp in cavity walls
April 11, 2022
Are Your Internal Walls Damp Due to Cavity Wall Insulation? What…
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Cavity tray details
August 25, 2021
Generally a membrane of 300 micrometre (1200 gauge) polyethylene sheet will be adequate (BRE, 1991). It has been acknowledged that some diffusion…
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Should I have cavity wall insulation
January 29, 2020
What the minister has done is write a letter to The Daily Telegraph – which wasn’t published – berating me for, “failing to recognise that the…
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Cavity wall insulation Causing damp problems
August 2, 2019
You questioned this diagnosis, and the insulation manufacturers also inspected, drilled a hole and used a boroscope to look inside the cavity…
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Installing Attic insulation Baffles
May 24, 2019
To completely cover your attic floor with insulation out to the eaves you need to install rafter vents (also called insulation baffles). Complete…
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Cavity wall insulation condensation
February 26, 2019
We are getting hundreds of calls from home owners complaining about a sudden increase in black mould in their rooms, wardrobes and carpets. Water…
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Cavity tray Wiki
August 30, 2017
The external fabric of a building can be a significant source of heat loss or gain. For this reason, the building regulations specify minimum…
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Wet cavity wall insulation
August 22, 2017
The Problem Cavity walls were first introduced as a measure against water ingress in the 1890’s and slowly became the accepted norm over the…
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Wet insulation in walls
August 12, 2017
Dear Merriam-Webster: Let the spelling fit the sentiment. “Damage” is “DAMNage.” Signed, The Concord Carpenter In this home, water that slipped…
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Cavity wall Ventilation
June 12, 2017
As designers and building owners place increased demands on exterior walls to isolate the outside climate from the interior controlled environment…
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Insulating a bathroom
May 25, 2017
Josh, a builder in Columbus, Ohio, has been hired to add a bathroom in the attic of an existing house. Although he had hoped to use cellulose…
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Cavity wall air bricks
March 15, 2017
Airbricks, sometimes called air bricks or air vents, are special bricks containing holes that allow air to enter under the floor of buildings…
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Does cavity wall insulation cause condensation
October 25, 2015
Estimates based on insulating a gas-heated home. Costs may vary significantly depending on level of work required. Above estimates are based…
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Loft conversion insulation requirements
September 28, 2015
A common method of improving a home is to add space and value by carrying out a loft conversion. As well as adding an extra room to the house…
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