We libe in a stone built house with a bay window that seems to attract the cold weather.
The windows are replacement double glazed and seem fine, but the bottom 2ft is tongue and groove cladding (could be original to the 100 yr old house?) which has nothing behind it apart from an air space then the inside of the stone wall.
Can i replace the tongue and groove but fill the void with insulation? thee are air vents in the outside wall and I assume they provide air flow into the floor void as opposed to the wall void (the house is solid stone so no cavity - the bay has a "cavity" due to the space between the strapping and the wall).
If it is okay to do as I plan, should i include some form of moisture control (plastic sheeting?) (there is not any issues at present with moisture); what would be the best insulation material to use?; and should I leave a small air gap or just fill the void completey?
thanks
The windows are replacement double glazed and seem fine, but the bottom 2ft is tongue and groove cladding (could be original to the 100 yr old house?) which has nothing behind it apart from an air space then the inside of the stone wall.
Can i replace the tongue and groove but fill the void with insulation? thee are air vents in the outside wall and I assume they provide air flow into the floor void as opposed to the wall void (the house is solid stone so no cavity - the bay has a "cavity" due to the space between the strapping and the wall).
If it is okay to do as I plan, should i include some form of moisture control (plastic sheeting?) (there is not any issues at present with moisture); what would be the best insulation material to use?; and should I leave a small air gap or just fill the void completey?
thanks