Hi;
I am about to start my Bathroom project and need some advice on insulating probably only one of the external walls.
One of the walls which is currently where the bath is, is a westerly facing gable end wall that is tiled floor to ceiling, in the winter when the hot taps are run for a bath or if you have a shower the walls and ceiling suffers with condensation especially the gable end tiled wall which is usually the coldest?
See below on the current layout - My plan is to remove all the interall stud walls and make one larger room for the bath / shower and WC. To assist with the condensation I was planning on trying to insulate at least the gable end wall and fit an extractor to remove the moist air when showering / bathing etc. Insulating the other two external walls will be difficult as they all have windows and the room is so small anyway I feel I would lose too much space.
If I batten and plasterboard the gable end wall what is the best way to insulate and what plasterboard do I need. Should I / can I put some kind of foam insulation between the battens? If so what type - found this from another thread http://www.buildingmaterials.co.uk/insulation/insulation-boards/#page=1
Due to the size of the room the plasterboard / insulation needs to be as thin as poss. I may fit the bath against the gable end wall so again it will be tiled but I may cut a recess in the plasterboard to use as a decorartive shelf for candles? (Only if I have a separate shower cubicle)
The house is an end of terrace built 1925/30 with brick cavity walls. The bathroom is built on top of a kitchen extension which was probably done sometime after 1950/60?
The bathroom / WC currently consist of two separate rooms (bath and WC) with a small hallway accessing both. There are stud walls enclosing the separate bathroom and WC.
In the bath there is a west facing gable end wall with no window and a window on the south and two windows on the easterly wall. The north facing wall is the original house.
When I get a chance I'll draw up a plan diagram and post it up.
I am about to start my Bathroom project and need some advice on insulating probably only one of the external walls.
One of the walls which is currently where the bath is, is a westerly facing gable end wall that is tiled floor to ceiling, in the winter when the hot taps are run for a bath or if you have a shower the walls and ceiling suffers with condensation especially the gable end tiled wall which is usually the coldest?
See below on the current layout - My plan is to remove all the interall stud walls and make one larger room for the bath / shower and WC. To assist with the condensation I was planning on trying to insulate at least the gable end wall and fit an extractor to remove the moist air when showering / bathing etc. Insulating the other two external walls will be difficult as they all have windows and the room is so small anyway I feel I would lose too much space.
If I batten and plasterboard the gable end wall what is the best way to insulate and what plasterboard do I need. Should I / can I put some kind of foam insulation between the battens? If so what type - found this from another thread http://www.buildingmaterials.co.uk/insulation/insulation-boards/#page=1
Due to the size of the room the plasterboard / insulation needs to be as thin as poss. I may fit the bath against the gable end wall so again it will be tiled but I may cut a recess in the plasterboard to use as a decorartive shelf for candles? (Only if I have a separate shower cubicle)
The house is an end of terrace built 1925/30 with brick cavity walls. The bathroom is built on top of a kitchen extension which was probably done sometime after 1950/60?
The bathroom / WC currently consist of two separate rooms (bath and WC) with a small hallway accessing both. There are stud walls enclosing the separate bathroom and WC.
In the bath there is a west facing gable end wall with no window and a window on the south and two windows on the easterly wall. The north facing wall is the original house.
When I get a chance I'll draw up a plan diagram and post it up.