Sorry if this is in the wrong section but guessing the plasterers will have an idea of what to do. I need to insulate the exterior walls internally but it's a double skinned, solid brick wall (Victorian mid-terrace).
These walls have been damp in the past so I don't want to take any risks. They've been taken back to bare brick and now I'm wondering what the best method for insulating them is? I want to keep these walls fairly breathable as the outside has been rendered with a concrete and sand mix (unfortunately). I know there's the option of leaving an air gap and then battening but I'd like to not loose too much space internally. Could I just build up a small frame directly onto the brickwork and then put something like wood fibre panel on top and the plasterer can skim straight onto that?
These walls have been damp in the past so I don't want to take any risks. They've been taken back to bare brick and now I'm wondering what the best method for insulating them is? I want to keep these walls fairly breathable as the outside has been rendered with a concrete and sand mix (unfortunately). I know there's the option of leaving an air gap and then battening but I'd like to not loose too much space internally. Could I just build up a small frame directly onto the brickwork and then put something like wood fibre panel on top and the plasterer can skim straight onto that?
