Not sure quite where to post this.
I have a 12 x 10 single skin (white celcon blocks on a low brick base) outside building (glorified shed actually) that was rendered originally by an ex son-in-law (begrudgingly). The rendering on parts of the builidng have been damaged this winter so some remedial work is required.
The room was built to house my model railway (never completed) and to act as a general workshop. The walls are lined inside with chipboard and have polystyrene sheeting between the walls and the sheeting. The roof is standard shed construction with plasterboard inside and filled with the same polystyrene. The floor (concrete) is made up of loft boards covered with carpeting. Prior to the boards being laid the floor was painted with bitumen. There are a couple of sealed unit windows.
From the outset the building suffered more from damp and cold over winter than I had anticipate and some form of heating was required but as costs rose, and the railway didn't progress, this had to be abandoned.
I am now trying to resurect my model railway but realise that I need to make better provision for insulation over winter. As I said, the rendering needs repair in places but would welcome any help in deciding how to make better insulation either external or internal.
Thanks
I have a 12 x 10 single skin (white celcon blocks on a low brick base) outside building (glorified shed actually) that was rendered originally by an ex son-in-law (begrudgingly). The rendering on parts of the builidng have been damaged this winter so some remedial work is required.
The room was built to house my model railway (never completed) and to act as a general workshop. The walls are lined inside with chipboard and have polystyrene sheeting between the walls and the sheeting. The roof is standard shed construction with plasterboard inside and filled with the same polystyrene. The floor (concrete) is made up of loft boards covered with carpeting. Prior to the boards being laid the floor was painted with bitumen. There are a couple of sealed unit windows.
From the outset the building suffered more from damp and cold over winter than I had anticipate and some form of heating was required but as costs rose, and the railway didn't progress, this had to be abandoned.
I am now trying to resurect my model railway but realise that I need to make better provision for insulation over winter. As I said, the rendering needs repair in places but would welcome any help in deciding how to make better insulation either external or internal.
Thanks