Wall insulation

[Kateyatey]

hello, i moved into a bungalow about a year ago and one of the rooms is a garage conversion. When we moved in the back wall had rising damp, we have had this treated and no more damp. On this wall we have our wardrobes which i pulled out and found a lot of white mould on them. I can only assume this is a single wall with no insulation, and it doesn't help that it appears this radiator in this room doesn't work so it is very cold.

what can i do to insulate this wall myself? And of course the radiator will be fixed too. Thanks

 

[noseall]

what can i do to insulate this wall myself?

Depends what your capabilities are and what tools you have to hand.

Also, what is the make-up of this wall, i.e. single skin (half brick thick), solid 225mm (one brick thick), or cavity wall etc?

 

[Kateyatey]

what can i do to insulate this wall myself?

Depends what your capabilities are and what tools you have to hand.

Also, what is the make-up of this wall, i.e. single skin (half brick thick), solid 225mm (one brick thick), or cavity wall etc?

Im perfectly capable and i have access to alot of tools. My dads convinced its a cavity wall but im not so sure as we had someone come round about cavity wall insulation and he said they were insulated. Either its just a solid wall or was converted after the other walls were insulated?

 

[noseall]

You would require aboot 50mm of celotex type insulation to bring a solid one brick thick wall up to scratch.

They can be bought as separate sheets or ready bonded to a plasterboard.

These can either be fixed to timber battens or a stud frame, depending upon how much space you want to lose and how well insulated you wish to be.

Fit a vapour barrier directly behind the plasterboards or incorporate one via foil tape and/or foil backed plasterboards, depending upon your method of insulating.

 

[JohnD]

how thick is this wall?