There’s plenty of nice stone outside, we’ll have to be content with that.
Insulating my ancient living room
- Thread starter endecotp
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(3 months later…)
I have a load of plasterboard coming tomorrow, so I thought I’d better post some photos before this gets hidden forever.
This is the same right-hand window as before, with insulated studwork in place. It doesn’t look as smart as my previous efforts, because I’m re-using the wonky old timber and because I’ve inserted the insulation from behind, which makes it look like it has gaps around the insulation - it really doesn’t, see previous photos.
The frames feel nice and solid since I have secured them to each other half way up. Without that support, the 50mm timber is quite bouncy.
The insulation narrows from 100mm to 50mm at the windows. Some years ago when I was feeling rich I bough a few sheets of aerogel fleece to try in places where there’s not much space available; I’ve used some of that here behind the 50mm wood fibre.
Below the window I’ve built new 100mm studwork, and I’ve used strips of aerogel glued to the back of the studs:
Should be less than 3 months before the next update! I still haven’t shown you the North wall, due to the piles of stuff that are hiding it!
I have a load of plasterboard coming tomorrow, so I thought I’d better post some photos before this gets hidden forever.
The frames feel nice and solid since I have secured them to each other half way up. Without that support, the 50mm timber is quite bouncy.
The insulation narrows from 100mm to 50mm at the windows. Some years ago when I was feeling rich I bough a few sheets of aerogel fleece to try in places where there’s not much space available; I’ve used some of that here behind the 50mm wood fibre.
Below the window I’ve built new 100mm studwork, and I’ve used strips of aerogel glued to the back of the studs:
Should be less than 3 months before the next update! I still haven’t shown you the North wall, due to the piles of stuff that are hiding it!
Time for another update on this glacially-slow project.
Plasterboard fitted, joints and screws filled, and mist-coated around this window.
I’ve only done the filling now to find out whether I can do a good-enough job, or whether I should get a pro to come and skim everything for me at the end of the project. Like most jobs, I eventually produce something that’s OK - but sooo slooowly.
Plasterboard fitted, joints and screws filled, and mist-coated around this window.
I’ve only done the filling now to find out whether I can do a good-enough job, or whether I should get a pro to come and skim everything for me at the end of the project. Like most jobs, I eventually produce something that’s OK - but sooo slooowly.
Good job!
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You are indeed speeding up
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Small area like that you can probably end up with a decent job if you skim it yourself. I do my own, and I'm getting better. However, there is some investment in tools (whisk, trowel, hawk), so unless you can see a future use it's prob better to get someone in.
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