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    23vc posted the thread Rockwool slabs for 4x2 CLS in Building.
    Got a 4x2 CLS stud wall to insulate, board, skim etc. Will use the rockwool acoustic/rwa45 slabs/knauf acoustic slabs. The 100mm size of...
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    23vc replied to the thread AIB or Wood?!.
    Plasterboard/cement board/asbestos. Gut feel is not plasterboard as the paper face tends to go brown over the years, and just looks more...
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    23vc replied to the thread Bedroom insulation.
    You don’t need a vapour barrier on a party wall. Whether you need one on the external walls may be up for debate, but from what I...
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    23vc replied to the thread Bedroom insulation.
    Not sure what you mean by concrete slabs and concrete studs, but if it’s a party wall, forget vapour barriers or thermal insulation and...
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    23vc replied to the thread Bedroom insulation.
    You could try, just make sure it’s not near a joint which could break and cause an involuntary drain down… At a push could also just...
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    23vc replied to the thread Bedroom insulation.
    pretty unlikely, better doing it properly and re-piping it. And surely you want to be moving it out more than 2cm based on the above?
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    23vc replied to the thread Bedroom insulation.
    Foam gaps - yes Shave PIR - I wouldn’t, as I said above, just do it in such a way as that’s not needed
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    23vc replied to the thread Bedroom insulation.
    Assume that’s a timber frame with block infill? There’s loads of ways you could do it, could start again with a 2x2 frame with say 50mm...
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    23vc replied to the thread Bedroom insulation.
    If space, to make a noticeable gain I’d deffo go with more like 50-100mm PiR, framed/trapped to existing battens/masonry with battens...
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    23vc replied to the thread Carport Fireboard Reattachment.
    Pink fireline plasterboard? If so, use bugle headed drywall screws. Rather worrying that any screws have “fallen out” which shouldn’t...
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    23vc replied to the thread Boarding over ceiling with cornice.
    Either stick/dab 9.5mm/12.5mm boards on nice and tight, or glue and bonding coat then skim, or a bonding/skim mix. How deep the artex...
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    23vc replied to the thread Weatherproof / pvc frame between wall and sunroom.
    Are you talking about an opening in an existing house wall which is going to be too big for a conservatory which is going to replace an...
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    23vc replied to the thread Cavity wall insulation - should it go below the damp proof course?.
    One of the key characteristics of cavity bats is they supposedly don’t wick moisture. But they don’t tend to get used below dpc much...
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    23vc reacted to cdbe's post in the thread Thermolite block replacement - advice wanted with Like Like.
    Can't see why you'd replace any of that.
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    23vc reacted to Ivor Windybottom's post in the thread What size jack-hammer? with Thanks Thanks.
    In that case I'd recommend just buying Screwfix's Titan beast. It will probably cost less than hiring. I have one too, it's pretty...
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