Recent content by garym999

Tackled one of the outer walls today. Was going to seal the ceiling from the loft. I started but access was a real b**ch. Also makes me think that fitting cavity socks to the top of the wall cavity might also be a no go although because the sock is flexible and I would not need tooling i might...

So the while the cat is away the mice play (yep the better half is out)... I thought I'd see what coverage you get with the foam. So I built a little test cavity with a 15mm void which is what the dot and dab works out at. The lower foam was injected from the rear via a 10mm hole with a 3...

You can see where some of my crimbo break is going... Yep the wall cavity contains wool slabs. And second the use of a gun. Just been looking at them cos as you say, the plain cans just go everywhere. That place that fixes screws has one with a flexible hose attachement which may well help in...

Not the most riviting pictures but they show the cavity wall make up & junction to the roof plate. I have read that cavity closures to the top of the walls are now fitted primarily to stop fire progression but also help keep the cavity warmer but at the time of construction they would be open...

Doggit, thanks for the prompt response. The summer heat thing is odd in that by day the house is generally OK but them warms up after the sun sets, like a storage heater. I can access the loft anytime and I had already thought of drilling and sealing the drywalls with foam but did not think...

Most noticeable in the summer where the house can be relatively cool during a hot summers day but then at night the heat seems build up to become uncomfortable Black marking on carpet edges, presumably where air flows around carpet edges to skirting boards Noise travels between floors readily...