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Hi sorry for not getting back sooner - I've been away. The Drylok stuff Masona mentioned was the stuff we used. We got it from a local builders, its not cheap but its good stuff.

We had a similar problem with our cellar (underground obviously!) We tanked it using special cellar paint which is often used in pub cellars. We painted on and it compleatly stopped the damp getting through. It is now totaly dry. I don't know what the tanking membrane is. Hope this helps

Thanks for the reply Masona. Please excuse my ignorance, but whats a soffit vent, and on both sides of what? Cheers

Thank you both for your replies. The roof will just be a sheet of ply (I think) with felt on top. Its going to a a commercaily bought shed. What I was thinking was to put battons on the underside putting up the insulation and then nailing normal sheets of hardboard on top to keep it in place...

I am looking to insulate a large shed / workshop so my wife can use it all year round (she is a watercolour artist). I was thinking of putting up battons on wall and floor, using 1" polystynene sheets on the floor, and topped with 18mm chipboard. On the walls and roof I was going to use loft...