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No double skin and I used plasterboard if I no adhesive. After looking the blue damp proof membrane has kinked slightly in that area so there was a bit of brick showing and the part of the blue membrane was damp.

Hi all, I have recently added a new composite door and dry lined my porch which was just brick before. The outside is brick and has lead flashing as you can see in them pictures. But anyway after prepping the plasterboard I finally got to the finals coats of paint and have noticed a damp...

I asked for the roof to be spray foamed and was quoted by the company to do the whole roof, however when they came the guy said he has aimed the hun down the slope but can’t guarantee it will all be done well. He also said the fibre would need to be pulled out as it has to be sprayed onto the...

I have attached a picture of what it is like. The yellow part is the area which I’m not sure what to do. As you can see from the other pictures I think I’d struggle to get 2400mm length of pir board on the sloping part to meet the spray foamed section. This is why I was only going to insulate...

Yes there is a breeze through here, which is why it is cold in my little boys room. I think ideally I need to go up the sloping bit but I don’t think I can get pir or wool to go up there and allow air to flow as well, as the gap is too tight. I don’t have the option of taking the ceiling out...

I managed to get a good hole cut to have a look and this is what it’s like. Would 50mm pir board be ok to back onto the plasterboard or would I be better using 100 wool? Thanks

Hi newbie here. Not sure if this is in the right section but, I do have some diy experience but I’m looking for some advice on insulating the roof of my house. Last year I had foam put in the loft which is shown by the red lines. Problem is the rest of the roof has no insulation as the foam...