Recent content by rkinsella

It is a north facing window, so there is very little solar gain from it. The adjacent room, on the north side, is generally chilly with a similar sized window. The lower frame of the window is already frosted, the upper panes are clear. I might cover them with film to see if it makes a...

I can't put an awing on the front of the window, I am

Howdy, This is not the first time I have posted on this issue My first post on it was back in 2021 (Workshop / Study is a bit stuffy) - when I started working for home on a full-time basis. In 2023, installed a BSK Zephyr Heat Recovery Retrofit with mixed results. To recap, we renovated the...

Sorry about the delayed answer - it works to a point. The room is definitely more ventilated in the winter. However I can't say that it has solved my summer-time problem.

Removing the tile doesn't help as there is always roof felt underneath. I think I am going to remove sections of plaster board the length of wall.

When we renovated the house there was a partition wall put in diagonally (don't ask) between the kid's bedrooms. Show below during the renovation. I was a bit suspicious of whether this got insulated ... especially when I saw this on cold days, see below. Ignore the bigger problem on the...

That is tough work

@Swwils How did you drill out the hole? I was in HSS this morning, and the guy told me that the biggest they do is 152mm / 6 inches? Anything above that, they don't do and can't be done with an SDS drill, needs a special rig - or so he said? Thanks

Good idea. I'll get a sheet of 40mm kingspan from the local builders yard.

Out of interest, what did you use to insulate behind the back box?

I got the loan of a CAT mobile phone with an infrared camera about a year ago, and I noticed a few things. I got the impression that the wall sockets on external walls are leaking a lot of cold air into the room. The socket's box / wall plate is secured to the original exterior masonry wall...

At the time it was a compromise between how much space we wanted to lose from the room, and the volume of insulation. We felt that 70mm was a good compromise, we could have done more. There are very generous supports available here to renovate houses, on paper the government contributes very...

Well we have had the issues since day one, so it unlikely that core issue is one of degradation overtime. I was thinking about buying a thermal camera. Should I be thinking about an air tightness test instead?

There are 4 in total - master bedroom, kids bedroom, guest bedroom and living area. These control zone isolation valves, they are not wired directly into the heat pump. Kingspan 70mm cavity wall insulation throughout Similar thickness in the floor as I recall. The ceiling was > 100mm as the...

Hi folks, We renovated our house in 2018 - 2019. We put a lot of money into internal insulation - internally insulating the walls, the floor and ceilings. We installed ultra low-U value windows throughout. We installed a Thermia Atec Air 2 Water Heat Pump, along with underfloor heating etc...