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Firstly, I think I may have asked this before, but I couldn't find the answer. The situation is this, we have an integral garage in our house, the wall between the garage and the hallway is one brick thick, and subsequently is a bit cold. What I intend to do is build a wooden "frame", a...

I'm redoing our garage conversion, however just wondering what the correct/best way of insulating the floor would be Option 1: Concrete Floor Insulation Board Chipboard/Plywood Option 2: Concrete Floor Battons every 600mm Insulation board between battons Chipboard/Plywood on top of battons...

Hi there New to the forum and just after some input. We moved into our house in 2014 which is a semi detached property built around the 1960's. When we moved in we changed the windows and doors as they were past it and very draughty. Our rear door was an internal door. We have also changed out...

I will be insulating and boarding my garage to make it into a more comfortable space for working at home. I have a pitched roof garage which I want to insulate and board at ceiling level, but how am I best to go about this? I am also wanting to install downlights which I will need to take into...

Hi All I hope this is the correct Forum Topic to be posting in as it involves parts of the other topics. I have a standard 6 x 3.3 m Garage with an apex roof not flat, 1 side door, 1 side window, and a Metal garage door. The garage is just plain, Concrete floor, concrete block. The garage...

Hi, I am planning the conversion of my garage into a workspace and want to make sure it's warm in the winter. It is a detached garage and the current concrete floor won't be insulated. My first question is do I need to insulate it? I will be insulating the walls and roof. I can't raise the...

So I've had my garage loft insulated as well as the rest of the garage (5mx5m) converted and its so hot up there now. What are my best options to just get some air in there without breaking the bank?

Hello, we've recently had cavity wall insulation and loft insulation put into the property. However, we have one bedroom upstairs which is connected on one wall to the garage. The room is about 2-3 degrees colder than other rooms which we think is in part caused by the fact that the wall has no...

Hi we had an extension done over our garage few years ago. The bedroom above the garage is always freezing cold only warms up when we put an extra electric heater on which is very costly. someone suggested to me that the garage ceiling needed to be properly insulated. I know our ceiling was...

Hi, I'm planning changing my garage (internal to the house but no internal door) to a garage gym. It's a pretty smallish garage and at the moment, has zero insulation in the brick walls - can literally feel the cold air coming in the house via the walls during winter. I'm planning on using...

Hi, I have a 1970s house which has an attached garage with the original roll down garage door. I added some polystyrene insulation on the inside of the door, and brush draught excluders on the sides. Its still quite draughty though. The front half of the garage is single skin brickwork, Im...

Hi everyone, just been to my neighbour and his son is insulating the single brick garage walls. I have always put a vapour barrier, then batons 2x2, then insulation and plasterboard (or insulated plasterboard all in one). He's missed the vapour barrier and said it's not needed because the...

I have an integral double garage and require the roof space of the garage insulating, above this is the bedrooms, the joists are 8"x6" timber.. Would it be ok to put standard 200mm rockwool type insulation inbetween these held up using this netting...

hi i live in a coachhouse so the garage is joined to another garage and the other side is my hallway/staircase also ive put an insulated wall infront of the garage door do i need to put insulated plasterboard on that wall aswell? also none of the breeze block walls get damp or anything as it is...

Hi, The internal walls of my integral garage are single block width - I assume I can line the walls on the garage side to stop heat loss from the rest of the house, can anyone recommend the appropriate board? Also the ceiling of the garage is just plaster board - what is the best approach...

Sorry if this post is in the wrong place or seems a daft question... Our garage is integral to the house and above it is our youngest bedroom. As this was built in the 70's there is no insulation between the garage roof and the bedroom floor. Being north facing it can get rather cold at...

Hello all As many others on this forum I'd like to go ahead and insulate my garage. However, I am going to use it as a DIY workshop - I do not intend to live in there. The garage is a double garage single skin brickwork and it's currently as cold/hot as the outside temperature. I am not looking...

I have a CBS home with an attached garage in South Florida. While the house is very well insulated the garage is not. The mortar lines show through the exterior stucco and the interior gets extremely hot and humid during the day. Can I simply install styrofoam panels on the walls and door? Do...

I would like to add some insulation to these walls in the garage as the bathroom is noticably colder as it juts out into the garage. Is something like this the best way to go - https://www.screwfix.com/p/ybs-superquilt-multi-layer-reflective-foil-insulation-5-x-1-5m/80967

Hi Could anyone recommend the best manufacturer of Insulated Roller Garage Doors ? Cheers