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I'm getting a new Vokera Pinnacle 30C installed with a Hive V4 thermostat which has open therm support, and there will be smart TRV's on most radiators. I mentioned about a weather compensation sensor to my heating engineer who's said they can be a faff and he doesn't like them. I'm interested...

Thanks replies @gas112 and @fixitflav. I’ve used something similar to the recommended ‘marsh mallow’ type filler (One Strike); I’ll give that a try if I can knife it in from below. I do wonder if the cycle of expansion/contraction might dislodge it but worth a try. I’m still interested in...

This is one instance where spray foam insulation, is actually useful.

Hi, Elderly parents live in an early 1970's property with an externally accessed under stairs cupboard - probably designed as a coal shed. It is a single skin wall backing onto the hall and on each side an under stairs cupboard accessed internally. The hall is draughty which I think is...

By 'expanding foam' do you mean adhesive glue like this Soudal adhesive: https://www.toolstation.com/soudal-soudabond-easy-adhesive-foam-gun-grade/p37023? This Soudal adhesive can set at temperatures of up to -5oC which is needed this Winter as it's less than 5oC outside. Would this work as...

Would this work to stick kingspan to the interior of a metal garage door: https://www.toolstation.com/soudal-soudabond-easy-adhesive-foam-gun-grade/p37023?

Slice it up into slips about 50mm thick, foam the back of the door with expanding foam, foam the slip with expanding foam, leave 2 minutes then press the slip onto the door Once you get into a pattern with the process you'll have an area of foam on the back of the door going tacky, and several...

As an after thought would we be best insulating the whole downstairs suspended floor or just so much after the party wall. Don't particularly want to rip up all the floorboards as will be a nightmare of a job

This is most helpful John, thank you ever so much. We will take up a few boards downstairs to be able to see the joists and take it from there.

Yes, the joists are probably pocketed into the brickwork, and there are probably gaps. You would to take up at least some of the floorboards for access. Clean out loose material by scraping and using a builder's canister vacuum (not a domestic vac). You can pack them with sand and cement...

The roofspace was completely sealed with foam, no roof vents installed either, the woman who owned the house was paranoid about mice, I counted 12 mousetraps in the roofspace alone, she got the guys who sprayed to the roof to spray any gaps between the neighbours party walls and along the edges...

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And stops the timbers of the roof structure breathing, leading to rot.

The consequence of spray foam and any subsequent condensation can only be attributed to the stifling of air flow as the foam itself is insulative. How the foam 'caused' it in your instance is a bit baffling....? The main issues are the fact that it is sprayed directly onto non-membrane roof...

Hi, I was hoping for some advice about making good after a rewire. The electricians have left repair work for me in a number of places 1. Chases into lime plaster on solid brick. 2. Lime plaster on lath stud walls 3. Sockets in insulated board For the chases I was going to just use a...

That stuff should be banned.

Speaking of insulation Lady we work for is having to spend thousands of £ on replacing / repairing her roof She had that spray foam insulation sprayed in her loft coated all the tiles etc afaik had a grant to pay for it Total disaster

...via the airbrick? Or maybe it is the guttering leaking? Also with this airbrick not being sealed doesn't that mean that all the spray foam insulation will be getting damp? I seem to be having lots of DIY issues this weekend...

...if you'll spend any length of time in it, go for more If you want a fast, easy but more expensive result, you can get a 2 part spray foam insulation that comes in a couple of gas bottle type things and mixes in the fun you spray it with. Phenomenal stuff, very fast to fit. Google for AB...

I am replacing the rotten beams and wood decking on my flat roofed garage and removed some of the roofing to do so. I have planned to build a pitched/sloped roof to help with the water drainage and snow buildup. 1. Can I leave the remaining existing roof down, which is covering only the back...