I have a new-build detached garage and am looking to upgrade it into a usable space as an exercise room / home office. It will not be an actual "garage conversion" though - the garage door will remain in place and there will not be any structural changes or installation of plumbing etc - just...
Now that the weather has turned and temperatures have dropped I've noticed my garage is cold and damp which is making everything else damp.
I'm looking to insulate the brick walls but after some ideas on the best way to do this without losing too much space.
My initial thoughts are to build a...
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Moved into a new build with a separate garage
Wife has a heat pump dryer we plan on using.in the garage but it's cold in the winter so will run a small heater when it's in use
I have placed a rubber floor over the concrete and boarded the walls with...
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Am thinking of insulating our totally detatched garage shortly,mainly to try and keep a reasonably stable temperature and reduce condensation to a minimum.
Was going to batten the walls then add layer of insulating material (what's best?) then fix some 12.5mm...
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I do sports massage and wok from home. we a re buying a new house that has a single skin detatched garage with concrete slab floor. I am going to stud, insulate, plasterboard walls and ceilings.
The side door to garage is level wiith the garage floor.
I am taking out the metal garage door...
I am hoping to do a slight garage conversion with the help of my dad. I haven't discussed this properly with him though, and I want to have a rough idea of what I am doing before I go through it with him in detail.
So, my question is, what is the best type of insulation to use? I am...
My 4th bedroom is above our garage. It is seperate to the house in relation to the loft.The ceiling follows the line of the pitched roof. The room is always colder than the rest of the house. I think this is due to no insulation in the pitched roof rafters which form the ceiling.
I have some...
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The garage was built many years ago as an old bakery and the bungalow was built on after.
I have bought some £3 a roll of insulation from b&q and put in the ceiling and boarded up.
Could i put it in the walls also if i put battons on the wall put the roll between and then...
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I want to convert my garage to use it as a study area, It is single brick with flat roof and as such I plan to create a frame out of wood to allow me to install 50mm foil backed cellotex insulation on all external walls whilst leaving a gap between the warm side and cold side & then...
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Any suggestions on insulating a garage ceiling under a bedroom, the loft above the bedroom has plenty of insulation but the room is still quite cold...
was thinking of fixing some of those foam panels used in walls to the garage ceiling somehow.. :?:
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I'm planning to insulate my garage with YBS ThermaWrap Insulation but I've noticed there are gaps or vents in my garage door well I think they are vents, please see pictures. If I cover over gaps will that cause a problem due to lack of air and cause issues like mould maybe. As you can tell...
Would the standard Kingspan type of insulation be able to take the weight of a typical domestic car when covered with say 70 mm of concrete on a garage floor?
Tony
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i want to put space blanket insulation in the garage under the flat felt roof supported by netting do i put it silver side down so you look up to see silver. daft question i know
also our boiler in about 500mm below the intended level of insulation on a frost thermostat. will the...
Just a quick question regarding the construction / insulation detail for a garage extension & change of use proposal.
I am proposing to extend my existing attached garage - and apply for a change of use to a part of the existing garage into a habitable space.
The existing garage wall is...
Hi all I am wanting to insulate my garage that is single skin brick .
My question is do I battern out then insulate (25mm kingspan) cover with vapour barrier then plasterboard
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vapour barrier / kingspan/ plasterboard ?
also is it necessary to leave a gap between the wall and...
Un-insulated garage ceiling to bedroom. Currently cement boards on garage ceiling to joists and bedroom floorboards on top of joists. I am going to infill with loft insulation. I have spare weed control membrane that would be permeable and also 4mm bubble foil that is not but would be a radiant...
I have a bedroom with ensuite over a garage (attached to house). The garage is completely unheated and the bedroom is centrally heated. The roof is flat and recently recovered in EDPM. The roof spaces were filled with rockwool and the cavities have polystyrene beads but the efficiency of these...
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I have a garage with a flat felted roof, made up of 2x8 inch joists on 16 inch centers. Any tips on what i can (and should) do to insulate the roof to keep me cool in summer and the frost away in winter.
Thanks,
Joseph
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My garage is part of the house with a bedroom above, at the back of the garage is a stud wall and a door which goes into our kitchen.
I removed the the screwed on plasterboard panels from the garage side and in between the noggins is wool insulation, but I just feel this isn’t enough as...
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...