foam

House built in 1979. I believe it was built with the PVC sliding door which we've recently replaced for an aluminium door (as part of a much bigger project). As per the photos, there is a gap between floorboards and rear of door (threshold?) and I can see down the cavity. The DPC is two courses...

What filler can I use on top of foam? After we bought our house I realised that parts of the filling on the site of the window was loose so two years later I finally managed to get every loose original filling out and filled it with foam but want to have now a smooth finish so I can finish it...

Hi all we have this wall in our house which seems to be covered in a polystyrene foam. Any idea why it would have been added? Seems to have been picked apart for some time and seems very easy to remove, but no signs of damp so wonder why it would have been added?! Insulation or to cover...

Hi I took my carpet up and I am in the process of sending my floor boards but the room is noticeably colder. There is a draft coming up through the floor boards and I have a decent sized crawl space to put some kind of insulation under there. I was thinking easiest would de just get under there...

im finding reclaimed 1.2 m x 2.4 m x 100mm insulation boards online for £29. it's too expensive. Does anyone know a supplier or an equivalent technology to kingspan that is less. Has anyone tried blowing their own closed cell (waterproof) foam and do you know where I could get it. still...

Hi I’ve got an outside tap with blue mdpe pipe. 2 questions 1)I’d like to insulate it - guessing with the standard grey foam tubes. do I insulate the wider elbow connections and how/what with? 2) What’s the best way to paint the insulation so it blends in on the render wall. Thanks in advance.

Hi I am looking to get some injectable foam insulation for a flat roof celling that has some spaces in the existing insulation. I am aware that you can buy big kits that you might use to fill up large spaces like a wall or something. However I just need a small amount for some gaps in the...

Good evening everyone. Thanks for a great forum. Our home is a medium to large 1930's/40's semi-detached, made of bottom-half stone and top-half pebble. I'm not sure if this might be important info, but our home elevation is approx 675ft above sea level, although it is on a long flat road...