insulation

I live in a 1937 bungalow and am finding cold areas with mold spots developing. In particular, the press in the living room wall is deep and I guess the back of it is against the outer layer of bricks of the house. So there is no insulation and it gets very cold attracting moisture. Any ideas...

Hi all, sorry if this is the wrong subforum, it seemed like the only one related to heat, that was my basis: The kitchen and bathroom are consistently the coldest rooms in my house. They are also the rooms that lack both carpets and curtains I dont think putting carpets in them is feasible for...

Hi all, a few questions and thoughts. Planning to insulate under a bay window area on the 2nd floor. I have done a rough mock-up of the current bay window area, and with an non-insulated internal wall. The bay protrudes in-front of the house, not covering the cavity space (see image below), so...

I’m after some advice please. I’ve seen a Reddit user with my exact query, but they don’t look like they ever got a response. Basically I’m having some building work done but have been left confused by the join between the warm and cold roof. I have borrowed a sketch of what the situation...

I'm replacing my suspended floor with a concrete one, and have just poured the slab. The plan now is 150mm PIR, UFH pipes, and 50mm liquid screed. The stairs are currently supported on a temporary 6x3 timber which allowed me to pour the slab straight through (picture below). The stairs need...

Hi All, New here so hope this is the right place to ask. Our drawings for our extension show 140mm pir between studs and then 50mm over the entire wall then plasterboard on top. My question is what fixing should i be using for 50mm pir to the studs and then what fixings for the plasterboard...

What type of insulation is this? It's between joists in the roof of the new build house

Hi all, I need to insulate and plaster a single brick wall that is part of a stairwell up to a loft conversion. 50% of the wall has an unconverted loft on the other side, the other 50% is straight to the elements. Gets bloody cold in the winter. Size is 4.8m x 4.8m - pic attached. How would...

Hi everyone I’m not at all new to DIY but quite new to a lot of stuff I’d like to do to my garage to make it useable for a few hours a day in winter and generally just a more pleasant place to spend time. Kind of want to make it a nice clean space. I know there are loads (AND LOADS) of similar...

I am considering how best to line some unused garage space which I currently use as a gym (and bike workshop). My house originally had an integral garage. Previous owners adapted this for use initially as an office space by lining the walls with plasterboard (using 1 inch battens and no...

Hi I have a Valiant condensing boiler in an upstairs airing cupboard with a flue pipe that runs up into the loft and then across to a vent in the gable end. I am about to add extra insulation to the loft. On the vertical section of the flue pipe where it passes through the ceiling into the...

I have a stud wall currently open on one side, bathroom / airing cupboard etc to bedroom. It will have tile backer / MR Plasterboard soon. I also have some large chunks of foam from several mattresses (not memory foam topper, the large support material yellow coloured Polyurethane (?) foam)...

I'm looking for some advice here. We have this alcove area behind what was originally a garage door, modified in the 70's I believe and until now we've just hung a thick curtain across the gap with a subsequent build-up of mould, as you can see. I'm looking to fill and insulate this gap to...

I’ve been dealing with cold walls in a couple of bedrooms due to having two external walls, which causes cold areas and has led to issues with condensation and mould. This is something I’ve always experienced with the property, even after living here for over 10 years. I’ve involved the council...

Hi, We’ve been in our 3 bed Victorian cottsge for 8 years and when we moved in there had already been a mansard dormer extension built. Due to space we are going to go further into the roof space and install some pull out cupboards. Problem with the dormer is that it’s been poorly insulated...

Hi all, Any one done this or had it done and do you have any numbers on how the heat requirement of these rooms changed subsequently? I'm just thinking through what the options are and if worth it for the hassle/risks i.e. -Will it make much difference (filled cavity walls, double glazed but...

i have a an integrated garage, at the front of the house next to the garage is a meter long open porch. ( inset into the house). the 1m section of wall between the porch area and the garage is single skin brick. it then changes to single skin blockwork. on the inside of the house there is about...

Hi First timer on the forum. I'm sure this question has probably been asked before - but I couldn't find it anywhere. Im building a standard single storey extension and all of the specs / drawings I can find online - show a typical construction of 12.5mm Plasterboard 40mm Celotex TB4000...

I’ve recently moved into an early 1960’s house and have noticed under the stairs where the plaster is coming away this insulation? Does it look like asbestos or is there anything else it could be? I’ve booked for a company to come and take a sample but they can’t come for another 2 weeks so any...

Right, I will try to be brief but I really don't want to cause issues later with condensate and associated damage to timbers / mould etc. Competent DIY'er but just cautious. Photo attached for reference. Please excuse the primitive drawing, it's clearly not to scale!! So we live in a two story...