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    DPM under framed wall?

    Hello I am currently converting my garage to a games room. The external wall side, i will be putting in a timber frame then sliding in PIR insulation... However, as for the floor, it is a concrete slab. I will be laying the DPM then insulation.... I am confused to which step to take...
    • da3533
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    • dpm insulation timber framed
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    • Forum: Building
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    Mystery external wall surface ?

    We have one external which is “fake” Elizabethan timber framed with exposed oak and white infill panels. These infill panels appear to be some sort of fibre board which has been rendered and then painted it – almost looks like compressed straw – but I assume it is something else. What is this...
    • John_1919
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    • fiberboard oak rendering timber framed wall
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Building
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    No cavity barrier at top of timber frame

    Hi, I live in a timber frame house, it's approx 13 years old. In general it is warm but over the years I've noticed some draughts at times, in places such as when I have changed a socket on an external wall or from the sides of the (unused) gas fire. I can hold a feather near the sides of the...
    • delurk79
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    • cavity gap draught draught proofing timber framed
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Building
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