Hi all,
Can someone give me a bit of help please? I'm looking to buy a disused chapel to convert to domestic use. It's built of red brick in Flemish Bond with original hardwood arched sash windows and doors. Has a slate dpc, no rising damp. I'm confused by the Regs - will I HAVE to insulate walls? why?? my current place is also FB, no cavity, perfectly warm....
The problems are these - there are a large number of arched architraves to think about which don't have sufficient rebate to accommodate materials such as Celotex/battens etc; and I loathe square plasterboarded rooms in period buildings....it never looks right. If I do have to insulate (and it must be internal, the outside can't be rendered) are there any alternatives which achieve the goals of working with the architraves and not ending up with squared off boxes? Btw how are U values arrived at?
One further question - will I also be forced to double glaze? And if so will BC accept removable secondary glazing?
All help much appreciated!
Can someone give me a bit of help please? I'm looking to buy a disused chapel to convert to domestic use. It's built of red brick in Flemish Bond with original hardwood arched sash windows and doors. Has a slate dpc, no rising damp. I'm confused by the Regs - will I HAVE to insulate walls? why?? my current place is also FB, no cavity, perfectly warm....
The problems are these - there are a large number of arched architraves to think about which don't have sufficient rebate to accommodate materials such as Celotex/battens etc; and I loathe square plasterboarded rooms in period buildings....it never looks right. If I do have to insulate (and it must be internal, the outside can't be rendered) are there any alternatives which achieve the goals of working with the architraves and not ending up with squared off boxes? Btw how are U values arrived at?
One further question - will I also be forced to double glaze? And if so will BC accept removable secondary glazing?
All help much appreciated!