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Apologies in advance for the stupid questions. I'd rather make them on here, than when I place my orders...
I have a detatched garage of roughly 3 x 5m, which I'm planning to use as home studio. The previous owner started to convert it, by replacing the garage door with a double-glazed three-panel patio door. The walls are a single brick-width thick, and I think there may have been some moisture in the past, as the previous owner used it as a laundry room. I have not seen any moisure in the room in the five years that I've owned the property.
I'm trying to keep the costs down as much as possible, and I only have about £500 to put towards this right now. Would something like this insulated plasterboard do the job, or would I be better buying this insulation board and then fitting plasterboard over it?
Do I need to build a stud wall, or can the insulation be fixed directly to the brick?
If it is required, what size/type of timber do I need, and how should the insulation be fixed to it?
There is a DPC in the brick walls. Do I need to fit a damp proof membrane, and if so, where does that go?
Anything else that I'm missing?
Again, sorry for the newbie questions.
I have a detatched garage of roughly 3 x 5m, which I'm planning to use as home studio. The previous owner started to convert it, by replacing the garage door with a double-glazed three-panel patio door. The walls are a single brick-width thick, and I think there may have been some moisture in the past, as the previous owner used it as a laundry room. I have not seen any moisure in the room in the five years that I've owned the property.
I'm trying to keep the costs down as much as possible, and I only have about £500 to put towards this right now. Would something like this insulated plasterboard do the job, or would I be better buying this insulation board and then fitting plasterboard over it?
Do I need to build a stud wall, or can the insulation be fixed directly to the brick?
If it is required, what size/type of timber do I need, and how should the insulation be fixed to it?
There is a DPC in the brick walls. Do I need to fit a damp proof membrane, and if so, where does that go?
Anything else that I'm missing?
Again, sorry for the newbie questions.
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