Insulating gap between plasterboard and wooden frame

[hathaer1]

Hi, I am currently decorating a house I am moving into and want to get as much work done as possible before we move in.

As I have a brick external and wooden frame internal the surveyor who was going to do the cavity wall insulation said it couldn't be done.

Is there anyway I can drill a hole in the plasterboard and fill the cavity between it and the wooden frame with an insulating material?

I dont want to remove the plaster board if possible as I have a huge amount of work to do already.

Thanks

 

[1john]

When was your house built?

 

[hathaer1]

My house was built around 1970. I've had a look online and found this product: Micafil / Vermiculate granular pouring insulation

http://www.insulationdirect2u.co.uk...-products-including-micafil-and-rockwool.aspx


Has anyone used it before? It seems a wee bit exspensive for what I want but if thats the price (Cheapest I could find was £17 a bag) then so be it.

 

[kbdiy]

Might be worth checking out these guys http://www.uktfa.com/ to see if they can advise and make sure you don't cause more problems than the one you are trying to solve.

 

[kjacko]

We were told that our timber framed house could NOT have cavity wall insulation pumped into it.

I though this was a common rule for timber framed houses.

 

[hathaer1]

Thanks kbdiy, I'll send them an email and see what they say.