insulation for internal walls

cattie

I'm currently buying a ground floor flat with solid walls, built early 60's and have done a bit of a search on these boards for possible ways to insulate the walls By far the most suitable way seems to be batons on the wall and the gap filled with insulating material then plasterboard on top, ensuring a breathing gap is left.

Now I'm sorry if this seems a 'blonde' question, but when you use this kind of method, is it suitable to just insulate the outside facing walls, which obviously would be the coldest? And what happens when you are going around window frames, only once the batons and plasterboard are up, the new wall will stand proud of the window frame. Do you just fill in the bits that stand proud, so that the window in effect becomes recessed?

I would be getting somebody in to do the necessary work, but just really trying to work out the logistics of it at the moment, so would welcome any advice.

phill99

The window becomes recessed as you suggest. Yo also have to consider light switches, sockets or phone sockets. They would need to be brought forward so you may need to employ the services of an electrician.

torbrex

Back in the seventies, my dad pasted polystyrene wallpaper on the walls of our stone built house before putting up proper wallpaper over it, I have no idea if it made a big difference to the heating bills but the walls were actually warm to the touch as the polystyrene reflected the heat of your hand back at you.

Canucklehead

cattie wrote: »

I'm currently buying a ground floor flat with solid walls, built early 60's and have done a bit of a search on these boards for possible ways to insulate the walls By far the most suitable way seems to be batons on the wall and the gap filled with insulating material then plasterboard on top, ensuring a breathing gap is left.

Now I'm sorry if this seems a 'blonde' question, but when you use this kind of method, is it suitable to just insulate the outside facing walls, which obviously would be the coldest? And what happens when you are going around window frames, only once the batons and plasterboard are up, the new wall will stand proud of the window frame. Do you just fill in the bits that stand proud, so that the window in effect becomes recessed?

I would be getting somebody in to do the necessary work, but just really trying to work out the logistics of it at the moment, so would welcome any advice.

Good morning: perhaps you've already see this but....excellent info from the EST on internal solid wall insulation here.

HTH

Canucklehead

cattie

torbrex wrote: »

Back in the seventies, my dad pasted polystyrene wallpaper on the walls of our stone built house before putting up proper wallpaper over it, I have no idea if it made a big difference to the heating bills but the walls were actually warm to the touch as the polystyrene reflected the heat of your hand back at you.

Yes I've checked out at a similar method using something that once was known as magic wallpaper, costs around £170 roll and from what I understand, is a pretty poor insulator. I'd rather pay a bit extra for a proper long term job that will keep the place warmer and help keep the heating bills a bit lower, hence the plasterboard/insulation query.