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Andy_WSM

PollySouthend wrote: »

What type did you have? Is your house sheltered?

How did it stop the mould? Mine is causing mould by leaching water into the house where it condences

It is blown fibre. I am far from sheltered! I live near the sea side, in the South West, in full view of the prevailing South Westerly winds, couldn't be less sheltered really!

PollySouthend

Andy_WSM wrote: »

It is blown fibre. I am far from sheltered! I live near the sea side, in the South West, in full view of the prevailing South Westerly winds, couldn't be less sheltered really!

Well glad yours is going well, hope it continues.

To be fair I never said CWI is outright bad, but certainly it is far from the FIX all solution that everyone should have and can cause issues.

Many companies have stopped using blown fiber a couple of years ago and now only use the beads.

Pincher

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

The best thermal wall insulation is outside / inside but unless you are prepared to pay for it, its never going to happen GOV and taxpayers are never going to pay or even subsidise this very expensive treatment across the whole of the UK. All in all if I had no cavity insulation and it was offered free I'd take it [research the types & warranties] at the drop of a hat.

The cost is bumped up by the obsession for the EPC and the accreditation of the installer.


When we redecorated from scratch, we took down the old plaster, and put on thermal plaster. We had to buy plaster anyway, so what's a little more for thermal plaster. The external walls tend to be full of windows, so out of a 4m x 3m wall for a room, more than half is double glazed window and sometimes door. I probably paid £600 for Thermopor thermal plaster for the amount we used. Only used on external walls, of course.


They recommend 40mm thick, but in some places, this will come out beyond the mahogany window shelf, so we went to 30mm thick when we had to. If I wanted an accredited installer to do it, they will say things like they have to put in 40mm or more, otherwise they can't sign off on the job. So I would have to replace a dozen perfectly good mahogany window shelves for deeper ones.


And then the EPC guy comes along, and says he can't tell we have thermal plaster or not, so unless he was invited during installation, he has to assume we had regular plaster. Even if HE did see the plaster going on, the next EPC inspector ten years later will not be able to confirm we have thermal plaster, and so will have to mark us down, in the absence of a certificate. So I should have got an accredited insulation specialist to do it at £6,000 to £10,000, who would have left the window shelf shorter than the plaster beneath it, but at least I would have got a certificate. Sod them, I know I'm warmer.


Thermal plaster means you don't lose any space, but if you are happy to lose 50mm, then all you need to do is screw on some insulated plaster board. Again, the window shelf is an issue. Obviously, a bit of skimming and finishing off is required. There is no substitute for good builders.