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An introduction to solid wall insulation
Posted by Tim Pullen on 3rd December 2009 at 2:13 pm
A third of the heat lost from a house is through the walls according to the Energy Saving Trust. An uninsulated, 225mm solid brick wall will have a U-value of 2.23W/m2. Adding just 50mm of PUR (Kingspan or similar) insulation will reduce that to just 0.4W/m2. Bear in mind that the current building r…
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How to insulate your loft conversion - Q&A
Posted by Tim Pullen on 4th October 2010 at 9:35 am
Q: The house I bought recently has the loft converted into extra rooms. Should I pay a company to take down the plasterboards on the wall and ceilings and install insulation such as Kingspan boards, as there is only 10cm of insulation according to the blueprints? A: To answer this question direct…
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