Thickness of solid wall insulation and U-values you can achieve
According to the planning portal if more than 25% of the solid wall is renovated with solid wall insulation the installation needs to adhere with building regulations. Building regulations stipulate that a solid wall needs to achieve a u-value of 0.3W/m2K…
External Solid Wall Insulation, Barking – East London
When we first visited this 1930’s semi-detached, it looked tired and rundown. The first floor render was chipped and in need of serious repair, while the brickwork on the ground floor was being weathered and in a poor state. From…
Dealing with thermal bridging in external wall installations
Some of our most well informed customers are very keen to ask us how we deal with ‘thermal bridging’, or ‘cold bridging’ as it is sometimes known. This is where heat can bypass the insulation on the walls and reduce…
Can insulation improve the value of your property?
We have already discussed the value of increasing your home’s EPC rating, and we can be sure that more energy efficient homes sell for more compared to those with lower EPC ratings. Solid wall insulation makes one of the biggest increases…
Should I get external wall insulation on cavity walls?
Is retrofitting my uninsulated cavity wall enough? There are obvious reasons for insulating a solid brick property with external insulation. Houses built before around 1930’s were constructed with a single skin of bricks. While nice to look at and very much…
Generous Solid Wall Insulation Grants in Surrey
Do you live in a pebble dashed terraced property in Epsom and would like to get rid of that tired render? Or you perhaps reside in a cold and draughty Victorian detached house in Dorking, and you always wondered what it…
Have a voucher for solid wall insulation? Get additional quotes!
The rush to grab a GDHIF voucher for solid wall insulation was pretty intense. We witnessed first hand the volume of people coming through trying to get works carried out under the scheme, but it was pretty difficult for us…
External Wall Insulation and Planning Permission
For properties with solid brick walls – you really only have two ways in which you can insulate them. External wall insulation, which means you lose the feel of the brick (if they haven’t been previously rendered) or internal solid…
What is the difference between cavity wall insulation and solid wall insulation?
This can be a little confusing, so let’s take a look at the two main types of insulation for your walls and when they are applicable. What is a cavity wall? Cavity walls were developed in the first half of…
Why render a house?
Why should you render a property? When you walk down a typical street in town, you will see a mixture of properties. Some are more modern, some are older, some will have exposed brick, some will have a coloured render…