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60's house insulation

  • 20-06-2007 7:16pm
    #1
    sat1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭


    I have a dormer build in the 60's
    and in winter it is cold. I have ofch. all the internal walls are brick.
    so the walls take a lot of the heat. what would you advise.:


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  • #2
    Viking House
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Viking House


    40cms insulation in the attic and Double Glazed windows would be a good place to start.


  • #3
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,902 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Viking House wrote:
    40cms insulation in the attic and Double Glazed windows would be a good place to start.
    I'd suggest the same as VH. The best way of assessing which area to attack first is to consider cost verus gain. The areas that lose heat the most are funnily the cheapest to bring up to standard.
    Roof, Windows first, then walls and floor depending on their construction.


  • #4
    sat1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭sat1


    thanks,

    I have insulation in the attic and Double Glazed on the windows . Would suggest anything for the internal and external walls?

    thanks again.


  • #5
    gibo_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 782 ✭✭✭gibo_ie


    if the external walls are cavity, get polystyrene (sp) blown insulation in to them, there are also grants for this in some cases.


  • #6
    eoghan.geraghty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 419 ✭✭eoghan.geraghty


    I never heard of any grant for insulating your home.
    Insulating the cavity with a bonded bead type product is worthwhile, if you are redecorating soon, line the walls with warmboards.
    Also is there insulation between your dormer ceiling and roof felt?


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  • #7
    sas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭sas


    eoghan.geraghty wrote:
    I never heard of any grant for insulating your home.

    An email I got on the day the government was finally formed has the following as one of the items the greens negotiated

    * Introduce new National Attic and Wall Insulation Grant Scheme worth €100m.

    I'm assuming this is specifically with reference to existing houses if there's any truth in it at all.


  • #8
    gibo_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 782 ✭✭✭gibo_ie


    just checked a website i used and its gone from there but i did get it a few years ago so maybe this particular grant is gone but looks like more on the way.


  • #9
    Viking House
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Viking House


    sat1 wrote:
    I have a dormer build in the 60's
    and in winter it is cold. I have ofch. all the internal walls are brick.
    so the walls take a lot of the heat. what would you advise.:

    Have you also considered taking up the floors and putting them back down with 30cms of Polysterene underneath?


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