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Insulating old house

  • 16-11-2013 10:40pm
    #1
    eamon11
    Site Banned Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    Hello folks,

    I have a large amount of 4 inch thick by 1 meter sq. polystyrene boards.

    Recently I acquired a cottage(100 yrs old) with solid foot thick concrete walls. There is an extension to the back about 25 years old and this has a cavity wall. House has been vacant a number of years and we plan to live there when I can make it livable.
    I have been thinking of a use for my polystyrene. I suppose I could put it inside the walls, but the internal space is so small already that I do not want to take any more off. And if it were outside? Mushroom fixed and plastered over? Is this a crazy idea or has anyone any ideas on how best to use this and insulate the property.

    Thanks a lot,

    Eamon
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  • #2
    eamon11
    Site Banned Posts: 518 ✭✭✭eamon11


    hi folks,

    can someone tell me please exterior insulation on first or new windows installed? Should the windows be brought out a bit more toward the outside?

    Thanks


  • #3
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    eamon11 wrote: »
    hi folks,

    can someone tell me please exterior insulation on first or new windows installed? Should the windows be brought out a bit more toward the outside?

    Thanks
    windows should overlap the insulation

    are you getting any help with this reno? have you considered getting an arch tech to specify materials/sketch details?


  • #4
    eamon11
    Site Banned Posts: 518 ✭✭✭eamon11


    thanks for reply Bryan,

    at the moment I have no help. I am looking at options.


  • #5
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    if your cottage is 100years old - then i doubt they are entirely concrete walls

    more likely rubble stone walls held together with lime and anything else found in rural Ireland at the time

    have you seen this thread
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056921212


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