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Internal wall insulation for Victorian House

  • 25-03-2014 3:49pm
    #1
    thegatecrasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    I want to internally insulate the only external wall in the room. It is a red bricked Victorian house with lime plaster on the internal walls so it is breathable. It's a solid wall. I'm concerned if I internally insulate with insulated plasterboard that mould will develop beind this as the plasterboard is not breathable. One suggestion I got was to fix batons to the wall to allow a gap behind the plasterboard. Has anyone done this with an old house with similar walls or have any suggestions?


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    would you mind confirming that this house is not listed/ has a preservation order associated to it.


  • #3
    thegatecrasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭thegatecrasher


    The house is not listed and does not have a preservation order associated with it.


  • #4
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    thegatecrasher wrote: »
    I want to internally insulate the only external wall in the room. It is a red bricked Victorian house with lime plaster on the internal walls so it is breathable. It's a solid wall. I'm concerned if I internally insulate with insulated plasterboard that mould will develop beind this as the plasterboard is not breathable. One suggestion I got was to fix batons to the wall to allow a gap behind the plasterboard. Has anyone done this with an old house with similar walls or have any suggestions?

    May I suggest you research calcium silicate or wood fibre boards


  • #5
    thegatecrasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭thegatecrasher


    thanks Bryan. I contacted a company in Dublin that does Calsitherm but they haven't got back to me yet. Do you know any suppliers/installers of these..may you could PM them to me. Thanks again.


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