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Pumping or dry line

  • 29-11-2015 8:19am
    #1
    from_atozinc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    If you were to try and make a house warmer, what would be the best option

    Pumping
    Or
    Dry lining


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  • #2
    MicktheMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,908 ✭✭✭MicktheMan


    Difficult to answer without knowing where and how the heat is being lost in the first place.


  • #3
    from_atozinc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭from_atozinc


    MicktheMan wrote: »
    Difficult to answer without knowing where and how the heat is being lost in the first place.


    Fair enough. So must be a fairly close affair then and one is definitely not far superior to the other.


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


    from_atozinc wrote: »
    Fair enough. So must be a fairly close affair then and one is definitely not far superior to the other.

    You have told us enough to determine

    What year was the house built?


  • #5
    from_atozinc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭from_atozinc


    BryanF wrote: »
    You have told us enough to determine

    What year was the house built?

    Hi. 1998


  • #6
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    from_atozinc wrote: »
    Hi. 1998

    Assuming there is an adequate residual cavity with block leafs: Pump


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  • #7
    from_atozinc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭from_atozinc


    BryanF wrote: »
    Assuming there is an adequate residual cavity with block leafs: Pump

    Just wondering, why did you choose pump ?

    Is it because it's cheaper, better, less work involved etc ?


  • #8
    Colm R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 997 ✭✭✭Colm R


    My 1978 bungalow only has a cavity of about an inch and half. So I've decided not to pump. The fear I have is at that width, I would be fearful of moisture crossing the cavity.

    But if it was properly built, with a decent width, I would pump. Much cleaner job with a lot less work.

    I drylined one room at a time. To be honest, I was happy enough doing that, as it was nice to freshen up the paster in the rooms inside. So much so, in some of the rooms, I even replastered the non-external walls.

    In the long run, I am going to externally insulate - I want to replaster the outside of the house to freshen the look up anyway, so might as well go with the external insulation while I am at it. Still don't know who is going to pay for it though!!!


  • #9
    MicktheMan
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    Colm R wrote: »

    In the long run, I am going to externally insulate - I want to replaster the outside of the house to freshen the look up anyway, so might as well go with the external insulation while I am at it. Still don't know who is going to pay for it though!!!

    If you externally insulate then you need to pump that cavity. Then you will end up with insulation on three different planes which is a very poor detail wrt dew point.
    So, while you're at it, first make sure you know where your dew point is.


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