Insulation query.

Monaou2

Would be great to get people's thoughts on this.......
My mother-in-laws house hasn't had any insulation work done to it since it was built in the 1980s and it can be very cold when the heating isn't on full blast.
We want to get the insulation improved and pumping the wall is possible and would be our preferred choice. However, it doesn't seem possible to improve the upstairs/attic insulation. About half of upstairs has high ceilings so no attic there and the rest has no access, leaving only a very small proper attic area that can be insulated.

Would pumping the walls still be effective or would we still lose most of the heat out through the top of the house? Is there any other solution to this?

Thanks for any thoughts here.

Sleeper12

Monaou2 wrote:

Would pumping the walls still be effective or would we still lose most of the heat out through the top of the house? Is there any other solution to this?

Pumping the walls can be a total waste of money. Plenty of companies will be delighted to take your money and pump inside the cavity blocks. This is almost worthless. Some homes have a cavity between blocks. You need to find out what type of walls you have first.

I would imagine the upstairs ceiling is insulated in an 80s house. If you are unsure pop a hole in the ceiling and find out. You can get it skimmed by the company doing the walls.

agusta

Monaou2 wrote: »

Would be great to get people's thoughts on this.......
My mother-in-laws house hasn't had any insulation work done to it since it was built in the 1980s and it can be very cold when the heating isn't on full blast.
We want to get the insulation improved and pumping the wall is possible and would be our preferred choice. However, it doesn't seem possible to improve the upstairs/attic insulation. About half of upstairs has high ceilings so no attic there and the rest has no access, leaving only a very small proper attic area that can be insulated.

Would pumping the walls still be effective or would we still lose most of the heat out through the top of the house? Is there any other solution to this?

Thanks for any thoughts here.

If you get the wall pumped,i would think it would make little or no difference. the upstairs ceiling are the biggest weakness.there is probably little or no insulation up there. It can be addressed but you may have to take down some ceiling to do it to modern insulation specs

K.Flyer

While you are looking at insulation, if you have any fireplaces not being used then start by blocking up the chimney with chimney balloons or old cushions, its really does make a difference.