cavity wall insulation

We've just had someone round to quote for CWI for our 3-storey townhouse. The basic quote was £1,900, but due to a very narrow side alley scaffolding would be necessary to access everything other than the ground floor. This would add £1,000-1,500 to the price. Our main priorities are 4 rooms: -...

Despite cavity wall insulation filled my walls are socking cold as if no insulation in between also have insulated my suspended floors but still my floors and walls are too cold and quite damaging in terms of heating bills. Please any expert tell me what if I do the external wall insulation is...

Hi all, just wondering what people’s thoughts are on cavity wall insulation on a 1910’s built house constructed with lime mortar. I’ve read a couple of horror stories online about people installing modern cavity wall insulation into a period property which subsequently caused a multitude of damp...

Hi all, We moved into our house earlier this year in March, and at the time we obviously had the heating on. However, at times when the heating wasn't on, I noticed that our two storey extension (one large lounge, one hallway with skylight and stairs, and one bedroom) was absolutely freezing...

(BTW I am not a builder or tradesperson, so please excuse any mistakes or misunderstanding on my part. I know I have lots to learn.) I'd like to get cavity wall insulation. A cavity wall insulation guy came out, stuck an inspection camera into my cavity wall and said he would not do the job as...

Hi folks, Ive been looking at applying for the green homes grant for some cavity wall insulation from the UK government. Has anyone applied for this grant and got any advice before I do? Anything to watch out for? I’ve also contacted my closest three safe-mark insulation installers for...

Hi, I would like a view on how best to close the cavities around window and door openings. The wall is 7N blockwork on the internal leaf and rough stone on the outer, which results in a very undulating cavity size. I have 80mm tongue and groove insulation in a 150mm cavity. The stone is at...

Hi Do you normally continue the cavity wall insulation up into the gable ends? Is there any point? Cheers, Chris

I have a Pre-Cast Flue with a gas fire, and a ridge / tile vent on the roof. The property is not insulated at the moment and I am looking to get the cavity wall and loft insulated. (hopefully for free via a grant) The wall upstairs above the fireplace can get fairly hot to the touch if the fire...

Hi all, I am in the middle of renovating my house and was going to take the walls back to brick give it a quick light render skim then batten and plasterboard. I have recently had bad cavity insulation removed and now the house feels the cold a lot so I was told I could batten the inside walls...