johnnythefox70 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Im thinking of having it done on the government grant scheme but some one told me dont do it because it can affect your house price (ie reduce the price of your house!) what i want to know is whats the pros n cons of this insulation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwizard Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I asked about this last year and was told no grants available in my local authority area for anything , I had thought about the thermal cladding as I have a damp problem on external wall . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 just curious how can making your house more economy efficient devalue it (if done by ligit company can be done through your fuel provider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconBoy Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 had ours done the other year,the house is a lot warmer,and was told it would up the value of the house by quite a bit house looks better now aswell Got it done for nowt as I was out of work at the time (dosser ) go for it mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 What ****...had it done in my old house and didn't effect the price and had it done in this house. Get it done, owt for nowt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garjo Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Might be worth googling this. We have had some houses near us done - look fine at first until now after cple of years there are rust spots - also understand coudl create problems with condensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff75 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 The grant is available if there is no means of cavity wall insulation ,solid walls etc but not 100 percent sure if you have to pay towards it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnythefox70 Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Im thinking of having it done on the government grant scheme but some one told me dont do it because it can affect your house price (ie reduce the price of your house!) what i want to know is whats the pros n cons of this insulation? Forgot to add my house is solid wall no cavity and has the very nice victorian red bricks so am a bit unsure if it will spoil the aesthetics of the building and once its started theres no going back. Edited March 13, 2014 by johnnythefox70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff75 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Loads of different finishes mate ,coloured render ,brick pattern etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 If it is solid walls why does it need to be external? We are having ours done GRATIS through local council/SSE as our house is timber frame and cavity fill is not a viable option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 if this stuff is like anything they are using on props up here ( foam blocks With rendering) you try and fix to it after wards ie sat dish or outside lights... dam nightmare nothing to fix too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Fixing is easy if you know how. Get some threaded bar, drill a hole, fill with resin, push bar into hole, leave until the resin goes off and then bolt what ever you're trying to fix onto the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I was reading on the net the other day about this subject, Cavity Wall Insulation.. There are loads of houses out there at the minute having their walls opened up to get it out. It is very expensive as they have to break it up and sort of Hoover it out, the damp is affecting the whole house, the brickwork has to be opened up, its solid, So you cannot just suck it out the hole it went into, oh Lor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgeoff Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Fixing is easy if you know how. Get some threaded bar, drill a hole, fill with resin, push bar into hole, leave until the resin goes off and then bolt what ever you're trying to fix onto the wall. thats all well and good if you have some knocking around and not on a bounus system of payment and have a given time to fix a 500 w halogen flood light, and what a mess you will get if your house goes up in flame all that toxic stuff given off, must be firemans nightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbietherimmer Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Some mortgage companies won't lend on this type of property. Too many unskilled, fly by night green deal firms on the go and this method is untested over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Just as well mine is being done through the local council and Scottish and Southern Electricity then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 My mums council house was don't in the eighties , they covered the entire outside of the house in thick (4-6") sheets of polystyrene foam then rendered over them , it was done for insulation as well as aesthetics so it's not a new technique , she has never had any issues over the last 30years with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Just as well mine is being done through the local council and Scottish and Southern Electricity then. the council will use the lowest (crappiest firm) tender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 If it is solid walls why does it need to be external? We are having ours done GRATIS through local council/SSE as our house is timber frame and cavity fill is not a viable option. If it was me, in theory I'd sooner have it applied internally. In reality its more tricky. You can only insulate up to internal dividing walls that abut the exterior which leaves a potential cold bridge and there's the sheer logistical hassle of removing and reinstating fixtures, fittings and electricals, especially in the kitchen and bathroom. Externally is far easier. I wouldn't trust the job to low cost jobbing chancers though. Any surface treatment or coating applied to the outside of a building must either be fully breathable or fully weather proof. If its impermeable and water gets past it, it will hold that water next to the masonry and prevent evaporation causing damp problems. It happens all the time on solid wall buildings which have been rendered with unsuitable lime free cement render. Its too brittle so it cracks, water gets through and lies against the masonry and festers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyboy30 Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 we have had it done through a goverment grant what a difference house is a lot warmer in winter and cooler in summer as for devalueing your house everybody that comes to my house thinks they are brandnew houses and they are 100 year old and still selling well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieboy Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 try a company called mgc for a product called sempertap insulation and then call ithas2bedonenorthern who will then quote you to fit it thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_magicfingers Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I live in a 250 year old farmhouse, solid walls, no insulation of any sort, no central heating, only an oil burning rayburn and a woodburner fire. No grants available because neither of us are on benefits :( . If you can get it done, I'd say go ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I live in a 250 year old farmhouse, solid walls, no insulation of any sort, no central heating, only an oil burning rayburn and a woodburner fire. No grants available because neither of us are on benefits :( . If you can get it done, I'd say go ahead. I looked it up and find that as I use oil to heat my place I am not entitled to the full grant but if I was on gas or electric then I could get it what is the logic in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_magicfingers Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Technically we heat with electric as we have storage heaters, though they only really provide background heat. The woodburner is what really heats the place. Still not entitled to any grants. Annoying when you see people with quite modern houses getting it. Will cost me a lot over the years to bring this place up to a better standard but will never be a modern house. Still love it though. Thankfully we have some woodland so fuel is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Forgot to add my house is solid wall no cavity and has the very nice victorian red bricks so am a bit unsure if it will spoil the aesthetics of the building and once its started theres no going back. This is for you then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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