On 20 Nov 2005 03:03:59 -0800, "4square" wrote:

| On my 1960's house, the eaves soffit boards are level with top of
| first floor windows - fairly common, I think. However, I get the
| impression from looking from inside the loft that while the concrete
| lintel over the top of the window frame supports the inner layer of
| brickwork, there is no outer layer of brick/blockwork - there doesnt
| look room for it under slope of roof. This means, that inside the
| first floor rooms, the brickwork over the windows - about 300mm high -
| is only one layer thick, which is probably why it seems to create cold
| surfaces of condensation, etc. Am I right in this conclusion, and is
| there any way to help insulate the area over the windows? Advice much
| appreciated.

When I had soffits done the bricks above the lintel fell out. :-(
Stuff the gap full of glass fiber, but make sure the loft space is still
ventilated.
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