On 9 Jan, 17:43, "RW" wrote:
Built 1895, semi-detached (rented, long term) 3 bedrooms. 2 storey.
1 full length (25ft) side wall facing property opposite with 18ft between
them. West facing. Opposite a Golf Course and a farm behind.
1 rear wall & side of 10ft wide by 12ft long. 2 storey (Kitchen and
Bedroom.Boxroom)
1950s addition to long wall of bathroom. 8ft square. Interior tiled.
All windows double glazed under 5 years ago.

Is it worth cladding externally (Might need planning consent although not a
listed etc)

or is it better to clad internally when I next decorate, if so what with ?

Internal would seem cheapest and easiest generally for outward facing walls.
6-8" insulation already in loft.

Anyone any experiences or recommendations ?

My Scottish farm cottage was refurbished in the 1920's with suspended
floors and lathe and plaster lining to the 3 ft thick stone walls. I
imagine the original floor would have been stone slabs - shame I
wasn't around when they were howked out and the equivalent of skipped.

Anyway - extensive underfloor ventilation which we discovered in the
winter of 1975 when we bought the place passed up behind the
plasterwork to the roof space, so our room insulation on a windy night
was barely 1 inch of plaster - them were the hardy days !

So in turn I stripped off all the lathe and plaster - reframed,
rockwool insulation, polythene membrane and ordinary p/b. Problem
solved. Interestingly next door didn't do this with their identical
cottage reinstatement a couple of years ago and yet again today the
oil fuel lorry was topping up their tank !! You can but pass on your
experience !

Rob