On 02/09/2019 16:46, Andrew wrote:
On 02/09/2019 15:05, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
Why can't they just move gas supply pipes in external insulation projects
rather than just boxing them in vented ducts...looks pathetic and
cheap...even seen them do it with rainwater downpipes.....



Because that would cost a fortune, and when the house is sold
at auction a few years later, the new owner finds that rainwater
has got behind the insulation and caused all manner of damage,
and rips it all off. Seen it on Homes under the Hammer.

This would make the relocated gas pipes look a bit silly.

Seen may characterful terraced houses in the Liverpool area
with nice corbelled brickwork, aesthetically ruined with this
subsidised nonsense.

Stick the insulation INSIDE FFS.

And houses with small kitchens, bathrooms or boxrooms would lose vital
space. Many boxrooms are *just* big enough for a single bed to fit
across the end and there is no spare space for insulation. Some
bathrooms are designed for a particular length of bath to just fit.

SteveW