On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:59:12 +0000 (UTC), "Steve"
wrote:

| Hi,
|
| I've a 1960s bungalow. When repairing some soffits/fascias I found the
| front-wall cavity has been stuffed with straw (the top of the cavity is
| open). The only other cavity I can easily check (on a side wall) seems
| empty.
|
| Has anyone heard of this before? Is it a problem (fire? damp? - though I
| have no damp at present).
|
| Access to the top of the cavity is limited so I can't see any easy way to
| remove the straw below the top few inches, short of knocking holes in the
| wall.
|
| I'm having cavity wall insulation soon. I guess the straw is going to
| prevent the stuff they use being injected - at least in the front wall.
|
| Any comments/advice gratefully received.

Find out what size holes they will have to drill for your insulation, at
what matrix and drill some smaller or same size holes to see what is in the
cavity elsewhere. In the 1960s, IIRC building regs demanded an empty
cavity so that is what you probably have.

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