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Cavity Wall Insulation Question...
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Building a conservatory .. becuase of situation I have to dig 1m to 1.5m to put the foundation in for a cavity wall. Will bring the wall up to 600mm(above DP) Question: Do I/should I, cavity insulate all the way up, or just the 600mm above DP ? also ... should I use a cavity closer at the DP point ..if I only insulation above this point ? What is the normal practice .... Many thanks for any help. R |
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Cavity Wall Insulation Question...
ramrod wrote:
HI Building a conservatory .. becuase of situation I have to dig 1m to 1.5m to put the foundation in for a cavity wall. Will bring the wall up to 600mm(above DP) Question: Do I/should I, cavity insulate all the way up, or just the 600mm above DP ? only the brickwork above DPC also ... should I use a cavity closer at the DP point ..if I only insulation above this point ? definately not, the cavity needs to stay open to recieve any water ingress What is the normal practice .... Many thanks for any help. Normal practice is to use wall ties at DPC level which the insulation sits on -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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Cavity Wall Insulation Question...
On 12 Apr, 21:09, "Phil L" wrote:
ramrod wrote: HI Building a conservatory .. becuase of situation I have to dig *1m to 1.5m to put the foundation in for a cavity wall. *Will bring the wall up to 600mm(above DP) Question: *Do I/should I, cavity insulate all the way up, or just the 600mm above DP ? only the brickwork above DPC also ... should I use a cavity closer at the DP point ..if I only insulation above this point ? definately not, the cavity needs to stay open to recieve any water ingress What is the normal practice .... Many thanks for any help. Normal practice is to use wall ties at DPC level which the insulation sits on -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 Hi Phil, Thank you for you help .... R |
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