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One of the issues I am keen to focus on is insulation... there is currently none in the house at all, and I have a 5 month old daughter, so don't want her to live in a freezing house ( I grew up in a mobile home, wouldn't wish that on anyone!).
Alongside the insulation another key aspect is protecting the stonework so that it doesn't degrade again once we have repaired it. Traditional stonework cannot be rendered in cement like new houses as the house needs to be able to breathe to remove condensation. The normal approach is to therefore use a lime render, the issue with lime render here (according to the structural engineer) is that it probably won't provide enough protection to the stonework.
The recommended solution is to try and tackle both of these problems in one go, by using some natural, breathable external insulation, which will then be finished in lime render.