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  • Anyone installed internal wall insulation in a Victorian brick building? I'm still deliberating methods and am at a loss between insulated plasterboard/PIR or wooden fibre board. Considering DIY as my money is fast disappearing on other renovations.

    Do I need to meet regs with certain U values? Seems wooden board will not manage this.

  • Against an outer wall? In which case, yes.

    I built a 2x2 stud wall against the outer wall, with a 2 inch ventilation gap (I've also put a few airbricks to the outside), insulated with sheep wool and then foil-backed plasterboard.

    I'm blithely not considering any possible regs.

    I considered using more breathable / traditional materials (wood wool board, lime plaster etc...), but realised that with an air gap, that wasn't necessary, and finishing would have been a drag.

  • Outer wall yes, well three of them actually, and there's a stud wall structure designed for the back wall but not enough space at the sides as door and window are in the corners of the room. Didn't think about ventilation though!

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