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I read about this stuff. It's something I'd consider.
- it should be more effective than internal insulation as it eliminates cold bridges and allows the walls to release heat internally
- you'll need some way for the wall to behave as it has previously, so some porosity is needed
- about £100m2, so no, but probably no more expensive either. And you can have a brick-slip finish rather than render if you like.
- it should be more effective than internal insulation as it eliminates cold bridges and allows the walls to release heat internally
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Not us but I remember a house nearby having it done as I walked past it most days.
According to the planning application is was "Caresit Insulation 55mm" although I think it is "Ceresit".
There was a problem with the installation though, it got put on once on a ~10x5m wall and then ripped off and reapplied. Streetview shows more air vents in the wall than there were before the work was done.
Howard
Greenbank
@NotThamesWater
Has anyone had the outside of their place insulated?
I just walked past a house being covered in grey foam panels, and wondered a) if it's effective, b) what considerations are needed from a damp perspective (being a solid Victorian wall), and c) surely it's goin g to be cheaper than the full strip & lime render that is currently needed.