And so it comes to pass that only a few days after finally getting all the figures through on costs for our proposed external wall insulation, we have scaffolders, plasterers and assorted other trades on site as we go full tilt on installation week.
This is a before shot. The render is nothing special, and we have a problem with water ingress due to a botched installation of the window on the right some years ago (which as a happy by product of the current work has been correctly diagnosed and sorted).
This picture shows the back of the house part way through the application of 90mm expanded polystyrene insulation which should give our solid walls a U value equivalent to a new build house.
We are promised that it will transform our house from a freezing Victorian semi into a cozy warm home! I will of course be reporting back over the next few weeks as the walls gradually heat up.
In the next couple of days the plasterers arrive to cover the insulation in a waterproof coloured render, and at that point our house should look as good as new.
The same process is being undertaken o the front aspect of the house. Again here is a before shot:
And I'll post the mid-work and after shots in a couple of days.
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