So it seems a pallet of insulation and breathable membrane will be turning up at the new house on Friday.
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@amcewen Interesting .. what's the insulating material ? I have a very extensive, old larch floor, which could do with insulation under it ..
@annejohn I'm following this guide https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/post/suspended-timber-floor-insulation-best-practice-installation-guide (bought the materials from them too, although @smsm1 recommended https://www.celticsustainables.co.uk/ since)
I found that from @seanhood's reply to @coldclimate's thread https://hachyderm.io/@coldclimate/115895254945568678
(thanks all for sharing!
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I also found out that newspaper is, apparently, the ideal material to stuff into gaps between the skirting board and the wall
Seems the skirting boards were last removed in 1993 - the lounge done in July (with the Echo) and the dining room in August (with Today, a newspaper I'd completely forgotten about)
@amcewen finding old papers in walls, drawers, lofts etc, is the best thing
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@amcewen finding old papers in walls, drawers, lofts etc, is the best thing
@Laura totally! I don't know who this lady is, but this photo of her had fallen down the back of the fireplace
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@Laura totally! I don't know who this lady is, but this photo of her had fallen down the back of the fireplace
@Laura I hope all your stuff made it up north okay!
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@Laura I hope all your stuff made it up north okay!
@amcewen seems to have done! Just in final half of Critical Repairs phase and then we can relax
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@annejohn I'm following this guide https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/post/suspended-timber-floor-insulation-best-practice-installation-guide (bought the materials from them too, although @smsm1 recommended https://www.celticsustainables.co.uk/ since)
I found that from @seanhood's reply to @coldclimate's thread https://hachyderm.io/@coldclimate/115895254945568678
(thanks all for sharing!
)@amcewen how much of a faff is it? Very disruptive id guess
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@amcewen how much of a faff is it? Very disruptive id guess
@coldclimate it's pretty disruptive, given the floorboards all need to come up and the skirting boards off.
This is what my lounge and dining room look like at the moment: https://mastodon.me.uk/@amcewen/116289463595472043
Obviously you don't need to do both at once, but I think you'd really want to be able to clear the room before tackling it.
Which is why I'm doing all this before I actually move in
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@amcewen seems to have done! Just in final half of Critical Repairs phase and then we can relax
@Laura show off!
Good to hear the relocation aspect went smoothly
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I also found out that newspaper is, apparently, the ideal material to stuff into gaps between the skirting board and the wall
Seems the skirting boards were last removed in 1993 - the lounge done in July (with the Echo) and the dining room in August (with Today, a newspaper I'd completely forgotten about)
Needed some clips for the networking conduit I'm running while the floors are up, so tried out the new @freecad v1.1
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Needed some clips for the networking conduit I'm running while the floors are up, so tried out the new @freecad v1.1
@amcewen awesome work!
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