As title, we live in a very old stone townhouse/end terrace and the heating bills are proving crippling. There are draughts all over the place and we would like to have cavity wall insulation done. Anyone recommend a company local to Leeds/Pudsey with a good reputation ? Also, if anyone knows whether we'd qualify for any grants on this the, information would be gratefully appreciated.

Cheers.

 

I know a few people in the building trade Dave (BGood is having some work done by one of them)

I'll ask around

Phil

 

Thanks Phil. Been advised today that the property may be too old to have it done Something to do with the width of the cavity and it probably being backfilled Of course, this was only over the phone and I'll await some surveyors actually bothering to turn up until I accept it's a dead horse

 

Plan B:

 

Plan C:

 

Try this site it might help

http://www.est.org.uk/myhome/gid/index.cfm?sec=1

I got it from www.direct.gov.uk

So it should give you the best advice...................in theory, it is a government website after all





Also Plan D:



Just bring your own beanz

 

Looks like I already have

Thanx for the link, will check it out after brekkie

 

Checked it and realised I was there yesterday Did spot a link I didn't see yesterday though, so thanks still

 

if you go for plan C get a bigger one as your feet sticking out the end could be why you are cold!!!

 

I think he's referring to the duvet, Dave...

 

...alternatively, plan E...

 

Plan E looks gets my vote I tried to post something similar but couldn't find a picture I could post!!

Especially with the searchword... 'Threesome'

 

That's Mick's flamer kit, on the 'low' setting...

 

Dave, a daft question... but don't you line in a big old stone terraced house?
what with Cavity walls?

you could always invite freinds around to keep warm, have you tried that?
Dzzz

 

Like Sticky's suggestion....



...could be fun Party at my house, starts every October until the beginning of April.

 

Double glazing and / or loft insulation as extras?

PS isn't that piccy a bit Gary Glitter with the relative sizes of the feet?

 

Hi Dave, I've asked around and been told by a couple of people that they'd recommend a company called Dysons Insulations (not the vac company). They're based in hipperholme near Halifax

 

Thanks Phil Will do a search and give them a call. Cheers.

 

Dave's no gonna end up with a room filled with insulation... great, send the pics Dave the one where they drill through the wall an into the room... insert length and squirt

Dave are you really sure your 1940's stone terraced house has cavity walls seems very odd...

 

Daz, my house was built in 1820. The walls are IRO 0.5m thick, and when I needed to drill through to run a cable I definately got through one layer and then another, with a pronounced hollow between. I have been told that they may be indeed cavity, but back-filled where they fill the cavity with rubble and dirt as they build. I hope this is not the case. Got a couple of surveyors coming, and will contact Phil's recommendation on monday.

 

Mmmm, well as cavity wall building started in the late 20's early 1930's and then mainly with the rabbit hutch type of house... its pretty unlikly its got cavity walls but you may be lucky!!!... All houses stone or brick built like mine have a small gap between the bricks, thats the way they were made however to fill that gap with CWI the front would look like a teabag ... Cavity walls normally gap at 5cm so if you've got about that your in. just make sure you don' tget some muppet YTSer around with a tin of expanding foam reckoning he's filled all the wall, i've heard of that before when really they filled about 4ft sq...
I seem to remeber a case on watchdog like that...
dzzzz

 

Yeah, I'm contacting several companies so I can weed out the bullsh!tters, and would hope that maybe Phil's recommendation works out as I always prefer personal references.

Have you heard of THIS STUFF I can see the logic, and I'm sure use of the NASA and BBC brands would be legally tentative, and so wondered if it actually does work. I may get a packet (only £20) and run tests in one room to get my own qualified opinion.

 

Dave , had mine done by dysons a couple of years ago , got a grant too!
had a bit of problems with pointing dropping from plugged holes rang em and they came straight back and redid!

 

Thanks Gary, will deffo call them monday