conflicting advice re. insulating solid walls

[N. Thornton]

Fwom:Roger ( [e-mail]) Subject:Re: conflicting advice re. insulating solid walls The message from "Mike" contains these words:

> > This would be a good place to ask for more details... >> > >> I wouldn't bother with the forum but search the archives and the experts. >> The person who was expert with this was called Chris Turner. >I have had one go after your previous advice but don't seem to have got >the hang of the cache. All I got when I tried to go further was >scripting errors, whatever they are.

Just ask in the forum, they'll explain loads of stuff.

NT

[N. Thornton]

Fwom:Roger ( [e-mail]) The message from "Mike" contains these words:

breathability, and

Kingspan/Celotex or

expanded

headroom

One option might be to dig to full depth over most of the floor, but dig progresievly shallower at the edges, so the cone shape of soil under the walls is not disturbed. Then you get agood load of insulatino in without destabilising the walls.

Understand I'm only talking generalities here, not advising you to do anything.

1" of insulation makes a big difference. Cavity wall insulation is only normally 2", and 1" has over half the effect of 2".

NT