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Posted By: GarethCIn principle, this should tend to help heat other rooms a bit too (heat would flow to those rooms from insulated rooms, rather than outside).
BUT, on the reduced number/area of cold surfaces (window reveals and doors etc. in colder rooms) there will almost certainly be an increase in condensation.
how would you deal with condensation?
Posted By: GarethCYou probably do (inevitably?) reduce ventilation rates while internally insulating, and in general it's a good thing. Also, other contributers have suggested that, even if you don't, then water vapour has fewer cold areas upon which to condense, so becomes a bigger problem (concentrates) in these areas (see "if you had £5k..." thread).I think that in the ideal steady-state condition DJH is probably right that there shouldn't be more condensation on the colder bit as the humidity in the warm bit should stay the same. However, realistically moisture is generated in bursts (cooking, showering, etc) and the smaller cold area will be able to buffer it less so it would not be at all surprising to see more condensation there.
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