Sat, 25 May 2013 20:37:21 +0100 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97226#Comment_97226 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97226#Comment_97226 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:12:34 +0000 Jeff B http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97228#Comment_97228 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97228#Comment_97228 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:23:19 +0000 dimengineer
So Multifoil does work pretty well.

Tim]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97231#Comment_97231 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97231#Comment_97231 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:37:05 +0000 evan Posted By: Jeff BEarlier in this thread I asked a question about how to prevent heat rising up through two dry lined partition walls in our dormer bungalow but haven't had any responses as yet. Any ideas welcomed! I know this is happening because there are two frost free strips on the roof which coincide with the positions of these internal walls. (We don't have any snow, yet!).

You could cut a strip of plasterboard off, all the way along the top of the wall near the ceiling, stuff plenty of fibreglass or similar up into the top of the cavity (filling any void above the ceiling if possible) and then replace the plasterboard sections and redecorate. If you fill the rest of the cavity while you're in there it will improve the soundproofness too.

Or you could consider drilling a smaller hole and filling the cavities with polystyrene beads or warmcell, blown in. I don't think that's easy to "DIY" though.]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97237#Comment_97237 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97237#Comment_97237 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:57:00 +0000 tony http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97515#Comment_97515 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97515#Comment_97515 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:47:39 +0000 Timber
I don't know 100% but I have a pretty good idea of what is going on.]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97518#Comment_97518 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97518#Comment_97518 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:56:36 +0000 bot de paille
not joking this time]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97521#Comment_97521 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97521#Comment_97521 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:29:02 +0000 Timber
Any more ideas?

Timber]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97532#Comment_97532 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97532#Comment_97532 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:14:01 +0000 Jeff B http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97538#Comment_97538 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97538#Comment_97538 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:27:37 +0000 tony
This insulates the back of the tiles and stops all air movement behind the tiles stopping the snow melting.

interesting bit on the left presumably in an unoccupied flat with raised ceiling ties? Similarly centre front.]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97543#Comment_97543 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97543#Comment_97543 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:59:50 +0000 Timber
Timber]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97552#Comment_97552 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97552#Comment_97552 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:45:03 +0000 bot de paille http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97562#Comment_97562 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97562#Comment_97562 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:55:33 +0000 tony http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97578#Comment_97578 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97578#Comment_97578 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:32:02 +0000 Timber
I do that that the firestopping insulation at the head of the wall is helping to insulate the tiles and keep the snow. The thought procress behind the solid wall ideas was that during the night the solid walls are cooling down, and during the day when the sun comes out and shines on the snow/tiles, the wall is then cooler than the air and tiles and so helps keep the snow there. Good old thermal mass?

Timber]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97579#Comment_97579 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=97579#Comment_97579 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:33:27 +0000 tony ]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=99779#Comment_99779 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=99779#Comment_99779 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:27:06 +0000 tony http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=99879#Comment_99879 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=99879#Comment_99879 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:05:28 +0000 Timber
Brand new houses, only a few months old.

My guess is bathroom extractor fans or some-such. Not terrible I know, but still.]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=165626#Comment_165626 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=165626#Comment_165626 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:01:54 +0000 nikhoward http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=165630#Comment_165630 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1542&Focus=165630#Comment_165630 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:20:50 +0000 tony