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Green Building Bible, fourth edition (both books)
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    Posted By: Nick Parsons(Or is the 40mm insulation you refer to here made up of 20mm diathonite and 20 WF? If so, ignore me - you (will) already have an a/t layer!)


    Yes that's the plan. Or Bauwer insulated plaster (trial bags on the way). Hopefully that will give me a 40 mm layer of insulation up to the door frame and across all of the gable wall. More insulation would be better of course but this is probably the best I can do.

    There are two bathrooms included on the gable. For these I am planning to miss out the WF and just apply a thicker layer of plaster followed by tiles (question mark if I need some sort of vapour barrier between the tiles and wall given that the plaster is vapour permeable?).
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    Looks good!

    Did you consider having 20+20mm (plaster+woodfibre) immediately next to the door, then 20+40mm across the rest of the wall, with the join all feathered out with plaster? We did something like that and it looked good.
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeFeb 25th 2021
     
    Posted By: modernvictorianThere are two bathrooms included on the gable. For these I am planning to miss out the WF and just apply a thicker layer of plaster followed by tiles (question mark if I need some sort of vapour barrier between the tiles and wall given that the plaster is vapour permeable?).

    I realise aesthetics might be a factor, but if you were to use an XPS-based bathroom panel instead of tiles (Nuance is the brand I know) then you will get some extra insulation and a VCL for free, plus easier installation.
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    I am interested. I'm not a huge fan of bathroom tiles because the grout gets dirty. I did a quick search of the Nuance panels but couldn't find much on how they are constructed.

    Tiles plus epoxy grout may be another option?
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeFeb 25th 2021
     
    Yes, the grout was what put us off tiles. That and them feeling cold against the skin.

    I can't see anything about their construction either? I believe ours has an XPS core and some kind of photographic laminate over the top. I see they offer free samples, so that might be one way to see how they're currently made.
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