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		<title>External insulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>Katymac</author>
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			<![CDATA[I am trying to get together some accurate costings for my diasaster of a project (as it seems at the moment)<br /><br />The concrete blocks will need rendering so the idea is to insulate externally and then render<br /><br />So far my options appear to be<br />Straw bales (no idea of cost)<br />Herakith boards (Â£67K?? - I must have it wrong<img src="/newforum/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/cry.gif" alt=":cry:" title=":cry:" />)<br />Difflum boards (even more expensive)<br /><br />Are they more conventional methods?<br /><br />PS really don't have a clue do I?]]>
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		<title>External insulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[Straw bales will work out cheapest. You could have grown some of your own while waiting!!]]>
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		<title>External insulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>Katymac</author>
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			<![CDATA[Apparently there are already plenty of straw bales locally to do the job (however local horse owners are not going to be very pleased with me if I buy up all the stock!)]]>
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		<title>External insulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>nigel</author>
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			<![CDATA[75mm Heraklith Tektalan boards are about Â£12m2 the expensive bit is the lime render.<br />This varies between Â£50 and Â£90 per sq m. <br /><br />Likewise bear this in mind with the staw bale option.]]>
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