Can you let cavity wall insulation, such as Knauf Earthwool, get wet during building?
Is It OK For Cavity Wall Earthwool Insulation To Get Wet?
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Bungalow Extension
Cavity Walls Constructed With Insulation – Bungalow Day 10
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Today the builders started on the internal block wall and the cavity insulation. Today I learned that the inner and outer blocks are different, inner having better thermal properties – they contain more air.
Outer Block Walls Started Today – Bungalow – Day 9
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Today the builders started building the outer block walls. All looking great!
The Concrete Slab Was Laid – Oversite Complete – Bungalow Day 8
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It’s day eight, and the end of the second week – yes, it’s Friday! It was another scorcher today, with temperatures reaching 27C (yesterday was the hottest April 19th for 70 years). Today the builders laid the metal reinforcement mesh and damp proof membrane and poured the concrete. I looks great! In the previous extension…
First 2 Courses of Bricks Complete – Bungalow Day 7
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Today we had the first couple of courses of block work completed, and can see where the doors will be. The vents to extend the sub-floor ventilation from the existing house were installed. Lots of materials arrived today – metal grids / steel reinforcing mesh for the concrete slab, Thermalite blocks, bricks, lintels, and insulation.
Crush Compacted and Walls Started – Bungalow Day 6
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Today the whole floor area was covered with the crush (like MOT1 hardcore, I think) and then compacted. It is very solid and level, great work.
Oversite Started and Corner Brickwork Laid – Bungalow Day 5
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Today the crush was poured in and the corners of the build started. That’s it really!
Drainage and Soakaway Installed – Bungalow Day 4
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Today the drains were installed. As well as installing a new drain that crosses the span of the extension to go into the existing sewer, the builders also updated the old drain from the WC that had cracked – apparently it had been leaking for years! Never smelt anything though, so I guess most of…