Hi,
Advice appreciated. I have a 3 bed SD house, approx 17 years old. Excuse my un-technical terminology here but the walls consist of one layer of cavity blocks, a gap, a couple of inches of insulation (looks like the stuff you'd see a stereo or tv packed in) and plasterboard. I know this is probably quite poor insulation wise but I'd like to do as best I can with it.
We are doing a bit of renovation at the moment. I've recently had the walls skimmed and as part of this process I pulled all the skirting boards off.
In most places neither the plasterboard or insulation reach the floor and I can see the bricks through where the skirting was. There is a few inches gap between the floor and the bottom of the skirting and insulation.
Before I put new skirting back on, has anyone any recommendations regarding this? Would it make much difference trying to do something insulation-wise here? Can I use some kind of foam? If I do something should I try and maintain the gap between the bricks and whatever insulation I use?
Cheers.
Advice appreciated. I have a 3 bed SD house, approx 17 years old. Excuse my un-technical terminology here but the walls consist of one layer of cavity blocks, a gap, a couple of inches of insulation (looks like the stuff you'd see a stereo or tv packed in) and plasterboard. I know this is probably quite poor insulation wise but I'd like to do as best I can with it.
We are doing a bit of renovation at the moment. I've recently had the walls skimmed and as part of this process I pulled all the skirting boards off.
In most places neither the plasterboard or insulation reach the floor and I can see the bricks through where the skirting was. There is a few inches gap between the floor and the bottom of the skirting and insulation.
Before I put new skirting back on, has anyone any recommendations regarding this? Would it make much difference trying to do something insulation-wise here? Can I use some kind of foam? If I do something should I try and maintain the gap between the bricks and whatever insulation I use?
Cheers.