![]() Having ruled out PIR, due to risks of interstitial condensation and a general aversion to petrochemical derived products, wood fibre iwi is the preferred choice. The external walls are approximately 400mm deep from external sill to internal surface and are either solid stone or a mix of stone and brick. ![]() The plan is to insulate internally the external wall with a longer term view of repeating the process room by room for all external facing walls. The central portion of the ceiling seems to have been skimmed later, probably in gypsum? The internal wall looks to be stud with traditional lath and plaster with a coarse hairy base layer and smooth outer coat. The party wall is brick with around 15mm of plaster, comprised of approximately 12mm of coarse sandy coat, followed by 2-3mm of a smoother whiter coat. They don't look great but most of the walls are sound with just a few rough spots. I've spent a few evenings steaming off the layers of wallpaper to reveal what I believe are the original lime plastered walls (see photo's attached). We've started small, and are focusing efforts on what will be our daughter's first bedroom. ![]() ![]() It's had the usual 'improvements' along the way including but not limited to polystyrene ceiling tiles, 70's stone flagged gas fire, and internal cement rendering by the damp man, but we believe the bones are good and with a bit of work can get it back looking it's best. We've recently purchased an Edwardian (sand?) stone fronted Mid Terrace in Yorkshire. Discovered this forum whilst researching products for renovations in our house, hopefully my question is specific enough to warrant a new thread! First a bit of background: ![]()
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