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solid external walls

ek1 · 2006-03-08 20:46:12

Hi, I'm considering buying an old smallish detached bungalow to do up. However I've just heard from the surveyors who've said the external walls themselves themselves are OK but are only 14cm thick and solid concrete. Current regulations are 30cm i believe. there is some internal insulation but this may need to be…

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08-03-2006 9:46pm

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ek1

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Hi,

I'm considering buying an old smallish detached bungalow to do up. However I've just heard from the surveyors who've said the external walls themselves themselves are OK but are only 14cm thick and solid concrete. Current regulations are 30cm i believe. there is some internal insulation but this may need to be improved. so besides insulation, does anyone know of any other problems this may cause ? anyone living in a similiar type of house ?

Thanks.

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#2 09-03-2006 10:17am
narommy

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Use a high quallity damp proof barrier and a Kingpan type product.

There is no regulation for the thickness of the walls once they are insulated and structurly sound. Many timber frames and 10cm. so 15cm solid concrete is going to be stronger than them in most cases

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