I work in the building trade. I'm well aware, a small number of poorly constructed buildings, react unfavourably to certain insulation. I'm also well aware of the idiosyncrasies of buildings, condensation and their suitability for one insulation method over another.Woof!!
And u my dear friend should do a bit more research!
I work in the building trade. I'm well aware, a small number of poorly constructed buildings, react unfavourably to certain insulation. I'm also well aware of the idiosyncrasies of buildings, condensation and their suitability for one insulation method over another.
It still does not justify your ignorant..."cavities are there for a reason" garbage, boyo. Stick to googling and dog impressions.![]()
Judging by the amount of companies that extract CWI (20+Manchester alone) news articles and the like it, it is obviously a problem for many, the main cause was that the installers didn't know/care what they were doing, most went out of business within a few years, you can also now get a grant to remove it if it goes tits up![]()
Settlement is one of the main problems, creating cold spots around eaves, a friend had hers done on a large exposed gable, spent £000s trying to rectify it, i removed some brick in one of the areas and found the insulation soaked and slumped leaving gaps, all been removed now.Our's was CWI'ed in from memory, the early 90's. It was of the blown in, fibre type - It certainly saved us some on the bills, and made the house warmer. No damp issues, my only concern being that it has maybe settled in the cavities, and so is less effective/could do with topping up.
But, why the need for animal impressions?
Can't believe you've got damp issues in Manchester Charlie, I've heard it never rains there.Judging by the amount of companies that extract CWI (20+Manchester alone) news articles and the like it, it is obviously a problem for many, the main cause was that the installers didn't know/care what they were doing, most went out of business within a few years, you can also now get a grant to remove it if it goes tits up![]()
The £9.50 weekend residential course at Pontins was not refundable.Shouldn't that be publication bias woody? I'd ask for a refund on that phycology course you got out of the Sun.
Not a very nice or friendly response is it?It still does not justify your ignorant..."cavities are there for a reason" garbage, boyo. Stick to googling and dog impressions.![]()
The concept of CWI is sound, and done properly it performs well.I have read many horror stories of people having injected insulation and the horrors that unfold. The internet is full of these issues.
I have also seen first hand the damage it can cause.
If one can find a reputable company that can offer a 100% guarantee of no issues then look into it.
Like i said, its something i would steer clear of unless building from scratch. Then, it is well worth it due to the way it is installed.
The reason for that is surely the vast majority of the work is carried out by these fly by night companies, and a large number of houses with cavities are not suitable for CWI, the house my friend had insulated only had damp problems on the exposed gable, her semi neighbours had no problems due to being protected, and when after i suggested it was the CWI at fault, she kept telling me well next door don't have any problems, now 2 years after it was removed no dampThe concept of CWI is sound, and done properly it performs well.
Yes the internet is full of these negative stories (along with the negative people who promote them), and not full of the stories where there are no issues. But digressing from that, the actual problem is commonly the system by which CWI tends to be carried out - grant or subsidised works, poor or no initial survey, subcontractors on price work and daily targets, fly-by-night companies.
Properly surveyed, specified and installed, there are no problems.
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