‘Plasterboard
‘Plasterboard offers
offers almost
almost no no insulation
insulation so so
the
sloping
ceilings
lose
a
lot
of
heat,’
the sloping ceilings lose a lot of heat,’ says
says
Mukti.
Mukti. ‘We
‘We decided
decided that
that the
the best
best insulating
insulating
technique
technique for for Clovelly
Clovelly was
was to to screw
screw 75mm
75mm
PIR
board
onto
the
room
side
of
PIR board onto the room side of the
the sloping
sloping
ceilings,
ceilings, followed
followed by by plasterboard,
plasterboard, and
and then
then
re-plaster
re-plaster and
and paint.’
paint.’
Around
Around 30
30 per
per cent
cent of of heat
heat loss
loss in in old
old
properties
is
through
draughts,
properties is through draughts, so so draught
draught
proofing
proofing is is essential
essential but
but old
old buildings
buildings need
need
ventilation
to
avoid
damp.
The
ventilation to avoid damp. The traditional
traditional
Clovelly
Clovelly window
window design
design is is unusual
unusual in in having
having
a a removable
bead
that
the
hinged
removable bead that the hinged casements
casements
close
close against,
against, just
just like
like a a door
door stop.
stop. In In
properties
with
normal
window
properties with normal window frames
frames and
and
no no stop
bead,
casements
were
removed
stop bead, casements were removed and
and
routed
routed in in a a plastic
plastic pile-carrier
pile-carrier on on all all four
four sides
sides
of of the
the casement,
casement, into
into which
which an an appropriately-
appropriately-
sized
concealed
brush
sized concealed brush can
can be be inserted.
inserted.
To To reach
reach E E rating
rating (39
(39 points),
points), some
some
properties
properties also
also require
require measures
measures such
such as as
floor
floor insulation
insulation above
above cellars,
cellars, tank
tank lagging
lagging
where
where not
not already
already installed,
installed, blocking
blocking up up
unused
unused fireplaces
fireplaces and
and a a small
small amount
amount of of
external
external wall
wall insulation.
insulation.
‘The
‘The programme
programme to to insulate
insulate Clovelly
Clovelly is is still
still
in in progress,’
says
Mukti,
‘and
we’ve
progress,’ says Mukti, ‘and we’ve had
had very
very
positive
positive reports
reports from
from residents
residents so so far.
far. One
One
tenant,
tenant, who
who lives
lives in in a a four-bedroom
four-bedroom house,
house,
had
all
four
types
of
insulation
had all four types of insulation installed
installed over
over
a a year
year ago
ago and
and reported
reported that
that her
her fuel
fuel bills
bills had
had
dropped
dropped by by 50
50 per
per cent,
cent, from
from £2,400
£2,400 per
per
year
year to to £1,200.’
£1,200.’
Our
O ur award
award winning
winning secondary
secondary glazing
glazing
and
insulation
systems,
created
and insulation systems, created and
and
installed
by
skilled
craftsmen,
mean
installed by skilled craftsmen, mean
you
you keep
keep the
the period
period windows
windows but
but
lose
the
huge
heating
bills.
lose the huge heating bills.
Call
Call us
us to to discuss
discuss your
your particular
particular
requirements
and
to
arrange
requirements and to arrange a a
site
site visit
visit and
and estimate.
estimate.
01237
01237 429826
429826
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www.mitchellanddickinson.co.uk
www.mitchellanddickinson.co.uk
Mitchell
Mitchell & & Dickinson,
Dickinson, Studio
Studio K, K,
Caddsdown
Industrial
Park,
Caddsdown Industrial Park, Bideford,
Bideford, EX39
EX39 3DX
3DX