Refurbishment and Restore Issue 09 2018 | Page 29

‘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  [email protected][email protected]   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      