sidcow Posted October 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, phily85 said: Nothing to do with the £66 deduction for the next 6 months is it? 309 - 66 = 243 Oops. Maybe oh well, if it stacks up we'll be in good shape for whatever comes after March when the current support dissappears. Edited October 9, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 Maybe one for @Rugeley Villa. We've got a 1960s semi detached house with bay windows to the front. It's tiled over. What's the chance of this having any insulation behind it? I noticed a lot of wind coming through in those windy days last week despite us having new windows fitted. If I wanted to get the tiles off, insulation put in then tiles back on is that a job for a roofer or for a specialist insulation company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 43 minutes ago, sidcow said: Maybe one for @Rugeley Villa. We've got a 1960s semi detached house with bay windows to the front. It's tiled over. What's the chance of this having any insulation behind it? I noticed a lot of wind coming through in those windy days last week despite us having new windows fitted. If I wanted to get the tiles off, insulation put in then tiles back on is that a job for a roofer or for a specialist insulation company? Wouldn’t like to say whether it has or not, but you certainly won’t need a specialist to insulate it. A roofer or even yourself could insulate it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Maybe one for @Rugeley Villa. We've got a 1960s semi detached house with bay windows to the front. It's tiled over. What's the chance of this having any insulation behind it? I noticed a lot of wind coming through in those windy days last week despite us having new windows fitted. If I wanted to get the tiles off, insulation put in then tiles back on is that a job for a roofer or for a specialist insulation company? Would it be easier to insulate from the inside? Take out the plaster board, insulate, reboard ( @foreveryoung might have some insulated ones left over ) skim and paint. Less risk of introducing a leak through the tiles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Genie said: Would it be easier to insulate from the inside? Take out the plaster board, insulate, reboard ( @foreveryoung might have some insulated ones left over ) skim and paint. Less risk of introducing a leak through the tiles. To be honest tiles could do with some work anyway, loads slipping down, plus would need to remove a radiator. Probably take up floorboards as well to get behind then I expect. Edited October 10, 2022 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, sidcow said: To be honest tiles could do with some work anyway, loads slipping down, plus would need to remove a radiator. Probably take up floorboards as well to get behind then I expect. Clingfilm and gaffer tape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 hours ago, sidcow said: Maybe one for @Rugeley Villa. We've got a 1960s semi detached house with bay windows to the front. It's tiled over. What's the chance of this having any insulation behind it? I noticed a lot of wind coming through in those windy days last week despite us having new windows fitted. If I wanted to get the tiles off, insulation put in then tiles back on is that a job for a roofer or for a specialist insulation company? Mines a 1936 semi, 5 sided bay windows, it had no insulation in and I have removed the tiles and stuck some celotex type stuff in there, think it was 50mm but remove a tile and take a look. Took me a weekend to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 37 minutes ago, Genie said: Would it be easier to insulate from the inside? Take out the plaster board, insulate, reboard ( @foreveryoung might have some insulated ones left over ) skim and paint. Less risk of introducing a leak through the tiles. I was going to say this but it seems more work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: I was going to say this but it seems more work True, but my concern would be if it leaked afterwards. Also I’d personally be more comfortable ripping out plaster board, stuffing the cavity with insulation and then replacing the board. I’ve got no roofing/tiling knowledge at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: Wouldn’t like to say whether it has or not, but you certainly won’t need a specialist to insulate it. A roofer or even yourself could insulate it. Thanks, it's as I thought. If I could be even more cheeky, what do you reckon a job like that should cost? I've no idea if it would be £200, £500, £2,000 or £5,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Genie said: Would it be easier to insulate from the inside? Take out the plaster board, insulate, reboard ( @foreveryoung might have some insulated ones left over ) skim and paint. Less risk of introducing a leak through the tiles. We also have a bedroom above the garage with a sloping roof over half of it which is below the loft level so I assume it doesn't benefit from the insulation and probably has none on the sloping bit. I was thinking that it would be cheaper to remove the plaster board and insulate that from inside. Or maybe there is a way of spraying in some loose fill from the loft space, I don't know. Problem is you really don't know what's best and I can imagine there are all sorts of insulation cowboys jumping on the bandwagon at the moment, plus a lot of overcharging going on. Edited October 10, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, sidcow said: Thanks, it's as I thought. If I could be even more cheeky, what do you reckon a job like that should cost? I've no idea if it would be £200, £500, £2,000 or £5,000. Just a normal bay window? Materials and labour should be below a grand I’d say . It’s not a big job really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 5 hours ago, sidcow said: Maybe one for @Rugeley Villa. We've got a 1960s semi detached house with bay windows to the front. It's tiled over. What's the chance of this having any insulation behind it? I noticed a lot of wind coming through in those windy days last week despite us having new windows fitted. If I wanted to get the tiles off, insulation put in then tiles back on is that a job for a roofer or for a specialist insulation company? I doubt the tiles will come off complete to be refitted. As has been said maybe easier to insulate from the inside with insulated plasterboard, my new kitchen office is gonna be like a sauna with the amount of insulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 10, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 10, 2022 Government is going to ban solar power from farmland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: I doubt the tiles will come off complete to be refitted. As has been said maybe easier to insulate from the inside with insulated plasterboard, my new kitchen office is gonna be like a sauna with the amount of insulation. Funny thing. Our house was built in 1960 and the people we bought it from had bought it brand new. The old guy was a right wily character. Down the bottom of our garden, next to various wooden structures, are quite a collection of tiles and bricks which I assume he half-inched from the buiilding site back in the day Edited October 10, 2022 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, bickster said: Government is going to ban solar power from farmland Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2022 Just now, Genie said: Why? Do you have to ask why, really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 10, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: Do you have to ask why, really? It gets more ludicrous, they are also planning on introducing a windfall tax on.... Solar and Wind energy companies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: Do you have to ask why, really? Well yes, hence me asking I thought we were heading rapidly towards a climate / energy crisis for which solar will play a part in resolving. However, it seems the government are going to reduce the places they can be legally placed. Absolute madness. This government certainly have a major smell of “we’re gonna be long gone when all this shit hits the fan”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, bickster said: It gets more ludicrous, they are also planning on introducing a windfall tax on.... Solar and Wind energy companies. What on earth goes through their heads? This the government that wouldn’t windfall tax oil and gas producers because it might hinder investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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