Stormdry masonry protection cream saves energy by keeping walls drier and warmer. Wet walls conduct heat far more readily, so by preventing rainwater penetration heat energy savings can be made. …
As maintenance and estate managers consider how far their budgets will stretch, there is one product on the market that will ensure their budget is maximised. It is cost effective, …
When site conditions dictate the use of raft construction, the builder faces a dilemma of how to bring together conflicting design aspects. In instances where there is a timber separating …
Cladding eight million homes with up to 8in of insulation to cut greenhouse gas emissions is an inappropriate one size fits all approach which needs rethinking that’s according to Sean …
The attachment to an existing exterior skin of an extension results in the original exterior skin becoming an internal wall below the new roofline. If the abutting roof is flashed …
A new report is available from the environmental management consultancy, Giraffe Innovation, which was co-funded by MAS South East and Safeguard Europe Ltd. It has established the energy and carbon …
When constructing cavity walls incorporating partial fill insulation, the insulation terminates at plate level. It is common practice to also terminate insulation at plate level across the gable ends rather …
Following a recent trial at the Bogendollo House in Aberdeenshire, an innovative method was successfully used to insulate an internally-lined solid masonry wall without causing damage to the historic features …
Cavity Trays of Yeovil, the only cavity tray manufacturer awarded European Technical Approval has switched on to a new power source, following the installation on its factory roof of photovoltaic …
As well as affecting the extent of localised water-wash passing over the surface of the masonry, curved cavity walls can also change the behaviour of water and its permeation of …
The thermal insulation integrity of window and door openings in cavity walls can be increased by using an approach that combines new and traditional methods. One approach is to use …
