Floor
Some floors have been replaced & insulated on a room by
room basis.
In the study, 150 mm Celotex was fixed between the joists by
removing the floorboards, attaching battens beneath the joists, and resting the
insulation boards on top. Above that, Michael and Mo put down a bamboo flooring
over a 15mm chipboard subfloor.
The lounge floor was a bigger job, because of the need to
adjust the levels to make space for under-floor heating. First the floor and
joists were removed. Then the new joists were put in, but at a lower level.
150mm of Celotex (supplied by Westville)
was put down between the joists and held up by battens. Above that is 18mm
chipboard and then 15mm of thermaboard. This thermaboard has tracks cut into it
for the under-floor heating pipes, and it also acts as a heat store. On top of
that is 16mm of engineered oak flooring.
The old fireplace was replaced at the same time, and is used
very occasionally. Most of the time only the under-floor heating is used and
Michael and Mo are very pleased with it.
The dining room awaits similar
treatment.
Lighting
Most of the original lighting has been replaced with LEDs
and compact fluorescent lights. The old halogen lights caused problems in the
bathroom and kitchen by sucking the moist air up through the fittings in the
ceiling and creating a damp problem in the spaces above. In the loft above the
main bathroom the excess moisture rising from the bathroom resulted in ice on
the joists in the recent extreme winters.
Additional ventilation vents to the loft space have been now fitted in
order to reduce this effect.
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