#InOurSpareTime 002 – Front Hall with an Uninsulated Wall, Ceiling + Drafts… & Happy with the results now.

By Eoin O'KeeffeTechnical Blog: Resource Library + FAQs, Uncategorized

#InOurSpareTime

When investigating, why the Front Hall has been cold in previous winters & find:

(1) A big hole at the Elec. Distribution Board, where the cables feed in through the wall. (There was even a draft today, when there is barely any wind!) 💨

(2) No Insulation in wall over door + cold air blowing directly into the 1st floor joists… 🥶

(Photos are in reverse sequence…)

Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
Sealing cable services penetrations to Electrical Box, with Air Tightness Tape.
Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
Sealing cable services penetrations to Electrical Box, with Air Tightness Tape.
Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
PIR Thermal Insulation boards + Air Tightness Tape fitted. Gap to Floor Joists over Door closed off.
Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
First Air Tightness Tape fitted to sealed hole in uninsulated wall over door.
Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
Big hole in uninsulated wall over door, before Works.
Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
First Floor Joists open to outside from inside house + uninsulated wall over door, before Works.
Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
First Floor Joists open to outside from inside house, before Works.
Retrofit Air Tightness Tape + Insulation, Existing Dwelling House, West Waterford, Eoin O’Keeffe Architects
Front Door Porch, before Works.

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