Finally got round to fitting insulation in the garage

[DAPPH]

Just re read the above post......... The side weather strips are fitted on the inside of the door frame so th closing door pushes up against them .
On most U & O doors there is an integrated metal lip in the top half of the sides of the door, it should shoulder up the the frame when the door is closed .

Getting the frame to fit the door is not easy unless you set up one of the verticals first and nip it tight , then calculate everything from that . i had a dozen or so 4 x 1/2 thick wedges that I used as packing's , drilled through them and left them in place once I'd cut the excess off after the job was done .
I also sealed all of the frame inside and out with Silkaflex mastic once the door was hung right and everything tightened up , for i found water was getting blown in behind the wooden frame thus soaking into the block work if we got a South Westerly giving it what for .

 

[Onoff]

Celotex or any PIR..........stuff of the Devil! +1 on the mask and goggles. Pretty sure coughing up the blood spotted phlegm wasn't right!

Just done by bathroom ceiling:

AFTER completing most of the cutting and coughing I found the cleanest way to cut it was with an 18V circular saw attached to a vacuum. Go as deep as the saw will allow then finish off with a proper insulation saw - the little pink one from Celotex themselves looks girly but is nice and stiff & works a treat if a bit dust making (got mine from Travis Perkins, under a tenner). The Bacho Profcut is very, very clean cutting but only accurate up to about 70mm.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celotex-Insulation-Saw-14-350mm/dp/9792202781

&

http://www.insulationexpress.co.uk/...ut-Insulation-Saw-with-New-Waved-Toothing.htm

 

[skotl]

A bathroom would be a nightmare. As you'll have spotted from my pics we were sure to cut everything outside, and still with masks.

It was the first time that my mate and me had worked with the stuff and we both agreed that it would be nae fun to have to do it every day. Much, much worse to be only working with it indoors.

Tidy result on your bathroom though - hope you insulated the roof access hatch, too

 

[rikrobson]

So will this be the warmest winter on record in Scotland?

 

[skotl]

Listen... 20 Centigrade today. September is shaping up to be warmer than July!
At this rate, we'll hit 30C in December...

 

[Onoff]

A bathroom would be a nightmare. As you'll have spotted from my pics we were sure to cut everything outside, and still with masks.

It was the first time that my mate and me had worked with the stuff and we both agreed that it would be nae fun to have to do it every day. Much, much worse to be only working with it indoors.

Tidy result on your bathroom though - hope you insulated the roof access hatch, too

It's NOT a loft access hatch! It's a void for one of these 9KW beauties (position might change as madam not sure on the bathroom layout now):

From what I can make out (though it may just be in my head), the missus stands under it and comes out looking like the bird in the video!

Have also left voids for x4 downlights.

BUT......it's causing me a bit of a headache as I'm putting a continuous vapour barrier on the ceiling, walls and floor and fitting a single room MVHR unit. The more I puncture it the less efficient it will all be......though a damn sight better than it was!

Rough plan is to leave the 6" joist depth clear for the dryer clearance and spots. There's 6" of Celotex filling the joists above except for these voids. I'll then put 6" of Celotx ABOVE the joists over the voids. May go for flat panel LED spots on the lighting.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

So will this be the warmest winter on record in Scotland?

It will be in his house.......

 

[mr migwire]

ive got 16.4 today on the external thermometer, and no rain so we are getting the benefits of global warming finaly...
should be news headlines the fact we have had several dry days on the trot.....

 

[slim_boy_fat]

so we are getting the benefits of global warming finally...

I was promised Global Warming years ago, I've been VERY patient in waiting for my share.......

 

[DAPPH]

So One Off , I've just seen theh vid clip ..it's very interesting , will that be One Off blow job in the bathroom for you as well as well then

 

[Onoff]

So One Off , I've just seen theh vid clip ..it's very interesting , will that be One Off blow job in the bathroom for you as well as well then

Q: Why do woman smile on their wedding day?

A: Cos it's the last time they'll have to give a blow job!

Did I mention I've been married coming up 25 years?

Maybe I'll get lucky if I finish the bathroom!