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Rendering single skin wall
Anonymous user 06/03/2024 - 2.31 PM
I have a single storey pantry adjoined to my kitchen made of single skin brick wall. I'm planning on insulating it internally with PIR board over batons, but I'm also wondering if it's worth cement rendering the external surface of the wall to prevent ingress too, as "belt and braces"! Can single skin walls be rendered or are they supposed to be left bare?
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Regency Building Ltd
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Normaly internal plastic membrane and stud out internally with celotexin between and across then plaster board and set
Answered6 December 2023
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Brad Oleary restorations and renovations
Rating: 5 out of 5
Using a plastic membrane will cause condensation, then mould, and damp.
If your creating a stud work, use a metal stud work, a vapour permeable membrane, to allow moisture and air transfer.
Answered1 January 2024
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