Eco-Renovation UK Heritage Insulation Specialist
Contact us

Home  ›  Our Work  ›  Hemel Hempstead

External wall insulation ยท Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Future-Proofing Interwar Suburbia - External Insulation Envelope on a 1930s semi

Pebbledash cement render came off first. Mineral wool boards were then adhered and mechanically fixed across the front, side and rear, including the bay window walls and the entrance porch, with the rear detail carried through to meet the extension roof insulation so there is no gap at the junction.

The finish is a highly breathable EWI Pro silicone render, with a grey mosaic render over the plinth insulation and ventilation grilles kept clear. Downpipes were refitted to the new wall line, powder coated aluminium sills fitted to the bay, and the decorative timber repainted.

Photograph External wall insulation to a 1930s semi detached house in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire External wall insulation to a 1930s semi detached house in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
02EWI with mineral wool, Hemel HempsteadEWI with mineral wool, Hemel Hempstead

EWI with mineral wool, Hemel Hempstead

03Pebble dash cementitious render being taken downPebble dash cementitious render being taken down

Pebble dash cementitious render being taken down

04Insulation to rear elevation, detail showing the EWI joining the extension roof insulation to remove thermal gapInsulation to rear elevation, detail showing the EWI joining the extension roof insulation to remove thermal gap

Insulation to rear elevation, detail showing the EWI joining the extension roof insulation to remove thermal gap

05Mineral wool boards being adhered to masonry wallMineral wool boards being adhered to masonry wall

Mineral wool boards being adhered to masonry wall

06Mineral wool boards being mechanically fixed to side wallMineral wool boards being mechanically fixed to side wall

Mineral wool boards being mechanically fixed to side wall

07Rockwool boards being mechanically fixed to front wallRockwool boards being mechanically fixed to front wall

Rockwool boards being mechanically fixed to front wall

08Rockwool boards mechanically fixed to bay window wallsRockwool boards mechanically fixed to bay window walls

Rockwool boards mechanically fixed to bay window walls

09Insulation boards fitted in entrance porchInsulation boards fitted in entrance porch

Insulation boards fitted in entrance porch

10Downpipes being refitted to suit new wall levelDownpipes being refitted to suit new wall level

Downpipes being refitted to suit new wall level

11Plinth insulation boards installed around bay windowPlinth insulation boards installed around bay window

Plinth insulation boards installed around bay window

12Highly breathable EWI Pro Silicone Render applied on rear wallHighly breathable EWI Pro Silicone Render applied on rear wall

Highly breathable EWI Pro Silicone Render applied on rear wall

13Highly breathable EWI Pro Silicone Render applied on side wallHighly breathable EWI Pro Silicone Render applied on side wall

Highly breathable EWI Pro Silicone Render applied on side wall

14Bay window completed with powder coated aluminium windowsillsBay window completed with powder coated aluminium windowsills

Bay window completed with powder coated aluminium windowsills

15Downpipes re-fitted to new wall level after external wall insulation installedDownpipes re-fitted to new wall level after external wall insulation installed

Downpipes re-fitted to new wall level after external wall insulation installed

16Grey mosaic render over plinth insulation with ventilation grillesGrey mosaic render over plinth insulation with ventilation grilles

Grey mosaic render over plinth insulation with ventilation grilles

17Insulation & rendering completed on bay window walls with decorative timber re-paintedInsulation & rendering completed on bay window walls with decorative timber re-painted

Insulation & rendering completed on bay window walls with decorative timber re-painted

18Insulation & rendering completed on porch wallsInsulation & rendering completed on porch walls

Insulation & rendering completed on porch walls

Is your house like this one?

If your semi is pebbledashed, cold and you have been quoted for cavity fill that will not work, this is the other way to do it.