Hello everyone,
I am the happy owner of a farm with a residential house from 1928. The house is in good condition. It is now time to replace the eastern gable peak (panel and insulation), the western one has already been replaced.
I know there are many hypotheses regarding the insulation of old houses, even here on the forum. I have chosen my line - when I renovate the house, I try to emulate its original design. Natural ventilation is, for example, a given.
I intend to replace the panel from the outside, skip all the plastic, and use wind paper. How thick do you think I should insulate?
The current "insulation" consists of paneling, broken wind paper, a framework with air, plank wall, Tretex. With an easterly wind, a lot of cold air comes through the frames around windows and balcony doors.
The answer is surely in some previous thread, but after searching for 5 evenings, I can't find the right thread. Someone wiser - Help!
I am the happy owner of a farm with a residential house from 1928. The house is in good condition. It is now time to replace the eastern gable peak (panel and insulation), the western one has already been replaced.
I know there are many hypotheses regarding the insulation of old houses, even here on the forum. I have chosen my line - when I renovate the house, I try to emulate its original design. Natural ventilation is, for example, a given.
I intend to replace the panel from the outside, skip all the plastic, and use wind paper. How thick do you think I should insulate?
The current "insulation" consists of paneling, broken wind paper, a framework with air, plank wall, Tretex. With an easterly wind, a lot of cold air comes through the frames around windows and balcony doors.
The answer is surely in some previous thread, but after searching for 5 evenings, I can't find the right thread. Someone wiser - Help!
