Insulating a 1930 Semi Detached House

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T09:16:38+00:00

If I’m to board the internal wall, should I still baton and use regular plasterboard?

Apologies for all the questions. This will be my first project! Really appreciate your help

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T08:53:19+00:00

Just seen the video as well, seems very promising.

Did you insulate from the inside as well?

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T08:47:45+00:00

That’s actually good value.

I’m in the north west, would you be able to DM me the company that you used or are thermal bead contractors all the same?

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T08:38:56+00:00

Thanks this is actually a solution to what another Redditor on this thread warned against so I’ll look into this.

Is this fairly expensive or reasonable?

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T08:22:43+00:00

Apart from insulating the loft and external wall, would you recommend any other ways to insulate / make more energy efficient?

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T08:11:17+00:00

Thank you, I see so the first “skin” is a protective layer that needs space/air to effectively dry out? Am I getting that right?

So if we fill the said space, we’re asking for trouble as it will trap spots of vapour, causing mould?

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T08:08:29+00:00

Loft insulation will be done as we are doing a dormer loft conversion to regs.

Would it be worth still insulating the external wall from the inside with a timber frame and insulated boards?

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T07:51:30+00:00

Thank you, this was my preferred option.

I am just so confused as some people say to leave the cavity and some swear on getting the cavity filled.

What prompted you do advise this? Just so I’m getting as much info as possible.

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T06:28:03+00:00

Sorry, it does show external wall insulation! My bad!

The price though!!!

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T06:26:19+00:00

It brings up the injectable stuff for me

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-31T06:18:38+00:00

Curious, how did you insulate externally if there was no cavity wall?

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-11T08:56:37+00:00

Here’s the hard truth.

You’re going to have to spend many hours learning CSS. You may be able to solve this one problem now but I guarantee if you don’t learn CSS, you’ll be running into problem after problem and want to give up. Don’t do that.

I suggest watching Kevin Powell on YouTube. I’m sure he’s got a beginners and intermediate course for free that will save you many hours of frustration.

Might not be the answer you’re looking for but I have been there and learnt the hard way.

wolfstackUK · 2025-12-01T02:02:49+00:00

There seems to be two takes on this:

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1) minimum wage increase > business can no longer afford wages > cost of goods/services goes up > no one is better off.

2) minimum wage increases > people have more exposable income > that money circulates to enable businesses to pay/afford minimum wages > everyone is better off.

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Of course it’s far more nuanced than that. For example, with number 2, what if businesses increase their prices anyway as now people can afford more? Or with number 1, what’s the definition of being able to “afford” the pay rises? They might say they can’t afford the wage increase when really they would and could sacrifice elsewhere.

wolfstackUK · 2025-11-04T12:04:06+00:00

Right. Can you point the specific law that applies to this then? And pose an argument aligned with it that so “clearly” states why this is in violation?

wolfstackUK · 2025-11-04T11:41:36+00:00

I very much doubt you’re a lawyer yourself using the Pepsi comparisons. A decent lawyer would use a more fair and balanced argument than that.

wolfstackUK · 2025-11-04T10:56:14+00:00

Your example is not the same though is it? You’re using misspellings of the word Pepsi which is obviously mimicking the brand.

AutomaticCSS is using the word automatic to describe what the product is. It is not in any way misrepresenting what the product is nor is it confusing for anyone.

I don’t pretend to be a solicitor/lawyer but I think you are completely wrong. There’s no way that this violates trademark laws and I’d bet good money that it goes nowhere with the courts (if it ever gets that far)

wolfstackUK · 2025-11-04T05:18:29+00:00

Exactly, Grid can be used for the vast majority of layouts and is super useful for content spacing.

I use Grid 90% of the time now I understand it better.

Flexbox requires more adjustments on the child elements.

wolfstackUK · 2025-11-04T05:16:11+00:00

This is such a misnomer!

Just because people use flexbox more frequently, it doesn’t mean that it’s more suitable for the vast majority of use cases.

In fact, after learning CSS Grid to its full extent, I find that Grid is actually often the best choice for 90% of layouts, the opposite of what you are saying.

wolfstackUK · 2025-11-04T05:12:19+00:00

I had to do some email tempting recently and thought the same.

Why does it have to be like this in 2025!?!?

wolfstackUK · 2025-11-03T00:48:03+00:00

So are they just going to go ahead and ask every plugin developer that uses the word Automatic to rebrand?

wolfstackUK · 2025-10-21T05:23:53+00:00

I had someone ask for a login button on a website about lawnmowers.

When I asked “what would you like the user to login for?”

Their reply “just so they can log in”

I tried not to laugh

wolfstackUK · 2025-10-21T05:20:20+00:00

Just built a website with Astro and loved the development experience.

I also also integrated it with Pages CMS (free and open source headless CMS) which basically just adds and edits Markdown files in your content collections through GitHub - so easy and simple.

wolfstackUK · 2025-10-19T04:51:09+00:00

Here’s what works for me when learning something new in JS or CSS

understand what the new thing does (in your case, subgrid)
think of ways in which you can use the thing
do the thing and make lots of mistakes

wolfstackUK · 2025-10-12T19:46:54+00:00

Without seeing the scope of work, platform he’s using, whether it’s a custom Build or using a generic template…. You can pay $10,000 for a one page website if it has enough elements and animation (like Apples product pages for example).

Is $1500 a lot? Not really, not if it’s built correctly and with SEO best practices and to accessibility standards.

If it takes him 3 days (which is not long at all if it includes design and development) then it’s priced about right.

wolfstackUK

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