This guidance has been produced specifically for people living in and working on solid-walled houses in Bristol. Its primary audience is householders, but professionals and installers will also benefit as many of the details are vital for effective retrofit projects.
This guidance has been produced specifically for people living in and working on solid-walled houses in Bristol. Its primary audience is householders, but professionals and installers will also benefit from reading the guidance as many of the details are vital for effective retrofit projects.
The content relates to older, traditionally-built homes – i.e. those with solid stone or brick walls (sometimes covered in render), generally (but not always) built before 1919. Much of the content may also be useful for other kinds of houses, but these are not the intended focus of the guide and different principles can apply to different build types (e.g. cavity-wall or non-traditional properties).
The layout of this guide is fairly conventional, and while it can be used as a reference for specific details, it is essential to read all of the content in order to gain a full understanding of solid wall insulation and how it relates to your home.
To make the most of this guidance, we recommend you use our accompanying online tool (available at www.warmupbristol.co.uk), which demonstrates some of the key principles in an interactive format and allows you to input details of your own house type and location. This will help you understand the principles contained in this guidance as they relate to your own home, and enable you to develop a more detailed retrofit plan.
The online tool is free to use, and has been developed as part of this guidance for people in Bristol. The tool and this guide give you two different ways to find out about solid wall insulation. This guide is for reading, and digesting at your leisure, but written guidance is always limited to words and pictures. The online tool provides an engaging way of explaining some of the key principles about retrofit, and it will give you specific answers and options for your own building, leading you through a series of quick questions to identify what the key issues are for you and how to resolve them.
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