External cladding for insulation

[beguilingeyes]

Has anyone had this done? I know it's monstrously expensive but our 1930s house has no cavity walls and is bloody freezing.

I wouldn't touch it,we had Hugh regeneration in our town 15 yes ago,all housing association homes,council homes got it and homeowners were offered it at reduced price,the amount of problems the whole town has had mould inside homes because of it,exterior walls turned black,had to have air vents put in roof to help it improve

So sorry,I read it as external insulation not cladding,haven't a clue about cladding sorry.

We had it done on our solid wall construction house last winter. It is early days but seems to have made a huge difference to the warmth on the house, and also reduced mould as the interior walls are not cold.

My husband did a fair bit of research before we decided to go for it.

It is very expensive though. I doubt we will recover the cost in my lifetime, even with energy costs as high as they currently are.

To be clear, ours was external insulation.

You should join Your Old House UK - Repairs and Renovations on Facebook. They will no doubt tell you it is a dreadful idea but they might be able to talk you through other things you can do that might help make it a less cold.

Rockwell (I think?) do a thermal lining wallpaper that massively improves heat retention, fyi. It's quite tricky to put up so you will possibly need a decorator to do it.

Try insulated plasterboard on the inside of one room first ( outside walls only ) and see if in makes a difference ( it should ) to that room ? Not a huge job you might lose an inch or 2 off the room size, less if you remove the old plaster first. It comes in different thickness ,i think the thinnest is 35mm ?

I would be concerned about ruining the look of a period house -and also about potential for damp and mould getting inside the cladding and damaging the fabric of the house.

I'd also feel worried about not being able to keep an eye on the actual structure inside, to make sure it was sound eg. cracks developing etc - you wouldn't know if there was a problem.