Coastal terrace, Southsea: 130m² fibre extraction
A tall Southsea property with 130m² of fibre-filled cavity wall and rubble in the cavity. Exposed coastal homes are some of the worst affected by wet cavity insulation — driving rain soaks the outer leaf and the fibre carries the water across to the inner wall.
- 130m² of fibre insulation extracted
- Full rubble clearance
- Cavity refilled
- Single-skin gable identified and excluded
- Brickwork repairs flagged to customer
What we did
We extracted the fibre insulation, cleared the rubble, and refilled the cavity. The very top of the gable was single-skin brickwork, so that section could not be filled. We noted the damaged bricks and repointing the customer's builder would need to sort out, and suggested timing their scaffold with ours — ladder access on a tall coastal terrace would have been extremely awkward.
Why it matters
We tell customers about the problems we find, not only the work we are selling. In this case that meant pointing out brickwork repairs that another trade would carry out. The customer left with a clear picture of everything their house needed, not just the cavity.
Live near the coast and worried about damp walls?
Coastal homes are particularly vulnerable to wet cavity insulation. We survey with a borescope and tell you exactly what is in your walls.