tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post3244163921018290887..comments2023-04-13T20:55:39.763-07:00Comments on Building The Garden Office: Battening and insulating the wallsRicky Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10190696892414617762noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post-38621783726567298822015-02-13T10:06:00.741-08:002015-02-13T10:06:00.741-08:00Good blog. The walls are fixed to the ceiling and ...Good blog. The walls are fixed to the ceiling and ceiling is fixed to the roof? But still no issues with contraction/expansion there?Murphykihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124997380091000360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post-69468283886884725242013-07-01T09:58:48.128-07:002013-07-01T09:58:48.128-07:00Wall insulation Bethlehem PA, Air Sealing Bethlehe...<a href="http://www.TruEnergySaver.com/" rel="nofollow">Wall insulation Bethlehem PA, Air Sealing Bethlehem PA, Floor insulation Bethlehem PA</a>what a nice collection. It's really good. I like it. Here is another information place. Please visit here and get some good information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269349160654064792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post-78175490418678055812013-06-03T12:07:36.709-07:002013-06-03T12:07:36.709-07:00Hi Steve,
The walls in here are basically free st...Hi Steve,<br /><br />The walls in here are basically free standing. I left a 1.5 inch gap between the outer wall, and the stud walls to allow for a bit of flexing. The only part that is attached is the floor, the 'box' of the walls essentially supported itself once the frame was complete. <br /><br />I've not had any problems on the inside from expansion/contraction. Where I painted the outside a small 1inch gap of bare wood appeared around the door frame, so it did expand slightly, however the design of the doorframe allowed for movement around it. <br /><br />Overhall having been in here for about 10 months now it's been great. I was worried about things like the expansion, and the condensation however not had a single issue so far! <br /><br />The underfloor heating will certainly help - thats the only thing I regret not doing! The celotex helps massively, but I always found the floor a bit cold in the winter.<br /><br />For the electrics I had them brought up through a small hole drilled into the floor next to the stuf wall floor baton, the cable then runs up the outside wall into a power box with a flip-switch to kill all power to the plug sockets. From there it just runs to three double sockets. The socket boxes were simply attached to the side of the battons with supports built around them. Overall very stable and no chance of cables getting 'nipped' by any expansion that might occur.<br /><br />Good luck with your build - its well worth it! :)Ricky Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190696892414617762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post-70305344834173017912013-06-03T11:27:28.546-07:002013-06-03T11:27:28.546-07:00Ricky
Excellent blog!
I am in the process of hav...Ricky<br /><br />Excellent blog!<br /><br />I am in the process of having a cabin installed which is double skinned (2 x 28mm walls with 70mm Celotex insulation, with roof & floor insulation).<br /><br />I intend to use this as a garden office so wanted a high standard of interior finish (i.e. not just painted boards & electrical conduit running up the walls). So I plan to do exactly what you have done & plasterboard the walls & ceiling (by fixing to battens) and fit skirting board and engineered flooring (with electric underfloor heating). I planned to run the electrical cable in the void between the plasterboard and inner cabin wall.<br /><br />However, I mentioned this to the installers building my cabin and they advised that it wouldnt work as the expansion/contraction of the cabin walls would cause the plasterboard to flex/crack.<br /><br />I just wondered how, one year on, your garden office has suffered similar problems?Steve Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793173137938050090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post-86485962879134476342012-07-26T08:33:00.126-07:002012-07-26T08:33:00.126-07:00Hi Ricky.
ME again. Did you use the ultraperm stu...Hi Ricky.<br /><br />ME again. Did you use the ultraperm stuff on the inside for the ceiling or the outside (on the roof) ? I was thinking of getting some but (and i could be wrong) it seemed more designed for outside use and then put felt/shingles on top of that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post-76333790043431226002012-07-04T05:54:38.491-07:002012-07-04T05:54:38.491-07:00Hi Ross,
Usually you wouldn't need much in th...Hi Ross,<br /><br />Usually you wouldn't need much in the way of airflow, however because of the 'hybrid-warm' roof that I've had to go with, there is a possibility of condensation forming inside the room. If you've got a 'cold roof' you'll have to have the ventilation above the insulation so wouldn't need it in the actual room. <br /><br />The only real difference here is that the vent goes into the room's open space instead of above the insulation. It'll only have to be a very small vent to do the equivalent of putting a window on a latch I'd have thought.<br /><br />I did see on a number of forums where people didn't do any ventilation and a few months down the line found that their insulation and plasterboard had started to mold - better to be safe than sorry IMO!<br /><br />As for the wall membrane, its likely that it'll do bugger all, but I really just wanted it there on the off chance that water got through the walls. It probably is me being over paranoid about it :p I had to buy a roll of the stuff for the inside of the roof anyway so opted to go for a 50m reel and just do the lot. The cost difference was minimal - I actually found it a bit of a pain trying to get hold of a smaller amount of the stuff. I guess its normally used on large builds.Ricky Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190696892414617762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282913764597674646.post-54048242280110220682012-07-04T05:14:53.948-07:002012-07-04T05:14:53.948-07:00Hi - again a great read.
Can i ask, is the air f...Hi - again a great read. <br /><br />Can i ask, is the air flow in the roof that important? having looked at various cabin kits with insulation in them none of them seem to consider that.<br /><br />Another thing is the wall lining membrane - is it likely that this is doing anything? <br /><br />Im not calling you paranoid or wrong :) i expect you know more than me its just something i have never considered. (and now have to)<br /><br />very interesting and certainly pause for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com