Installing External Wall Insulation - Is it a DIY Job?

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  @Ampersand00 · 3 years ago

  Love that you showed that simple error around the window — a real confident pro will admit they're not infallible!

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  @nicolaebulgaru · 3 years ago

  Not many people understand that building is such a highly technical endeavor, even when humble materials are used but more so with new products. This is really educational. Thanks.

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  @flashback9966 · 3 years ago

  'just look at the Comet aircraft' That's going back a bit, but a nice analogy . . .

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  @TheComputec · 3 years ago

  Big Thank you to Roger and the other people involved in this. Free educational videos like this make the world a better place. I appreciate all the little tidbits of info especially things like the circular polystyrene disks and the explanation as to why those elements are not to be ignored. Not only informative but also entertaining watching skilled people doing jobs properly. Brilliant stuff guys !!!

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  @MAMDAVEM · 3 years ago

  DIY&apos;er here, yesterday I just finished doing an external insulation job on my rear bathroom extension, roughly twice the area you have shown with two windows using the EWI system. I have been very impressed with the EWI products and the help they give on doing the job. For me the cost was about £800 so I recon I saved myself quite a bit of money as it is quite labour intensive when you take into consideration all the stages. Your video was great and I wish I had seen it before doing the job. My learning was;<br>.- It does take quite a long time to do given all the stages, particularly if the weather is not on your side.<br>- I used EPS board below the insulation tray and I wish I had put it one before puting on the tray<br>- I didn&apos;t use the protective film on th e windows and it meant I had a quite a bit of clean up to do on the window frames. I would use this in future.<br>- As a DIY&apos;er who has done some plastering before I was surprised how messy the job can be, so I would recommend &nbsp;putting down a protective sheet on the ground &nbsp;<br>- It is surprising how thin the final render coat is (mines was a 1.5mm grit) and it is really easy to put on too much. I also used a plastic plasterers trowel as a float and &nbsp;now recognise this was the wrong tool<br>- Putting on the final siliconerender coat on top of the insulation is surprisingly noisy, my watch kept telling me that it was too loud (over 100dB) so folks may want to protect their hearing when they do this.<br>- I undertand that if you are doing more than 15% of the area of a wall then it is subject to building regulations?

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  @ManosKlados · 3 years ago

  I used to have my company back home and I&apos;m certified installer by Knauf and Shwenk the last 25 years in external insulation. I did my house also back at 2003, &nbsp;and it was the best thing i did, instead of cavity wall insulation that can give you big and some times unresolved problems. &nbsp;Oh God, how much i miss to do this job again.

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  @dirtibertfirst · 3 years ago

  There is nothing quite like watching a talented professional with years of experience doing their stuff. All interests in insulation aside, this was a joy to watch.

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  @robkelly5722 · 2 years ago

  You know a jobs done right when theres a cup of tea scheduled in there! 😉👌

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  @davidthegolfer · 3 years ago

  Roger, Ihave watched a few of your videos. You are such an impressive guy. Anyone would be proud and reassured to use you to work on their home. I’m past the age of doing this stuff, I just pay now but I find your advice and skill amazing to watch. Thank you for what you do. Best wishes.

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  @orandaadnaro · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m no tradesman, so I am very impressed by the variety of skills that were required, to what initially looks like a simple task. Details matter. Very interesting.

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  @ewistore · 3 years ago

  It was great to work alongside you on this project!

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  @superiorbeing95 · 3 years ago

  I honestly thought that was going to look a dogs dinner around the window but it actually came more like the dogs boll ox

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