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The Practical Alternative to Cavity Wall Insulation: https://www.dorsetandhantsplastering.co.uk/blog-3-1/blog-post-title-one-wlnbz monthly 0.5 2026-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6679c1dac81d327a89bbc45a/59800ead-fd66-4716-8489-de0dcede9dfb/IMG_1142.JPEG Blog - Insulating bay windows before plastering: - Insulating: A freshly stripped bay window that has been insulated with a 50mm polystrene insulation leaving an air gap behind as a cavity, all gaps were later sealed with spray foam and the collapsed brickwork recemented in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6679c1dac81d327a89bbc45a/c7547fce-a062-4018-932e-8ddb821e98dc/IMG_1149.JPEG Blog - Insulating bay windows before plastering: - Plastering: After the insulating was complete two layers of 12.5mm plasterboard were screwed over the top, before the ceiling and walls were covered with a primer called Blue Grit and then re-skimmed with multi finish plaster. https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6679c1dac81d327a89bbc45a/65f86167-dc2c-465c-920c-b6d8e026192f/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6679c1dac81d327a89bbc45a/65f86167-dc2c-465c-920c-b6d8e026192f/thumbnail Blog - Insulating bay windows before plastering: Preparation is key in plastering, this room has had the ceiling and walls primed with Blue Grit adhesive as the paint was shiny and PVA would have unlikely dried correctly on it, the bay has been stripped, insulated and boarded, any cracks have been taped up and we’re ready to get skimming! https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6679c1dac81d327a89bbc45a/e3115c58-8ed8-4175-b792-7b7014b1cf92/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6679c1dac81d327a89bbc45a/e3115c58-8ed8-4175-b792-7b7014b1cf92/thumbnail Blog - Insulating bay windows before plastering: And here is the finished room, with nice smooth plastered walls and ceiling, much warmer with its now insulated bay window, the brand new windows kept clean as thanks to the plastic they were covered in and the woodwork wiped clean ready for painting in a few days time. https://www.dorsetandhantsplastering.co.uk/blog-3-1/blog-post-title-two-kznkg monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6679c1dac81d327a89bbc45a/a7646ed4-6aa0-41cc-8629-7d4f367efd5b/IMG_3106.JPEG Blog - Better rendering through technology. - Make it stand out A ground floor wall in Boscombe where the existing render had been applied to badly painted brickwork without a primer and had failed and blown. 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