Baby, It's Cold Outside

(Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, 1949)

In order to achieve our 'low energy' status, the front of the house also needed to be insulated.   This was slightly complicated by the fact that, in order not to spoil the facade, we had to do this from the inside.   
 

As you'll recall, we had already stripped this wall back to the bare brick, with our own fair hands (and a fair bit of help).  

Next, blocks of insulation (neopor) 10cm thick were stuck on, all the way up to the ceiling.  



Originally we had a doubt how this would look encroaching on the mouldings on the ceiling, but it turned out fine.












The pipes from the bathroom upstairs had to be added (since there was no bathroom in the house originally, these had to be put somewhere, inevitably making a hole in the ceiling unfortunately).










 

Finally, the wall was plastered and the edges of the window frames tidied up.  Not much to look at, but we're hoping we'll be able to feel the difference.