Secil EcoCork insulating plaster
Flor’s faithful friend oblivious to all the commotion going on inside at Kilmoney as the lads give the house the full EcoCork insulating plaster and Secil Cork board system
Secil Cork Board
Secil Cork Board breathable insulation system from start to finish looks great and will keep everyone dry and cosy. Very nice work again Derek and thanks for the photos.
Sent for a recommendation
Client sends us this today and asked for a recommendation. Yeah, it will need lime pointing and rendering but… its’s so unusual to see a random rubble stack so eroded of the mortar and yet still stable that it’s almost a shame to touch it.
Kerry Event
Spot the Stoneware Studios sign hidden behind my chief hecklers. We had an enjoyable day last Saturday in Muckross, Killarney. ‘Great to field lots of questions from people repairing their old buildings in Kerry. Thanks to Victoria and Toddy for organising the event. Shout out to my fella exhibitors Ruairi Dennison, Gareth O’Callaghan and Peter Cox. Very nice to see you all again.
Training Day
We’d a lovely bunch of people in for some Lime training on Thursday. Thanks to all who attended. We’re looking forward already to the next one on the 20th.
Cork Board Insulation
Normally our Cork board goes on the wall as it’s a brilliant thermal and acoustic insulation. But why not the floor too! Thanks, Lionel for the photo, super work as always
Secil Lime Render
‘Looks great Tom, nice job; Ballybunion Garda Station complete with Secil Lime render outside and Calcium Silicate board inside.
Dublin Heritage Buildings Show
Lovely to spend the weekend chatting to lots of new and old friends at Dublin Heritage Building Show in Merrion Square Park. Not least my co-host and old pal, the ever-young Peter Kelly from Conservation Technology. Also shout out to Shane and the Nolans crew next door and all the BFLI people. It was really great to catch up. Special thanks to the Irish Georgian Society for inviting us each year. Excellent job again Emmeline.
Training at Pilmore
So nice to have a full house this morning at our Lime Rendering and Plastering Course. There’s a real appetite for learning out there at the moment. 3 more course on Decoration of Old Buildings, Pointing, and Insulating Old buildings before the end of the month so it’s all go in Pilmore.
Lime Render & Plaster
Mary Robinson Centre in Ballina, Co. Mayo. Great job done with Lime render and plaster. Cork board insulation, Stoneware Studios repair mortars, Earthborn Breathable paints inside and out. Cast Iron rainwater goods and you name it this has it. Well done Mayo Co Co for a great job and Brian and all at LPB.
Insulating Plaster
Otterbein Calcea Insulating Plaster supplied by Stoneware Studios being applied by the men of Kenneth Sisk Plastering in Cork City. Easy to apply, no biodegradation, NHL with perlite (natural forming volcanic glass used for a long time for drainage and aeration) and with v good thermal performance we like this product. Thermal conductivity 0.083 W/(m-k) giving a uvalue on an un-rendered 500mm stone wall of 0.84694 W/m2K for 50mm thick or 0.5705 W/m2K for 100mm thick which is up there with the best.
Mould, rot and trapped dampness
So this is what happens when foil-backed PIR insulated plaster board is attached to solid stone walls in Ireland; mould, rot and trapped dampness. Unfortunately it’s all too common. Check out the alternatives at one of our Insulating Old Buildings workshops this summer.