Cornish Restoration Specialists 'Hayle' Multiboard’s Broad Benefits

A trio of highly experienced and multi-skilled tradesmen who specialise in the renovation and restoration of traditional properties in Cornwall, are employing three different thicknesses of Marmox Multiboard as they tackle damp issues, and poor energy performance within a stone-built cottage located in Hayle. Andrew Bourne of ‘Bourne to Build’ and Mike Chellew, who trades under the name of Southwest Renovations, had worked together since the early 2000s before Peter Adams joined them five years ago, adding his talent for bespoke carpentry to his partners’ prowess at stonework, roofing, building services and other trades.

They are renovating a 150 year old home built from the local shale type rock which are being lined with 40mm thick Marmox Multiboard, while the 10mm version of the product is being used to upgrade the window reveals. 60mm thick Multiboards have been used to cover a concrete floor, improving the insulation performance and providing an ideal substrate for the installation of a hydronic underfloor heating system.

Peter Adams comments: “The owner was seeking to improve the thermal performance of what had been a cold house which had also suffered from damp problems in areas. A massive bonus to using Multiboard instead of standard plasterboard is the difference in the sound quality - you don’t get that hollow sound when you tap it: the walls just feel more substantial and it really adds to the overall quality of the build.” www.marmox.co.uk

Marmox Fireboard Offers Safe Soffit For Radiant Heaters In Hampshire Home

The painstaking refurbishment of a semi-derelict bungalow in Hampshire has highlighted the fire resistant as well as thermal insulation benefits of the latest addition to Marmox UK Ltd.’s growing product portfolio. The property, located on the outskirts of Southampton, had suffered weather damage during the two years it stood empty after the previous owner passed away, with the ingress of heavy rain having brought down the ceilings in the lounge, hall, kitchen and bathroom.

The new owner and her building contractor opted to utilise Marmox Fireboard because of the intention to install all-electric heating: including ceiling mounted radiant panel heaters throughout the rooms. The versatile new Marmox product therefore reducing the rate of heat loss into the roof-space above and mitigating the risk of ceiling joists and other materials possibly being set alight by a malfunction with the panels.

Fireboard has been developed to suit both internal and external wall insulation (IWI/EWI) applications, while the Stone Wool based board features the same ‘honeycomb’ surface structure as Marmox Multiboard, to create a weatherproof, A1 non-combustible certified render-backer. Fireboards are available in thicknesses of 20mm, 50mm and 100 mm. Fireboard can also be specified for internal use on walls or ceilings to take a plaster finish. The 20mm Fibreboard, though, is especially suited for lining window and door reveals, to tackle cold-bridging and improve overall U-values. www.marmox.co.uk

Cotswold Developer Making Full Use Of Marmox For Barn Conversions

RN Properties Ltd, a long-established, successful developer specialising in conversions and other high end residential projects in the Cotswolds is nearing the end of a major project, where Marmox Multiboards in various thicknesses have been employed extensively during the restoration and alteration of a large farm complex of traditional stone buildings from the early 19th Century.

The former farmyard near Chipping Norton features eight barns, originally built of the local honey coloured limestone, enclosing a total area of 18,000 square feet. All the conversions benefit from underfloor heating installed across a minimum 50mm depth of Marmox Multiboards where the existing levels didn’t work for traditional insulation and screed. Marmox’s versatile and robust insulation material also features up at roof level.

Marmox Multiboards are manufactured from extruded polystyrene or XPS encapsulated in reinforced polymer concrete, produced in a range of thicknesses up to 60mm and offer a variety of positive physical characteristics in addition to being fully waterproof. They are both light to handle and easy to cut, while still being able to sustain substantial loadings if required, such as for flooring applications. They further offer good thermal insulation performance, helping to cut condensation risk and reduce fuel bills. The surface coating presents an ideal substrate for direct tiling as well as to receive render or plaster finishes. www.marmox.co.uk