Springmead is a Grade II* 16th/17th house with later changes, including in this bedroom which had been reshaped in the 18th and then in the 20th century, when the last re-modelling added studwork, plasterboard and skim but very little in the way of effective insulation. As a result the room was cold and draughty, with large voids behind the plasterboard.
We stripped the plasterboard, repaired some areas of the frame and then fitted wood fibre insulation batts before boarding with wood wool and replastering in lime. All of the materials used are vapour permeable and work to regulate moisture in the building.