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An easier solution is plasterboard already bonded to PIR or XPS. The XPS is cheaper and I don't think it will make a massive difference depending on all the other challenges like windows and doors. You can simply stick this to existing walls with adhesive foam and then dry-line or skim the boards afterwards.

To do it well, though, you will often need to cut out/remove any laminate flooring so the boards can meet the floor and they won't do anything about leakage between floors, which can be significant.



> plasterboard already bonded to PIR

As you point out they are normally ~25mm or so of EPS/XPS. which doesn't do _much_, especially compared to 600mm of stone. Plus XPS is pretty flammable, so with electricity cables sandwiched between it, its not a great thing to have inside the house.




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