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Garage conversions will most likely require supplementary insulation as the garage space will be altered to a habitable room, and therefore needs to comply with building regulations for insulation in this type of room. These regulations set a U-value for insulation, which gauges the rate of heat loss. These are set differently for walls, flooring, and roofs. To adhere to building regulations the garage conversion must meet the U-values in all of the areas, but additional insulation can be added to surpass these values and increase energy efficiency. Wall insulation for garage conversions is typically done by using internal wall insulation, which adds insulated plasterboard to the existing walls. This will add thermal insulation and stop heat from dissipating through the walls. Insulation must also be added around windows and doors as these areas can leak heat particularly poorly. Roofs for garage conversions will additionally require insulation. Pitched roofs will require insulation to the same standard as the rest of the property. Flat roofs additionally require insulation. This can be performed utilizing a cold roof system, where insulation is fixed between the roof joists along with ventilation to avoid condensation forming. The other option is a warm roof, where insulation is added above the roof joists. Floor insulation is also needed in garage conversions. This is easier if the floor level of the garage requires lifting in order to meet the rest of the house as an extra layer of insulation can be easily put into either a lifted concrete floor, timber joists or a floating floor. If flooring does not need to be raised it could be necessary to dig out the floor to add the necessary insulation.

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Aldgate is a district inside the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and partly the City of London. It was the eastern-most gateway via the London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel along with the East End of London. It gave its name to a City ward bounded by White Kennet Street in the north and Crutched Friars towards the south. The district’s name was 1st recorded in 1052 as ‘East gate’, but became Alegate by 1108. In the sixteenth century, John Stow derived the name from ‘Old Gate’. But Henry Harben, writing in 1918, said that this was incorrect and that documents show another variation written prior to 1486-7. Other meanings include ‘Ale Gate’, linked to an ale-house or ‘All Gate’, meaning the gate was free to all. It’s believed that a gate at Aldgate spanned the road to Colchester during the Roman period, when London Wall was constructed. The gateway stood at the corner of the modern Duke’s palace on the east side of the city. It was rebuilt in between 1108 and 1147, and again in 1215. It was reconstructed entirely between 1607 and 1609 in a more classical style. Like the other London gates, Aldgate was chained in 1377 on account of concerns about attacks from the French. The gate was eventually removed in 1761 and temporarily re-erected in Bethnal Green.

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