Cavity Wall Insulation issue

[Ando]

When looking in my eaves earlier regarding another post I have made - I found this! 
 

Any ideas what has caused this? I’m assuming wind will have something to do with it? 
 

 

[jayc89]

Was it blown in as a secondary thought? If you shift it out of the way, can you see down the cavity (i.e. is it not closed)? 

[Ando]

I have no idea, I didn’t have time to further investigate - will take a deeper look next week. Just wondered if this is common occurrence etc.. 

[Iceverge]

The cavity wall EPS bead installers have not closed the cavity properly before pumping it. Under the corner of that pile you'll find a hole into the cavity. 

 

EPS beads can degrade the plasticiser in electrical cables so check to see if any are buried underneath. This may be more of a theoretical problem than a real one. 

 

Assuming there's not any in contact if just take a rake or stick and level them out over the attic insulation. Every bit of insulation helps. 

[Radian]

  On 31/10/2022 at 12:25, Ando said:

Any ideas what has caused this? I’m assuming wind will have something to do with it? 

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Judging by the overhanging chunks, they look to have some binder so I'd agree with others that it was blown in like this when the cavities were filled. A wind driven pile would be much flatter and smoother. And every bead would be loose.