Heat Insulation

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1. Fabric and ventilation heat loss calculator 1 2 3 4 9

   By Jeremy Harris, June 15, 2016   

   • heat loss
   • ventilation
   • (and 4 more)

     Tagged with:

     • heat loss
     • ventilation
     • insulation
     • u value
     • heating requirement
     • modelling
   • 204 replies
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   • jack
   • February 12

2. Thermal bridging

   By Paddocks532, 10 hours ago
   • 15 replies
   • 167 views
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   • Redbeard
   • 1 hour ago

3. Anyone know of a 50mm thick solid wood fibre board?

   By Alan Ambrose, Friday at 16:43
   • 17 replies
   • 390 views
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   • Alan Ambrose
   • Monday at 17:35

4. Suggestions for insulation around steel

   By Furnace, May 5, 2023
   • 16 replies
   • 4.5k views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • Monday at 10:45

5. Timber frame exterior wall insulation 1 2

   By sansserif, July 16
   • 38 replies
   • 713 views
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   • stu w
   • Sunday at 10:09

6. Room in Roof insulation for lath and plaster stone built house

   By Wilsala, July 13
   • 1 reply
   • 198 views
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   • Mr Punter
   • July 13

7. Where are all the Blown Cellulose Installers? 1 2

   By SBMS, June 24, 2024
   • 36 replies
   • 4.7k views
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   • SteamyTea
   • July 11

8. Stewart Energy Insulation Blowing Machine for sale

   By Captain Scally, June 28   

   • warmcel
   • cellulose
   • (and 3 more)

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     • warmcel
     • cellulose
     • fibre
     • blown in
     • blown insulation
   • 0 replies
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   • Captain Scally
   • June 28

9. Fine tuning my IWI Solid wall (Warm Batten) design 1 2 3 4 7

   By Annker, September 5, 2024
   • 166 replies
   • 28.1k views
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   • Annker
   • June 23

10. Aerobarrier air tightness product/process 1 2

    By thaldine, February 21, 2022
    • 30 replies
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    • Great_scot_selfbuild
    • June 22

11. Cold roofs without fresh air flow - how common is it?

    By plockhart, June 8
    • 1 reply
    • 657 views
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    • plockhart
    • June 9

12. What are the best prices for (EWI) EPS insulation at the moment?

    By oranjeboom, March 13
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • MarkyP
    • June 1

13. Insulation in renovation, Suspended timber floor

    By andreas, May 19
    • 19 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Redbeard
    • May 24

14. Retro fit roof insulation - breathable vs non breathable

    By ab12, May 13
    • 2 replies
    • 723 views
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    • Redbeard
    • May 13

15. Void Behind Bay Window Roof - How bad of an issue is this?

    By EinTopaz, May 4
    • 16 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • May 8

16. Pitched roof- required U-value for new extension pitched roof

    By ab12, April 29
    • 1 reply
    • 772 views
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    • Redbeard
    • April 30

17. Isover optima dryling system

    By carlos21, April 27
    • 2 replies
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    • carlos21
    • April 29

18. EWI Advice/Ideas

    By Charli, April 1
    • 4 replies
    • 994 views
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    • Charli
    • April 23

19. Help needed - mistakes were made with EWI

    By maznaz, April 20
    • 5 replies
    • 942 views
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    • Temp
    • April 21

20. PIR above rafters only with dMEV

    By allthatpebbledash, April 5
    • 9 replies
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    • allthatpebbledash
    • April 8

21. Internal insulation for block cavity walls 1 2 3

    By Julestools, January 9
    • 60 replies
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    • torre
    • April 2

22. What's the best wall structure to balance performance and cost in a new stick frame extension, and is continuous insulation worth it? 1 2

    By Jess Shannon, March 31
    • 27 replies
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    • Roger440
    • April 1

23. Does insulating ceiling where there is a warm roof above reduce heating demand? Any downsides & what is MVHR impact?

    By Willus, July 16, 2025
    • 7 replies
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    • Willus
    • March 31

24. insulating wooden outbuilding?

    By marmic, March 28
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
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    • marmic
    • March 29

25. Installation of EPS

    By saveasteading, March 23
    • 10 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • saveasteading
    • March 27