Heat Insulation

1443 topics in this forum

1. Help, Trying to insulate a thin wall.

   By AdamSee, August 17, 2018
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   • Gone West
   • August 19, 2018

2. CAVITY WALL INSULATION CENTRAL SCOTLAND

   By PAR1969, July 30, 2018
   • 6 replies
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   • PAR1969
   • August 9, 2018

3. What loft insulation

   By joe90, August 1, 2018
   • 3 replies
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   • gravelld
   • August 1, 2018

4. EPS current prices

   By Triassic, January 19, 2018   

   • insulation
   • prices
   • 6 replies
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   • Alexphd1
   • July 14, 2018

5. Beam and block retrofit insulation

   By Tiny, July 2, 2018
   • 5 replies
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   • Tiny
   • July 7, 2018

6. Proper Downlights / Airtight 1 2 3

   By Onoff, January 18, 2018
   • 54 replies
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   • Onoff
   • June 20, 2018

7. Decrement Delay

   By bissoejosh, December 8, 2017
   • 8 replies
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   • SteamyTea
   • June 12, 2018

8. XPS Plus

   By dpmiller, April 30, 2018   

   • insulation
   • underfloor
   • (and 1 more)

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     • insulation
     • underfloor
     • xps
   • 1 reply
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   • matt-shrops
   • June 8, 2018

9. Acoustic Roll as Roof/ceiling insulation?

   By Tin Soldier, May 30, 2018
   • 2 replies
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   • Tin Soldier
   • May 30, 2018

10. Eps vs Kingspan

    By Brickie, May 10, 2018
    • 8 replies
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    • MikeGrahamT21
    • May 23, 2018

11. Reclaimed insulation

    By K78, October 1, 2016
    • 7 replies
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    • MikeGrahamT21
    • May 23, 2018

12. Decrement delay of vacuum panels

    By Dreadnaught, May 20, 2018   

    • roof lights
    • roof
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      • roof
      • decrement delay factor
      • decrement delay
      • vacuum panels
    • 10 replies
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    • TerryE
    • May 22, 2018

13. Between rafter insulation: tips, gottchas, if I were you I'd

    By ToughButterCup, May 4, 2018   

    • between rafter rigid insulation
    • fitting insulation
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      • fitting insulation
      • kingspan
      • ballytherm
      • cellotex
    • 7 replies
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    • Cpd
    • May 4, 2018

14. Heat loss calculation: averaging u-values

    By oranjeboom, May 4, 2018
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    • Guest
    • May 4, 2018

15. Perimeter / Area (P/A) Ratio - internal room areas or ignore internal walls completely?

    By oranjeboom, May 1, 2018   

    • perimeter / area (p/a) ratio
    • pa ratio
    • 6 replies
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    • oranjeboom
    • May 2, 2018

16. Is a single block inherently air leaky?

    By epsilonGreedy, April 28, 2018
    • 12 replies
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    • PeterW
    • April 30, 2018

17. 25mm EPS vs PIR

    By Onoff, April 28, 2018
    • 4 replies
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    • Onoff
    • April 29, 2018

18. Spray alternative to parge lining an internal block wall.

    By epsilonGreedy, April 28, 2018
    • 14 replies
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    • nod
    • April 29, 2018

19. EPS Beads

    By Onoff, April 25, 2018
    • 8 replies
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    • Onoff
    • April 25, 2018

20. Insulating a narrow cavity

    By bissoejosh, April 25, 2018   

    • spray foam
    • eps
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      • eps
      • cavity fill
    • 1 reply
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    • ADLIan
    • April 25, 2018

21. Do I or Do I not require a VCL

    By MikeGrahamT21, April 13, 2018
    • 3 replies
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    • MikeGrahamT21
    • April 16, 2018

22. 25mm, an opportunity or a problem?

    By ToughButterCup, April 9, 2018   

    • kingspan
    • rafters
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      • kingspan
      • rafters
      • alternative insulation
    • 11 replies
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    • Mr Punter
    • April 12, 2018

23. Fiddly cold bridge detail with structural issues

    By MikeSharp01, April 6, 2018   

    • cold bridge
    • passive slab
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      • passive slab
      • insulation
      • fixing through pur insulation
    • 0 replies
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    • MikeSharp01
    • April 6, 2018

24. Improving insulation in house with many wall types!

    By Will, April 6, 2018
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    • Will
    • April 6, 2018

25. U-Value calculations

    By newhome, April 3, 2018   

    • u-value
    • sap
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      • u-value
      • sap
      • insulation
    • 17 replies
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    • Ferdinand
    • April 5, 2018