Auchlossen Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Garage is about to be built into 'hillside', with retaining walls on 3 sides, to varying extents. The retaining walls are to be built with Stepoc concrete blocks with steel reinforced concrete infill. There is an office/studio above. EWI will be used for garage and studio above. Question is: should I insulate under raft floor with 100mm of insulation? There will be large thermal losses at the edges. Arguably the half buried garage will be kept at a stable if not warm temperature by the surrounding soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I put some spare 200mm thick EPS 70 under my garage raft, not expensive and should help keep the garage warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimp Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I will be in a similar position with building a garage back into a hillside so will need a retaining wall system, but one that will be wide enough for a cavity wall, 350mm wide to carry on above the retaining wall. I'm not sure stepoc would be wide enough for me though, unless it can be laid double width? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger440 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I built mine in a "well" of 100mm EPS. Really can tell the difference compared to my old garage which is a slab on the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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