bildbildbild Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Hi All, I wonder if anyone came across an alternative to steel beam thermal breaks? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Where's the steel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Loads of ways to thermally break, which “steel beam thermal break” are you wanting an alternative for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andehh Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 We used 25 to 50mm PIR with expanding foam to fill in the gaps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceverge Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Can you sketch what you are proposing? I did a bit of amateur THERM modelling on this recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 We had all our steels placed behind the insulation and steel plates welded to the bottoms / brackets fitted to take the loadings in question. This does two things, greatly reduces the crossectional area that heat can flow through, and allows you to fill the space with more insulation. All our steels bar a window corner post are behind 100mm PIR, and on the inside a layer of aerogel. The corner posts are similarly set back, with welded offset plates on each end to transfer the load. They are behind 50mm PIR and compact foam. With my IR thermometer, these areas are only about 1c cooler than the fully insulated walls. Takes time and effort to get things like this right, but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now