PIR walls insulation loose...nightmare
PIR walls insulation loose...nightmare
Hello experts!
Average home owner here, knows little about building and insulation.
Large home extension being done (Half way through).
External walls with blocks inside, and outside (rendered), 100mil cavity, 90mil PIR insulation boards (Ecotherm), 10 mil air gap.
u-value = 0.17 (Ecotherm website), maximum allowed by new regs = 0.18. All good so far.
Inspector not happy because some of the PIR is against the outside blocks, others are against the inside blocks, others are in the middle...
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by 6hel
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PIR walls insulation loose...nightmare
Hello experts!
Average home owner here, knows little about building and insulation.
Large home extension being done (Half way through).
External walls with blocks inside, and outside (rendered), 100mil cavity, 90mil PIR insulation boards (Ecotherm), 10 mil air gap.
u-value = 0.17 (Ecotherm website), maximum allowed by new regs = 0.18. All good so far.
Inspector not happy because some of the PIR is against the outside blocks, others are against the inside blocks, others are in the middle...
Read more
by 6hel
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum