Thin Floor Insulation

Find your zone on the map and then use the chart to determine the level of insulation you need to properly insulate your attic walls floors and crawlspaces.

Thin floor insulation. A thin pad of around 1 8 is often placed below floors to give them some sound insulation and thermal insulation. Achieving greater r values in attics the higher the r value the better the thermal performance of the insulation. Thin insulation for the floors floor insulation plays an important role in ensuring a comfortable and economical life. Suitable for use in new build or upgrading the thermal performance of existing floors.

Ecotherm offer thin rigid floor insulation boards suitable for solid concrete timber and suspended floors. This is supported with plastic garden netting tacked into place. Insulating from above is more complex and will mean lifting floorboards. What does it actually mean for architects builders and home owners alike.

Whilst heat rises it is also very important to insulate the floors as part of the total building envelope. No such thing as perfection. Ecotherm insulation has excellent compressive strength which is advantageous when insulating a floor. It comprises of a rigid vacuum insulation panel with a micro porous core which is evacuated encased and sealed in a thin gas tight envelope which gives an outstanding thermal conductivity of 0 007 w m k.

Our product is easy to handle and install. The list of uses includes crawl space radiant floor attic and walls. A stapler tape measure utility knife straight. Reflectix insulation has over 20 energy saving applications for reflectix insulation has over 20 energy saving applications for around the home.

Solid floors are normally insulated above the top concrete or screed a mix of sand and cement layer using rigid insulation foam. Another important thing you need to do is clean the floor surface and apply a thin coat of asphalt primer. This pad is put down and then the floor is placed on top of it this can be used for standard installations and floating floors. Reflectix requires only basic tools.

If you are renovating a house you are often faced with a height problem. The first thing you need to do is make sure that the floor is prepared for insulation which includes dealing with potential moisture issues if any and making sure that the floor surface is smooth and even. To provide additional insulation tongue and groove wood fibre board can be fixed to the undersides of the joists.