Computer animation of insulation and airtightness strategies for a suspended ground floor developed by green building store as part of the warmer homes project.
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Conventional foil faced impervious non breathable pir pur boards are commonly used in suspended floor upgrades and this can provide some thermal performance benefits in the short term at least.
In this video i time lapse the process of insulating underneath a suspended floor taking up the floor boards installing insulation boards celotex 100mm insul.
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Stone floors can be as much as 50cm thick in old builds.
However some heat can still be lost through these types of floors so it s good to assess the options and weigh up the benefits of a warmer more.
In this video we filmed step by step as we lifted the original pine floor boards.
In this part of the restoration we install the netting and thermafleece insulation.
Once the pipes have been insulated and the insulation placed between the.
However many of the more commonly used insulation materials available are not ideal for suspended floor improvements for various reasons.
We are planning to insulate and airtight the ground floor before replacing.
All ground floor constructions unless very large commercial floors will require some insulation to be included within the floor zone to comply with building regulation requirements.
This video shows how.