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Internal glasswool wall insulation between studs. Timber itself
can be a thermal bridge in a super-insulated home.
The first layer is laid between the timber joists at the loft floor
level. Because heat can be lost through the joists themselves a
second layer of insulation is laid across the top of the joists, at
right angles to them.
House Insulation - Rafter Insulation
To create a heated room in a roof space, roof insulation will be
required. Because heat can be lost by conduction through the
roof timbers themselves, additional insulation is required above
or below the rafter line. The relative thicknesses of the two
insulating layers will depend on the thermal value of the
selected insulating material.
House Insulation - Insulated Cavity Walls
Cavity wall insulation must be installed to delay the escape of
warm air, from the heated parts of the house, escaping through
the external walls. In recent years, because Building
Regulations have demanded higher standards of thermal
insulation in buildings, wider cavities have been created to
accommodate more thermal insulation.
House Insulation - Suspended Ground Floor Insulation
In suspended timber ground floor construction, care is needed
to minimise the draughts from the ventilated space beneath
the floor. Timber battens and ply board supports, or proprietary
netting supports, are constructed between the joists. Quilt,
loose fibre or rigid board insulating material is then laid on the
supports. To prevent air movement through the floor, an airtight
breather membrane is fixed to the underside of the joists and
turned up at the edges.
House Insulation - Solid Ground Floor Insulation
Concrete ground floors can have high density rigid board
insulation fitted above the concrete slab or below the concrete
slab. If insulation is installed above the slab, the building will
heat up and cool down quickly in response to the heating
system. If the insulation is installed below the slab the thermal
capacity of the building will be increased and the solid floor