Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Brick vs cladding 3Oct 21, 2022 2:44 pm alexp79 Main insulation is still in your frame, either bricks or fibre cladding will provide minimum insulation value, not even closely comparable to insulation in the frame (e.g. R 0.18 for brick and R 0.37 for Hardie board). Hebel panel is 0.52. Will 0.3 difference be significantly noticeable when comparable to total R 2.8 recommended for the walls? I really doubt so. It will be probably easier/cheaper to simply go with higher density batts in the frames and focus on the quality of installation. Thank you that's very insightful. How does one go about ensuring they are properly installed? Re my second point – yes exactly. And often it may take additional time if the manufacturer recommends no more than X meters… 3 6309 Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4882 The most definitive answer to your question James is this taken from the James Hardie Axon Cladding Installation Guide - i just happen to have it… 5 4120 |