Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Sep 01, 2009 9:55 am The house we're building comes with R2.5 ceiling insulation. Our builder has quoted the following to upgrade. Gold Batts R3.0 - $759 R3.5 - $911 R4.0 - $1366 R5.0 - $1821 R6.0 - $2125 I was told upgrading would require another 5star rating inspection (or something) and would incur additional costs. Is this right? Opinions?? Is it worth upgrading from R2.5 to say 3.5 or 4.0? We're in Melbourne. Have no idea about wall insulation they provide. House design is 21sq but living area (insulated area) is 16.22sq. Life is; then you tell yourself a story. 10 years ago was a different software than we use now. it has had a lot of changes over the past years. Improvments to the software and changes to how Nathers models need… 8 1547 Hey guys building a new place through a volume builder and just wondering if i should complain to the site supervisor as we just had plasterboard installed. Looks like… 0 11279 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6211 |