Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jan 27, 2011 9:33 pm If you have to build on stumps (due to land constraints), how is it best to achieve thermal mass? I always thought a concrete slab was the best way to go, but there will be no polished concrete in my future methinks. Floorboards, floorboards and more floorboards! Re: Thermal Mass 2Jan 28, 2011 9:52 am You can have a suspended concrete slab. Otherwise using materials for your walls that have high thermal mass Building tip No. 3: A raft slab will not get you down a river. A waffle pod slab does not go with maple syrup. My building thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53000 Re: Thermal Mass 3Jan 28, 2011 12:28 pm barker You can have a suspended concrete slab. Otherwise using materials for your walls that have high thermal mass Is that particularly expensive (the suspended slab)? In my mind I equate high thermal mass with weight. Is this correct? If so, building on stumps doesn't preclude this? Thanks for your help Barker. Re: Thermal Mass 4Jan 28, 2011 1:06 pm If you go to yourhome.gov.au and then the technical manual, it has really good info re: thermal mass. Suspended slabs are more expensive than a normal slab and yes, typically things with high thermal mass weigh a lot (brick, concrete, etc) so that has to be factored in. But houses have been built for decades on stumps that are still brick veneer to stumps can take it (just that you want the thermal mass on the inside). For the house I am designing, it is a clad home but have two exterior walls lined with bricks on the inside for thermal mass. Building tip No. 3: A raft slab will not get you down a river. A waffle pod slab does not go with maple syrup. My building thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53000 |