Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Floor insulation - thermal bridge 4May 17, 2021 10:57 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Floor insulation - thermal bridge 7May 18, 2021 5:30 am bashworth The timber of the joist is a pretty good insulator so the 'cold bridge' effect is going to be low. Have you thought about how you are going to hold the batts in place? A easier option may be nailing foil board to the uderside of the joists, rather than batts Hi there, thank you for your reply. I am going to use the method in the reply below. I am just thinking of possibly adding a second layer of board rather than bats to prevent the bridging 1 10119 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16535 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17502 |