Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Oct 21, 2022 12:13 pm Will keep it short, does fibre cement cladding provides the same or better insulation than brick veneer? Re: Brick vs cladding 2Oct 21, 2022 2:06 pm 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. 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? Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12134 The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11196 Re my second point – yes exactly. And often it may take additional time if the manufacturer recommends no more than X meters… 3 5715 |