Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 May 25, 2009 2:22 am i am thinking about two types of walls for something i am building. one uses the new thermal clay brick as a load bearing wall: can be seen here. http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/ceramica- ... 42700.html the wall will have a 10cm brick with stone facing as the real outer wall, with a layer, say 3cm., of Styrofoam in between. or, my new idea is to sandwich a massive amount of Styrofoam, say 12cm, between two layers of the 10cm brick. The load would be borne in this case by pillars and beams. the R values of this much styrofoam is huge. i was looking at this web page: http://www.v-s-d.ru/en/Heatinsulation.htm looking for comments. thanks. Re: looking for comments about wall insulation idea. 2May 25, 2009 7:54 pm Where are you building and what thermal mass will you have inside the house.? More insulation is better, but it needs to be combined with thermal mass if your in the cooler climes. Re: looking for comments about wall insulation idea. 3May 25, 2009 8:09 pm Yak_Chat Where are you building and what thermal mass will you have inside the house.? More insulation is better, but it needs to be combined with thermal mass if your in the cooler climes. hello, thanks for the reply. building in southern spain. mostly protecting against summer the heat, but winters can be cool and damp. sometimes temps go to freezing at night. thermal mass means the walls? or what's inside the building? the inner wall will be brick 10 cm thick, same as the exterior wall minus the rock facing. Re: looking for comments about wall insulation idea. 4May 25, 2009 9:23 pm Southern spain - and living there all the time or just for winter? Have a look at this site and and reverse the months for the seasons to give you an idea and check for similar latitudes in your area. http://www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/index.html Southern Spain - hot summers - cool to coldish winters. Look at the old buildings of the area to get a good idea on what to do in basic design. You must be new to the internet. You're also the only person anyone here has ever heard of washing their garage wall. I hate to break it to you, there are insects and… 6 4808 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone had suggestions on installing/replacing wall insulation on an external wall which doesn't have wrap, our miners cottage being constructed… 0 4933 1 19709 |