Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Feb 27, 2010 7:14 pm We are cladding our home in Koolwall insulation cladding. We started putting it up this morning, it is a pretty easy task and a lot easier than carrying bricks about ! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Margo checks the work ! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ A close up of the sheeting and render coating, it needs 3 more coats of render to finish it off once it is up on the walls. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The end fixings, it is glued into the end rails to stop water and bugs etc. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We would have got more done in a day but it was saturday, it was raining, and we did not have much in the way of motivation. We will clean up the site tomorrow and start again on Monday ! Re: Kool wall polystyrene cladding ( Photos ) 2Feb 28, 2010 3:38 am certainly looks kool new brand of foam panels i havent heard of, are you also insulating the interior with normal glasswool? 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] Re: Kool wall polystyrene cladding ( Photos ) 4Mar 01, 2010 10:53 pm Good to see a few people starting to use the foam cladding of one sort or another. I'm looking at http://www.thermawallplus.com.au/ myself in the 75mm. Hard to justify to myself (as an OB) the use of bricks these days for the labour costs and the thermal efficiency. I am still keen to hear any negative aspects people have had so I can try to address them as I go but I haven't heard of too many so far. Cheers Peter Re: Kool wall polystyrene cladding ( Photos ) 5Mar 02, 2010 9:04 am http://www.koolwall.com.au/ Check Koolwall out it is a good system we have seen 2 other homes built with it and they are great. Re: Kool wall polystyrene cladding ( Photos ) 6Mar 05, 2010 1:11 pm Ok I asked our builder and he is putting double insulation in the walls. He says it is not necessary but he has a shed full of the stuff form another deal and he needs somewhere to store it ( long term storage ) so our walls and roof space will do So yes we will have extra wall insulation added but no we do not really need any extra Re: Kool wall polystyrene cladding ( Photos ) 7Jul 15, 2010 3:21 pm looking to use this for an extension to our current home, is that the membrane that seals the bottom of the board? does it require any adhesive sealant? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4493 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 12062 The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11122 |