Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: thermal bridging in steel frame houses 19Jan 17, 2009 11:38 pm Johnnojack I would say that for a steel frame house to achieve the insulation level of a timber frame house every piece of steel forming a thermal bridge would need extra insulation over them equal to the insulative value of 90mm of pine timber. I think this would be a fair approximation. Re: thermal bridging in steel frame houses 20Jan 18, 2009 3:45 pm dymonite69 I guess you could get some idea by directing a thermal camera on the walls inside a steel framed house and see how many 'cold spots' sit behind the internal cladding. This is a privately funded study by a steel company: http://www.dofasco.ca/bins/doc.asp?rdc_id=2520 Hi I am wanting some opinions about the build of a steel shed I am going to get one about 4.5 x 2.5 m steel shed and the height will be about 2.3-2.4m high The one I am… 0 14497 This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 8073 Hi, I have a steel frame house which was built 2 years ago. When you are down stairs you can hear clunking noises when someone is walking around. We were told if you… 0 4476 |