What does this mean and what does it look like? Are these batts or just the normal wrap? We are considering asking the builder if we can get on site and put in our batts
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Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Jul 22, 2009 12:58 pm Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 2Jul 22, 2009 6:16 pm Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 6Jul 23, 2009 2:29 pm ![]() I know what you mean vid, our roof is colourbond as well and we didnt have sarking put in...and yes insulation for garage etc is an extra (which we didnt get)....I think the insulation you are currently getting is better than standard...however, if you cant upgrade your insulation or if it costs too much, perhaps like Hels & Thorney, get permission from the builder to do the insulation yourself for the internal walls as there are benefit like acoustics etc. We are still contemplating this...actually i think we are being a bit lazy ![]() We have also ordered the sound insulation for all the internal walls, hopefully this will help us adjust from living in solid brick houses all of our lives. Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 7Jul 24, 2009 12:17 am Heya blessed, I think the R value of insulation is determined by where you live. there is a website link somewhere on these forums that has the recommended R values for your area. With ours, our builder provided 3.5 to the ceiling and 2.0 for external walls plus external wrapping and sarking to the roof. As you know, we did our own insulation (1.5) for the internal walls. We did half in poly and half in acoustic (for the noisier areas). The poly batts were a bit fiddly to install due to there softness (think pillows, lol) and the acoustic (fibreglass) l found really easy to do. Now l was covered up to the hilt to avoid itchiness which worked, though it got a bit unpleasant at times breathing through a mask and the goggles fogging up! ![]() We spent about $850 all up and did every internal wall in our house (which is large) bar 3-4 small walls... Hope this helps ![]() Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 8Jul 24, 2009 9:28 am Thanks Thorney, The info you provided really helps. Is this the link you were referring to: http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/re ... _types.pdf I need a holiday after the building is completed ![]() ![]() Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 9Jul 24, 2009 9:33 am ![]() I need a holiday after the building is completed ![]() ![]() I totally agree so we are having one! Our house should be finished in August and we are off to sunny Noosa for a week at the end of Sept ![]() ![]() Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 10Aug 04, 2009 11:33 pm ![]() Thanks Thorney, The info you provided really helps. Is this the link you were referring to: http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/re ... _types.pdf I need a holiday after the building is completed ![]() ![]() Oops forgot to get back to this thread earlier! Your welcome blessed ![]() And yep that's the document. If your looking at doing the insulation then get onto it like NOW!! ![]() Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 11Aug 05, 2009 10:26 am Hi Thorney, I spoke to DH and we will not be doing it this time around ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 12Aug 05, 2009 12:22 pm Hi, I went to the website to have a look..... now in this table does it mean that higher the number the better insulation the product is on its own? ![]() Quote: WALL CONSTRUCTION OVERALL R VALUE Weatherboard 0.55 Brick veneer 0.51 Cavity brick 0.53 Solid brick (230 mm thick) 0.44 Solid concrete (100 mm thick 0.23 Solid concrete (200 mm thick) 0.30 Aerated concrete (100 mm block) 0.78 Aerated concrete (200 mm block) 1.54 Mud brick (300 mm block) 0.40 Table 7.3: Estimated R values* of common wall construction types * As R value increases, the insulation benefit improves. Re: What is Insulation: R2.0 External Walls & R4.0 Ceiling ? 13Aug 06, 2009 12:18 am ![]() Hi Thorney, I spoke to DH and we will not be doing it this time around ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ah bummer blessed...ah well what can you do? Nah we didn't get the gov't rebate....it's only for existing homes. But because the rebate exists, the demand for insulation has skyrocketed. l have heard that because of it, some manufacturers are concentrating on making the ceiling insulation to meet demand and producing less wall insulation as a result. Found the answer. The recommended distance is .... 1 6434 Thank you @ashington Homes for your reply! They just got back to me and offered credit for me to just take it as is. It was a less than quotes I got from ceiling… 6 3308 7 6033 |