Insulated Timber Floor Construction

Floor cassettes are in open closed and insulated formats.

Insulated timber floor construction.

All ground floor constructions unless very large commercial floors will require some insulation to be included within the floor zone to comply with building regulation requirements. For most heritage properties the most effective and appropriate way to insulate a suspended floor and improve its airtightness is to retrofit insulation. Kingspan s new range of vacuum insulated panels vips offers an interesting solution for those needing an ultra thin build up. To achieve this grilles are incorporated at the base of the walls to allow a cross draught.

Suspended timber floors consist of floorboards nailed to joists often carried on sleeper walls of brick. In addition to loose joist floors we also offer a range of floor cassette and separating floor solutions. Suspended timber floor with floorboards removed. It is important that the underside of a suspended floor is ventilated to avoid the build up of moisture.

If the ground floor in question is of a suspended timber construction and whether this is a renovation or new build project then the insulation would normally. This is the fifth in a series about building my own garden room office space here in the uk. Solutions include pre fitted insulation edge wrapped cassettes and pre formed service holes which ensure the building fabric performs and is easy to build. In this video i show you the completion of the foundations and.

Kingspan vips offer an ultra thin build up of just 26mm image credit. A typical suspended floor construction with clear ventilated void.