Insulation

 

25mm foam between battens, topped with foil blanket

Just in time for the cold snap we have the walls and insulation in order, at least ready for the ply to go onto. Though without the ply it looks like we're trying to build our selves a space station due to the layers of foil everywhere!


We're happy with the original insulation (a good 25mm layer of solid blue foam) so where we haven't had to destroy it to get at the beams we've decided to keep it, any roughed up edges were easily remedied with expanding foam and I also had some white 25mm foam that replaced any of the blue that was completely destroyed.

Layer of 4mm foam on a roll



I bought the blankets online from a company called EVAQ8 who specialise in survival kits and equipment, and they were only 80p each and unfold into huge sheets! The blankets are designed to reflect 90% of all radiant heat from the body and so work perfectly as insulation.

I also bought a roll of 4mm packing foam which we've sandwiched between the foil for an extra layer of protection from heat and cold. 



Final emergency blanket layer



All of this was put up layer by layer with spray adhesive, which was probably what contributed to my good mood since it was cold and I only waved the door open for a few seconds at a time to clear the worst of the fumes! :)

So next up is the nice fresh plywood layer...