Double Brick Wall Insulation Australia

Just rite pioneered cavity wall insulation in australia and has installed cavity wall insulation in more than 25000 houses in canberra sydney blue mountains melbourne bendigo orange and bathurst since 1987.

Double brick wall insulation australia.

West australia s only approved registered and licensed cavity wall insulation installer. It is a high performing silicone treated product that displays exceptional thermal performance and has a proven track record in the uk over many years. Even with an adequately insulated roof space up to 30 50 of heat gain loss can occur from poorly insulated walls. Supafil carbonplus is a premium engineered blow in glasswool insulation system for double brick cavity walls.

Cavity wall applications page. Uninsulated a double brick cavity offers little barrier between external temperatures. Single skin high mass walls such as concrete block rammed earth or mud brick can have their thermal performance significantly improved by installing insulation on the wall exterior. About cavity walls if your home is made of brick and was built in pre 2010 you more than likely will have double cavity walls with no insulation in between.

The simplest method is to use polystyrene board with an external render or batts fixed between battens at around 600mm centres covered with a waterproof cladding. As nzs 1530 0 test method for heat and smoke release as 4674 2004 in accordance with specifications 2 4 of the building code of australia bca part j3 combined r value of the insulation in wall cavity meets r 2 0 or greater as required by the energy efficiency report. As a result you will find your house substantially warmer in winter and cooler. Air cell permicav xv is specifically designed to reduce the risk of condensation in walls with cavities and has improved vapour transmission by five times compared to old technology.

As 4674 2004 solid wall construction. Cavity shield sits between the inner skin and the outer skin of your double brick walls inside the vacant cavity. The r rating thermal resistance of a double brick wall is r0 45 compared with r0 4 for brick veneer.