Insulating Structure Below Ground
When is insulation required to structure below ground?
Which products should be used for insulating structure below ground?
What is the maximum recommended depth of immersion in groundwater for STYROFOAM™?
When is insulation required to structure below ground?
Structure below ground has to be insulated when there are heated rooms in the basement of a building. The amount of insulation required will be determined by the SAP 2005 or SBEM calculation, but the average U-values must be 0.35 or less for walls and 0.25 or less for floors.
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Which products should be used for insulating structure below ground?
For insulation of basement walls in normal ground conditions use ROOFMATE™ SL-X. For walls which require drainage, use PERIMATE™ DI-X which has drainage channels cut into the face of the board, protected with a bonded fibre fleece. For basement floors use FLOORMATE™ 200-X, STYROFOAM SP-X or FLOORMATE 500-X, or for high loadings, FLOORMATE 700-A.
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What is the maximum recommended depth of immersion in groundwater for STYROFOAM?
The maximum depth of immersion in ground water is 7.00 m.
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