Retrofitting foam insulation on existing houses can be a real problem. Lets look at the various areas that you may want foam insulation applied.
Underfloor Foam Insulation.
Underfloor insulation is generally the easiest to apply with a couple of provisos. First there has to be at least 500 mm of height under the house. Secondly it needs to be cleared of anything stored under it. Thirdly there needs to be ready access close to the building.
Wall Insulation.
- Have you got a min underfloor height of 500mm?
- Is there ready access close to the building?
- Is there ready access close to the building?
This is because machinery is mounted in the truck and the hoses run out of the truck. - As a great deal of my jobs are in country properties are there trees that are going to restrict the truck access?
- As a great deal of my jobs are in country properties are there trees that are going to restrict the truck access?
- As a great deal of my jobs are in country properties are there trees that are going to restrict the truck access?
I will also ask if photos can be supplied and if possible a plan of the building.
For other areas that are requested, existing cavity wall insulation, roof insulation, ceiling insulation it is difficult to quote sometimes on. This is because of access as follows.
Cavity wall spray foam insulation.
This is difficult to accomplish because of the nature of cavity walls especially on weatherboard or brick veneer houses. This is because of the construction of the framing where you have vertical supports and horizontal studs which make it difficult to inject foam in the right places.This is difficult to accomplish because of the nature of cavity walls especially on weatherboard or brick veneer houses. This is because of the construction of the framing where you have vertical supports and horizontal studs which make it difficult to inject foam in the right places.
Roof and Ceiling insulation.
Access again is a problem. In existing houses access to roof space is a problem in most homes and unlike industrial, sporting buildings, garages etc. this is usually limited to a small hatch. Once again I limit this to new houses and renovations where access is usually more easily met.
Access again is a problem. In existing houses access to roof space is a problem in most homes and unlike industrial, sporting buildings, garages etc. this is usually limited to a small hatch. Once again I limit this to new houses and renovations where access is usually more easily met.
Nash Harris.