Fastening battens through insulation

[Martin Bonner]

I'm planning to insulate my cellar with Gutex wood fibre (the cellar is clo se to the Gutex factory, and yup, that means "not in England"). Gutex reco mmend their Thermosafe-wd with a humidity variable barrier like Proclima In tello, and then battens fastened through the insulation to the wall (with b oards over the top).

What sort of fastenings would people use? I could just use frame fixings, but I'm a bit concerned about all that metal creating a thermal bridge.

Something like

6/dp/B001L5SLKE would be effective, but would cost more than the insulation .

Perhaps

-of-24/99789?kpid=99789 plus a frame fixing at the top.

Also, how thick would you make the battens? 25x50, 50x50, something else? Finally, what spacing for the battens and fixings in the battens?

[harryagain]

What sort of fastenings would people use? I could just use frame fixings, but I'm a bit concerned about all that metal creating a thermal bridge.

Something like

would be effective, but would cost more than the insulation.

Perhaps

plus a frame fixing at the top.

Also, how thick would you make the battens? 25x50, 50x50, something else? Finally, what spacing for the battens and fixings in the battens?

I would think the manufacturers website would have all this stuff.

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Martin Bonner writes

Look up *distance screws* and I use 25mm x 38mm battens and then nail boards on top. If you are butting plywood to join on a batten, 25 x 50 might be better.

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