Insulating the man cave

Aug 19, 2022 Last reply: 3 years ago 4 Replies

I have just finished a floating floor on 75mm Celotex and also used the same to create an insulated ceiling, all the joints have been taped with foil tape. I am now about to start on the walls but have generated a pile of offcuts and I was wondering about filling some of the bays between the studs with some of these smaller pieces but it will mean a lot more joints. I am managing to cut the edges square and will like the floor and ceiling be taping the joins. Any problems doing this?



I am asking because @ £44 an 8’ X 4’ sheet the job is getting expensive and the offcut pile is increasing.



Richard


Tape the joins and use the bits in the lower parts of the walls - heat rises, the lower parts of the room will be cooler so there will be a lower temperature differential.

You could use a bit of glue / filler to prevent movement etc.

yes. fill any larger gaps with expanding foam and then tape over

Heat does not rise. Warm(er) or Hot air rises because it expands, and becomes lighter.

The silver foil is only there to reflect longwave radiation (=heat) so all you need to do is make sure the offcuts all fit together snugly. The foil tape is only useful to create a new panel out of bits before shoving it into place.

As far as I am concerned the foil tape along with the foil covering on the PIR boards is a vapour barrier to prevent damp getting through. The man cave is a walled off end of my 40m2 timber framed garage. I have some PU glue left over from the floating floor so I will use that to glue the off cuts.

Richard

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