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Straw bale ceiling insulation
I am looking to build an s/b house with portal frames, and so s/b ceiling insulation. There is very little info on ceiling construction details. I am happy to collate all info received and write a comprehensive report on s/b ceilings, as well as recording what we do. All emails, to the web or private will be responded to. Many thanks. Warwick Rowell.
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We are also looking to use portal frames, and had looked at using fridge panel covered with coverbond steel, or a product like Corrolink from APS Versaclad- Website : www.apsversiclad..... We do not plan to have a hanging ceiling so were looking for a roofing material with insulation built in that would be attractive from the inside once in place. Not sure this helps you, but I will watch for your report as it will be of interest to us. Regards - Andrew and Mary
I built a steel portal frame straw bale house with a loft and lined the ceiling with b-grade plywood and polyester insulation. What we did was to screw scrap 60mm top hat at right angles to the underside of the existing roof battens (also 60mm top hat). This gave approximately a 120mm space that we packed with polyester using bailer twine strung across to hold it in place before we screwed up the ply to the upsidedown battens. Before that, we packed with insulation and covered with ply the 250mm c-section that made up the portal rafters. The lot was finished off with coverstrips and varnished by roller with a water based clear finish (satin) that I also tinted with blue food colouring and used on the ply attic floor. Result- a somewhat timeconsuminmg but OK looking ceiling that is not too dark a looks good. It's been up for 6 yrs now and works well.
harald on October 06 2011 16:20:01 the workshop date has now been confirmed to the 5th and 6th of November. Please e-mail us if at all possible since this is the most definite way f... >>Read More
Tomblacket on October 06 2011 12:46:36 Hi Harald. We're interested. Could you please confirm the date and I'll get back to you. Cheers, Tom and Kate >>Read More
Chopatha on September 19 2010 12:59:52 I love the big, wide window recesses that can be turned into seating nooks or homes for plants etc. >>Read More
Bohdan Dorniak on September 10 2010 19:51:43 Andrew Thanks for fixing the website. It looks great and we can get on with straqwbale q's and a's. >>Read More
Luke on October 17 2009 20:42:29 Would the Durra panels (the pressed strawpanels) be an option? They both look nice and insulate at the same time. >>Read More
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