Insulating your cabin

April 22, 2017What you need to knowNo comments

A She Shed log cabin doesn’t always require an internal wall lining as the solid wall structure are different to widely used timber frames on other sheds. This is a great advantage on the solid timber cabins.

You are welcome to install wall lining if you wish, it’s not complicated to do and can be used for extra insulation as well for decorating such as hanging up wallpaper etc.

If you are wanting to use your cabin for a sleep out, here are a few ideas below for insulating your cabin or shed but if you talk to your local building supplier they will be able to give you many more options.

Timber Frame (Insulation required)

Log Cabin – Solid Wall (Insulation not always required)

Underfloor

Cocoon Polyester

A high grade insulation that comes in a 1200 wide roll. You can get pre-cut widths to fit between floor joists. Meets NZ standards and is a high grade product.

Greenstuf

A quality underfloor insulation that fits between floor joists. Comes in three widths- 450mm, 500mm and 600mm. You roll it out between floor joists and staple in place.

Chillgard

A Polystyrene insulation with a concertinaed edge, that sits hard against the floor boards. It is economic and is great with floor boards. Each sheet is 60mm thick, 1200mm long and is available in a wide range of widths: 360mm, 410mm, 440mm, 470mm and 560mm

Expol Underfloor Insulation R1.8

Expol Black is graphite infused EPS supplied in the same sizes as the standard white under floor Insulation. Expol Black is a premium product which achieves superior R values. It has high insulating properties and is rigid and lightweight.

UnderfloorPink® Batts® SnugFloor®

UnderfloorPink® Batts® SnugFloor® is a range of thermal underfloor insulation products R1.6/R2.6 Narrow & wide

Walls and Ceilings

Please NOTE: Timber is a natural product which expands and contracts with changing moisture. Winter = High Moisture = Expansion. Summer = Lower Moisture = Contraction.

Natural wool products – Blanket Wool Insulation

This insulation comes in a blanket form and has Thermal ratings of R2.6, R3.2 and R3.6. It can be used on walls and ceilings. The material is safe and healthy and non-toxic.

It would be very easy to place this behind Gibb Plasterboard that is screwed straight to your wooden shed walls, or a nice Tongue and groove.

Natural wool products also do an underfloor blanket.

Thermabar 344 FR Foil a Fire Retardant light diffuser Foil Insulation

Consisting of a layer of highly burnished aluminium foil that is bonded with a Fire Retardant adhesive to a white woven polymeric mesh. This will provide a white aesthetic finish that will increase light. It is fire Retardant and is unaffected by moisture. Will improve thermal performance. Available from Bunnings.

Slotted Insulation Brackets

Slotted insulation brackets are used to fastening batten’s to the wall internally when installing a dual wall kit/insulation kit.

The battens will need to be at least as thick as the insulation being installed. (Ie. 40mm thick insulation, 40-45mm thick batten).

The slotted clips allow the external wall of your building to expand & contract naturally without the internal battens preventing this.

Never direct fasten battens to the wall of your log cabin.

Roof Insulation Kit

Insulation can now be added to the roof or your cabin to help with thermal loss and assist with thermal efficiencies.

The roof insulation kit utilises a 40mm thick, foil backed, rigid insulation board that gives your roof system a insulation rating of up to R3.3

The insulation board is installed between the asphalt shingles & the ceiling boards to assist with thermal protection.

The kit includes all the required components to install the insulation to the roof of your cabin. Foil building paper can also be installed between the insulation & the ceiling boards for added moisture protection(not included as part of the kit).

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