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CGI_3 wrote: »

I had a look. Dublin shipping price of €24.60, rest of the country is €49.20. And, they use Hicall 0818 numbers...

0818 are charged at a national rate and come out of bundles in many packages..

Good stuff. Getting a mancave (concrete shed) built and will be doing the insulating etc myself.

OP, what size are the boards? The site doesn't seem to say.

I'd be very interested to know if the delivery is prompt, and if all the stock is brand new.

@Jimfo1970- I would say that platinum is a lesser product than any of the polyiso (quinn, kingspan, etc), no matter what PJ has said. However if it's 100% suitable for your purpose then it's a pretty good deal.

@The Gride- Out of curiosity is it fiberglass, earthwool or rockwool that you bought? Do you know the size of the rolls in sqm? Just for your own knowledge, earthwool has now changed to a roll size of 5.58sqm for 150mm. Rockwool is 4.38sqm for the same thickness.

moodrater wrote: »

Platinum is graphited eps so lambda is probably 0.31 versus 0.22 for polyiso. Big difference if you have little little or no insulation. But if your cavity is already insulated its diminishing returns. Still I hate eps and would go for 52mm+ or polyiso. Alhtough new research says polyiso performs badly in cold conditions where the trapped propellant codenses.

I have read that research, some interesting findings given how 70% of new builds in the las 15 or so years were insulated with polyiso. And i'll completely agree that it is on paper better for heat retention. However, i do not believe this person/company to be selling the graphited aeroboard as it is now offered from Kingspan. I am given to believe that he is still selling Aerodorm branded materials, which should be off the market now. This is where a polyiso product, for instance, quinn-therm, would be a superior product, as it has a greater u value in a 38mm board vs the older aeroboard product.

SOURCE & DISCLAIMER: The base of operations for the company involved is approximately 20 miles from where the company i work for is based, my boss has done his research. Also i have no affiliation to Quinn-Therm other than we stock their products. As an aside we also deal with Xtratherm and Kingspan.

moodrater wrote: »

Earthwool is glasswool ****e though.

I'd hardly refer to it as s***e, mineral wool is a vastly superior product to fibreglass, my concern again is that people aren't being shafted by believing they are buying something they aren't.

The Gride wrote: »

Hi, I am not very technical but this is what I got :

Superglass Fibreglass 6inch covering 6.99 mtr sq per roll. Delivery in less than 24 hrs so that was very good. The rolls were on a pallet with pallet wrap as if they came direct from production.

By any chance is it a kind of greeny colour? Or a pale ish kind of yellow (as sold in the UK)

moodrater wrote: »

Well is is a lot better than glass but i find it dusty itchy and difficult to cut accurately like glasswool and some rolls the layers don't seperate. Rockwool is much nicer, measure, cut, roll, done.

I'm not sure what kind of earthwool you have used, but this is the product i'm referring to. And while i'd agree that rockwool is a fantastic product, that's only due to it being a better acoustic insulation, as far as insulating an attic or such goes, it's a draw. Ecose wins on price too every time. Bigger rolls as well.

EDIT- At the end of they day, i'm not trying to tell anyone their business, and i sincerely hope it doesn't come across that way. I really am just trying to pass on nearly a decades worth of involvement in the building industry, in retail, where it is my job to help and advise to the best of my ability.

foxerv1 wrote: »

By any chance is it a kind of greeny colour? Or a pale ish kind of yellow (as sold in the UK)

Apologies I did not see your question.

No, it's yellow in colour.

The Gride wrote: »

Apologies I did not see your question.

No, it's yellow in colour.

Ah yes, yellow superglass. How i loath thee, itchy stuff. Not bad for €14.50 it has to be said, although truth be told you probably should have been able to get Ecose for similiar money, smaller roll but a better product. That being said, superglass isn't a hundred miles away from it, so again, good buy. Wear gloves, long sleeves and a dust mask would be my best advice.

The Gride wrote: »

@foxerv1

This might be a silly question but the fitter told me that Velux make Rooflite ? Do they ?

That's actually a good question, i'm not 100% sure- this day and age it's almost impossible to know who owns whom. It's quite possible Velux are a parent company, or Rooflite are a subsidiary or some such. Honest answer is i don't know. On inspection i see Rooflite are based in Hungary, and they look very similiar to Fakro? Could be that is who owns whom or is part of who or what have you

As an aside, Fakro are a damned good window too, and they look very nice from the inside, and afair they are guaranteed knot free? Tradecraft are the importer there so if you are shopping anywhere that deals in Dolle Attic Ladders, they can get Fakro.

The Gride wrote: »

Thanks for your help. My god, all these different brands, its very confusing. I was on to a few of the big hardware names like Brooks and so on today. They were no where near the price of buildwithme.ie for the same attic window products by name. At the minute I have to really watch my budget or I will run out of money and not be able to complete so I might have to go with Rooflite unless I can get a different brand of good qualityfor less.

I'll PM you tomorrow with a price for a keylite, give you some idea at least, i'm sure you're aware but that €209.99 is excluding the flashing. Is it tiles or slates?