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Steeltech "Composite" panels?

  • 26-11-2016 4:21pm
    #1
    banie01
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    Hey All,

    I'm looking for some advice on the Pros/Conservative of going with the composite insulated panel offered by Steeltech over the standard Kingspan?
    The building is going to be 8mtrs x 5mtrs split in 2 with 2 seperate entrances.
    1 is side to be a a small garden shed, the other basically a small studio with shower room.
    Plan is to to batten and slab internally along with stud portion walls when built.
    My last decision left on the spec is the insulation.
    Do I go with standard kingspan? Or is there any additional benefit to the composite panel?
    I am having issue with nailing down a spec sheet for the composite panel with thermal performance listed.
    Thanks for any input.
    Regards
    Bryan


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  • #2
    ht9zni1gs28crp
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    When you say standard Kingspan panel which of their products exactly are you comparing the two? Both would be called composite panels as a generic term, the difference will be down to the spec of each panel. If no spec is available to compare then that should answer your question as to which one will be the better one!


  • #3
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,292 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Darius Important Stimulus wrote: »
    When you say standard Kingspan panel which of their products exactly are you comparing the two? Both would be called composite panels as a generic term, the difference will be down to the spec of each panel. If no spec is available to compare then that should answer your question as to which one will be the better one!

    The Composite panel is a bonded combination of their steel panel as a skin with the insulation directly bonded to give a rigid and insulated sheet. Versus the kingspan sheet which is installed after erection.
    Ideally it would also include a specification sheet for any given thickness but alas if it does I cant find it.


  • #4
    ht9zni1gs28crp
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    banie01 wrote: »
    The Composite panel is a bonded combination of their steel panel as a skin with the insulation directly bonded to give a rigid and insulated sheet. Versus the kingspan sheet which is installed after erection.
    Ideally it would also include a specification sheet for any given thickness but alas if it does I cant find it.

    Still doesn't make sense, looking at the Steeltech website you have the choice of a standard non drip sheet which isn't insulated or an Insulated Kingspan Panel Both panels are installed 'after' steel frame erection. One is a non insulated standard panel and one is an insulated panel. Kingspan U Values and specs are widely available online. Given that a Kingspan insulated panel will give greater free floor space internally without the need for insulated slabs I would suggest an insulated panel all day long, and the thicker the better. Unless of course you have a greater U Value requirement than the Kingspan Panel can achieve.


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