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New build insulation and drilling from exterior

DrumcDub1 · 2024-10-16 20:24:11

Looking to install an EV charger in a timber frame new build. Have been warned re piercing insulation/drilling from interior to exterior-how is this typically done or is there best practice? I don't want to do anything that may compromise insulation layer but at the same time am obviously aware that there needs to be…

16-10-2024 8:24pm

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DrumcDub1

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Looking to install an EV charger in a timber frame new build. Have been warned re piercing insulation/drilling from interior to exterior-how is this typically done or is there best practice?
I don't want to do anything that may compromise insulation layer but at the same time am obviously aware that there needs to be wiring etc brought from inside to outside.

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#2 17-10-2024 10:28am

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any possibility of going out at eaves level? its a pain to be piercing the airtightness layers

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#3 18-10-2024 9:28am

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058374681/new-build-insulation-and-drilling-from-exterior

Check where you already have protrusions to the exterior and you might be able to share an existing conduit.

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