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INSULATING A MOBILE HOME

  • 01-09-2010 05:49PM
    #1
    cam1452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭


    anyone any ideas for insulating a mobile home
    have looked at couple of ideas

    1] aerogel
    2] insulated paint
    3] insulated slap or osb board

    any other recommondations


Comments

  • #2
    soldsold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 557 ✭✭✭soldsold


    1 - expensive but good, overkill for this application
    2 - useless, its a con-job
    3 - Insulated plasterboard slab will work well, basically the same stuff used to insulate caravans, but what about all the fixtures inside, I would imagine they are all built to fit the space and would not allow for two inches of space lost internally all around? osb has no real insulating properties.

    You could look at externally insulating, depending on the cosmetic needs of the finished job.


  • #3
    cam1452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭cam1452


    wel iv must of the mobile stripped out on the inside walls im thinking of puttinh sheets of air board then cover them wit sheets of plywood'
    theres noting else that can be put on and just paint over


  • #4
    RKQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭RKQ


    25mm thick sheets of foil backed insulation boards - kingspan, ploycom, xtratherm etc would be alot better that 25mm aeroboard or fibreglass.

    Friction fit new insulation between existing studs & re-staple original interior board - hardboard or beautyboard.


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