Double Brick Cavity Wall Insulation

One function of the cavity is to drain water through weep holes at the base of the wall.

Double brick cavity wall insulation.

Click here for more information or call us on 1800 354 717. Cavity wall applications page. Only a very small percentage of perth homes have insulation in their double brick cavity. They can be described as consisting of two skins separated by a hollow space cavity.

Cavity shield sits between the inner skin and the outer skin of your double brick walls inside the vacant cavity. Download our installation guide for cavity brick insulation. Rigid cavity wall insulation kingspan kooltherm k8 cavity board is a high performance fibre free rigid insulation suitable for cavity wall applications. Cavity wall insulation can be installed in most double brick homes during or after construction to greatly increase energy efficiency and reduce space heating costs.

Air cell permicav xv is specifically designed to reduce the risk of condensation in walls with cavities and has improved vapour transmission by five times compared to old technology. Bradford cavity wall insulation is ideally suited to the insulation of already existing brick veneer and double brick residences. It has a thermoset phenolic insulation core sandwiched between two layers of reflective low emissivity composite foil autohesively bonded to the insulation core during manufacture. The space between the double bricks is called a cavity and is designed to let the building breathe as well as not allow water to enter the inner walls.

Uninsulated a double brick cavity offers little barrier between external temperatures. The skins typically are masonry such as brick or cinder block masonry is an absorbent material that can slowly draw rainwater or even humidity into the wall. Not only does it keep your home protected from external temperature variations but also reduces your reliance on heating and cooling reducing your energy bills whilst. Bradford cavity wall insulation can not only improve interior comfort levels but reduces heating and cooling costs and is an environmentally friendly product both in its manufacture and use.

With up to 25 of your heat transfer going through your walls retrofit cavity wall insulation is a crucial part of any home improvement. Cavity wall double brick insulation is a blow in insulation currently used in over 5 million homes in the uk for increasing the thermal performance of existing homes and will also work effectively in australian homes. Insulguard cavity shield is a unique locally made cavity wall insulation designed for australian homes with a double brick cavity.