On 10/11/2013 08:20, RJH wrote:

Speaking with a friend, he's using it to fill cavities below ground. I
can see why, but he's relying on strength in compression (stop the
leaves pushing together), and I'd have thought there may be a bridging
risk. He also said you can lay flooring directly on top - doesn't sound
right to me. But this was after 4 pints ;-)

Its actually pretty strong in compression, and you can lay flooring
directly onto it in some cases. Its standard practice with a warm deck
roof for example to lay the insulation over the joists / firrings, then
the deck goes straight on top of it. Anything that spreads the load well
enough basically.


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Cheers,

John.

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