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Hi one and all,
I built an extension and now need to screed the floor. There is 135mm to play with between the old floor line and the current concrete slab top. I was planning on insulating above the slab and under the screed. (No underfloor heating, just hoping to improve insulation and maybe gain a bit of heat from passive solar gain) The room is a kitchen and measures about 4.7m by 5m. The walls are block with a 70mm plus cavity (fullfill eventually) and there is a floor above - ie two storey extension). I was planning on putting 70mm of insulation in and a 65mm screed but have just had a crisis of indecision since getting quotes from the local builder. They recommend Kingspan TP10. I thought that this was for roofing and having used it in the roof I know that it is pretty weak and I would have thought not ideal in compression. They have given me prices for the following: Kingspan Kooltherm K3 (50mm) Jabfloor 70 (50mm) Kinspan TP10 (70mm) I haven't seen the K3 but from the online literature from KSpan it looks like I can use K3 or TF70. Is TP10 the wrong material ? Whatever insulation I end up using I was hoping to avoid cracking by using mesh. I was going to add some wrapping mesh (D49) or chicken wire at the bottom of the screed. However I read that it is a good idea to stop cold bridging by using 20 to 25mm of perimeter insulation. I would have thought that this will lead to more compression of the insulation ? THen you have a floating layer of screed with insulation all around. I want to lay tiles and don't want to find a floor cracking and sinking after a few years.... Any thoughts on this ?! Help ! What is the standard way of doing this ? Thanks for any help. Ed |
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