Residential

Flexible aerogel blanket installed in-between timber frame to provide the highest thermal value possible within the depth tolerances available.

Details Location: Residential concrete floor slab.

Challenges

• Insulate a new floor being installed in a house. The existing floor had been laid down directly onto the ground without any insulation.
• The new floor needed to eliminate thermal bridging, improve the thermal comfort in the house and reduce heating costs.
• Minimal tolerance for floor lift.

Solutions

• Aerogel insulation blanket was chosen for its outstanding insulation value in a thin profile.
• The use of conventional insulation materials would have required altering floor levels and changing all doors and frames.

Benefits

• Aerogel insulation blanket was installed over the entire floor in 30 minutes, saving time and increased labour costs as well as space when compared to other solutions.
• No altering of doors, frames or overall ceiling / head height, offering further savings.
• Aerogel is easy to unwind onto the floor, flexible but robust and easy to profile and shape.
• The thin aerogel achieved a saving of over 30mm to the height in the room overall.

Thermablok Aerogel Blanket Floor Insulation