Elias_dee
2022-07-18 16:02:51
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Good day everyone,
we are building turnkey with a general contractor. In the contractually agreed scope of work description or offer, the following is included as insulation for the top floor ceiling (above it a cold roof):
"The top floor ceiling receives insulation made of Styrofoam insulation boards EPS 035, 240mm, including 15mm OSB boards with tongue and groove all around."
Since heat protection is very important to us and unfortunately summers are not getting milder (rather the opposite), we have now discussed options with him for better heat protection.
I must preface that the walkability or later conversion of the attic is NOT important to us - we do not have any windows up there, absolutely nothing, and we also have a 25° pitched roof, so even my wife cannot stand there :-) so no storage space is planned up there. In other words, it does not have to be walkable.
The following options and additional costs were offered to us:
Option A: wood fiber boards --> these also have excellent summer heat protection. Additional cost: €4000 net
Option B: we keep the Styrofoam insulation. Instead of the battens and the foil on the rafters, we use Gutex boards 60mm (for summer heat protection). Additional cost: €3100 net
Can someone tell me which is better for heat protection and whether the prices are okay?
Thank you very much!
we are building turnkey with a general contractor. In the contractually agreed scope of work description or offer, the following is included as insulation for the top floor ceiling (above it a cold roof):
"The top floor ceiling receives insulation made of Styrofoam insulation boards EPS 035, 240mm, including 15mm OSB boards with tongue and groove all around."
Since heat protection is very important to us and unfortunately summers are not getting milder (rather the opposite), we have now discussed options with him for better heat protection.
I must preface that the walkability or later conversion of the attic is NOT important to us - we do not have any windows up there, absolutely nothing, and we also have a 25° pitched roof, so even my wife cannot stand there :-) so no storage space is planned up there. In other words, it does not have to be walkable.
The following options and additional costs were offered to us:
Option A: wood fiber boards --> these also have excellent summer heat protection. Additional cost: €4000 net
Option B: we keep the Styrofoam insulation. Instead of the battens and the foil on the rafters, we use Gutex boards 60mm (for summer heat protection). Additional cost: €3100 net
Can someone tell me which is better for heat protection and whether the prices are okay?
Thank you very much!