Aerogel insulation

[trevskoda]

Mine was fine, a bit of overspray, not much really, didn't take me long to sort it but I did do a lot of prep to make sure it was either covered properly and got none or I'd prepared the surface so it'd peel off, and of course, thorough masking and protection of any access points, well pleased with the results, no complaints and I'd recommend them, I requested Adam to do certain parts a bit more and he did as requested, I have to say it was a really nice experience for me, I had a good laugh with the crew while I was there, coffee and biscuits etc, a good few hours and not too far from me, and the drive home was almost silent compared to the drive there, skelegogs n biscuit tins come to mind

But did you sing foam foam on the range.

 

[trevskoda]

My van came with the hairy stuff, some was black with damp, all removed and then fitted with bubble wrap foil insulation, then more new hairy stuff on top before a plastic sheeting followed by the thin ply, all you can get over here but works well for me.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

A lot of insulation relies on 100mm air gap, can't do that in a van, Foil wrap is not good at all check R values against spray foam, rockwool sags and can't be compressed and as Trev says can get damp.

I spent months getting all the R values, I did a spreadsheet to compare cost V insulation values, Sprayfoam of any type beats them all on both if you can avoid the cowboys who wanted £700 + VAT mine cost £250 ish I think cash 10 years ago, some use camping mats etc.

And if you do not fit a vapour barrier and sort cold bridges out it can be a waste of money anyway.

 

[Thistle]

I used a 10m x 1.2m roll of YBS super quilt over the dial recycled bottle insulation which doubled up as effectively the vapour barrier in my last build, it’s was an absolute swine to work with but extremely effective.

Now one day if they could make this Aerogel stuff transparent (like Scotty did with Aluminium) just think how effective it would be for inefficient bonded glass windows.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Now one day if they could make this Aerogel stuff transparent (like Scotty did with Aluminium) just think how effective it would be for inefficient bonded glass windows.

I asked about those at Lowdhams in Huddersfield years ago, and I was told they were insulated, I still doubt that they are and must run like a waterfall on a cold morning, but I don't know anyone who has them.