to insulate or not to insulate

[Erichalfbee]

no ... nice but not necessary

derekm, do you recommend filling the rebates with a layer of eps as well?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

the French equivalent to Kingspan

Roiduree ?

 

[Luminos]

Roiduree ?

Exactement

 

[user 6228]

derekm, do you recommend filling the rebates with a layer of eps as well?

You can but not needed if you use 50mm and you tape inside and out. Use gaffer tape where the corners of the wood will rub when putting it on and off.

 

[user 6228]

If I was a betting man............... but then i probaly wouldn't have got very good odds

One has ones duties to ones public you know

 

[Erichalfbee]

You can but not needed if you use 50mm and you tape inside and out. Use gaffer tape where the corners of the wood will rub when putting it on and off.

Thanks

 

[beekeeping4you]

xyz, sorry! ;'#~,./<>?, pressed 'submit' incidentally....!

 

[Itchy]

Derek,how did you waterproof that?

 

[user 6228]

with

Derek,how did you waterproof that?

nothing needed
recticel doesnt seem to need it where as kingspan goes tatty.

 

[madasafish]

nothing
recticel doesnt seem to need it where as kingspan goes tatty.

I used my (cheapcheap) Celotex and painted it with surplus green Hammerite.. Blends in and it strengthens the material...

 

[user 6228]

I used my (cheapcheap) Celotex and painted it with surplus green Hammerite.. Blends in and it strengthens the material...

gloss paint matt paint all seem to work

 

[Heather]

I have a roll of roof insulation. not expensive and goes a long way. Each hive has a thick layer, inside a black bin liner. Worked for me every year. Can save for next year too, keeping costs to minimum.

Mine was even cheaper as I dragged a complete unwrapped roll out of a builders skip.. amazing what they waste.

 

[REDWOOD]

I have a roll of roof insulation. not expensive and goes a long way. Each hive has a thick layer, inside a black bin liner. Worked for me every year. Can save for next year too, keeping costs to minimum.

Mine was even cheaper as I dragged a complete unwrapped roll out of a builders skip.. amazing what they waste.

Good idea

 

[Swarm]

I keep reading about wasteful builders but I've yet to find any.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I keep reading about wasteful builders but I've yet to find any.

I know of a whole roll of terram worth hundreds just buried on site as it ws too much hassle to take it back to stores.

 

[itma]

Attic 'wool' (glass, rock, etc) insulation is about half has good an insulator as Celotex - so you only need about twice the thickness when choosing wool.
Since it can be shaped easily around feeders and into voids beyond dummy boards, it certainly is useful - but its not as good an insulator as a similar thickness of foil-faced insulation board of whatever brand.

 

[Rosie gill]

Of course now I've confirmed Rosie is of the fairer sex I can say what I originally intended - find a local building site and flutter your eyelashes and obtains some celotex buckshee

Ha ha i went to a local building suppliers and told him what i needed and he gave it me for free (the kingspan i mean) provided i take in a jar of honey next year! what a nice bloke!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Ha ha i went to a local building suppliers and told him what i needed and he gave it me for free (the kingspan i mean)

Hmm - guess where SWMBo's going Saturday morning

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Hmm - guess where SWMBo's going Saturday morning

To get her eyelashes lengthened and curled, or would that make it just not fair and you only want a bit of Kingspan not the whole dam store? :- )

 

[merince]

I just insulated my hives by adding one 1" pink foam sheet between the inner cover and the telescoping lid. I also strapped 4 pieces of foam around the box/boxes.

Will not win me any home improvement awards, but my yards are not visible to the neighbors, anyways.

You can see the pictures on my blog