Calculate - Ceiling and/or Underfloor insulation
What you need:
- Tape measure
- Pen & paper
- Calculator
Calculating the size of your house
- Measure the outside walls of the house
- Sketch and mark the measurements on the paper as you go
- Measure all the entrance ways and area’s not to be insulated.
- Once completed, divide the different sections into blocks use a calculator to multiply the different lengths of each of the boxes to find the square meter size of all the boxes.
- Add all the boxes together. This is the size of your house.
- Measure the distance between the joists as to know which insulation to order
Tips
- For insulating between the joists you will need approximately 90% of the house area.
- For foil type insulation you will need approximately 110% of the house size to allow for overlaps.
- For insulation blankets that will cover the joists you will need 100% of the house size
Calculate - Wall insulation
What you need:
- Tape measure
- Pen & paper
- Calculator
Calculating the size of your house
- Measure the outside walls of the house
- Sketch and mark the measurements on the paper as you go
- Measure the height between the floor and ceiling
- Once completed. Add the wall lengths up and multiply this by the height
- Measure the windows and doors from inside and make a list of the areas (lxh)
- Subtract the total of the windows and doors from the total wall area. This is your to be insulated wall area
- Measure the distance between the studs as to know which insulation to order
Tips
- For insulating between the studs you will need approximately 90% of the to be insulated wall area.
- For foil type insulation you will need approximately 110% of the to be insulated wall area.