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It is quite cheap BUT it sticks like *** and you will never EVER get it off anything you didn't want it to get on. You will not be able to spray a nice even surface and will invariably have to start hacking it off where it is too thick which will make a lot of dust and mess.
No thats cool thanks, just wondered if it was the done thing in the self build community. I was just looking at a site and it seems quite expensive. Does anyone have advice on what insulation to use?
No an expert on this but have seen it used loads of times to insulate lofts, it's main pro is that it does stick like **** to a blanket, the closer you get to the metal the better it would work, and just use plenty of masking unless you like to waste material and like to clean up a huge mess, as for the final finish, too much foam is best, and cut it back with an old saw, a particle respirator mask and a vac are useful at this stage.
It will be the way I'll go, I found a company down south which would do it for £450, but I'm sure I can find some one local doing a house and pay in cash to the guys doing the job.
It has been proved that this is the best insulation possible to avoid condensation and to cover the more inaccessible areas found in a vehicle.
On thing to consider is should the wiring/piping be done first, put in some trunking, or maybe just run it all after by making grooves in the foam.
I'm thinking that for the wiring some trunking of the lidded type, but with the lid just below where the foam surface would finish so the lid can be taken off when it time to cable up, the pipes could be run and maybe spaced off the outer skin so some foam gets behind them giving the pipes themselves some insulation too.
Just my thoughts from what I've seen other doing.
You tube is valuable for this type of research, if you can think of it someone has filmed it.
I had my loft roof done with it. Very effective and very little mess. I think that this would be a good idea in a self build.
I previously had an Adria Twin in which there were a lot of areas where insulation was very poor or non existent!
It doesn't say if its flexible, if it isn't it will crack.
I used Reimo X-trem-Insulator, available from Concept-Multi-Car (01303 261062 or Google for site or "Reimo.de"). Its a bit tricky to apply as you must use a high temperature (otherwise it falls off on a hot day, do not use spray adhesive from a can) contact adhesive (available from commercial adhesive shops) so cut it small rather than large when applying. I used the 15 mm thickness but in retrospect would have used the 20 mm. It's not cheap and it's a long but satisfying job when done.
I don't think it needs to be flexible, it's stuck to something which won't be moving except in a collision.
I'd also get it done prior to cutting any holes in the bodywork, this will have two immediate advantages.
1, The swarf from cutting will not fall down behind the panel reinforcement pieces, where it won't vac out.
2, Any cut outs will have perfectly fitting insulation.
Re swarf, an outfit I delivered to years ago was cutting a hole for a sunroof in an expensive car, they painted a thick grease on the inside to span the cutting line, he said it would catch most if not all of the debris from the jig saw.
In my opinion Acoustitherm is the best form of insulation for motorhomes . Google it to see the product images, its foil covered foam and all you have to do is glue it to the inner walls of the panel van. Although its not cheep ‘about £18.00 per sq metre’ if you use it you will thank me, as the time saved compared to other insulations is massive and the results are great. If you like I can give you the contact number for our supplier for this product.
______________________________________________________________ Daniel Mckenna c/o Mandale Motorhomes
In my opinion Acoustitherm is the best form of insulation for motorhomes . Google it to see the product images, its foil covered foam and all you have to do is glue it to the inner walls of the panel van. Although its not cheep ‘about £18.00 per sq metre’ if you use it you will thank me, as the time saved compared to other insulations is massive and the results are great. If you like I can give you the contact number for our supplier for this product.
I remain to be convinced Danny, but like anything else there is more than one way to achieve a good outcome.
My opinion is purely based on the cost of heating a large house, and foam is the best insulation for that, anything else is very reliant on it's adhesive properties, and foam of coarse reaches parts that other products can't, that sounds familiar somehow
A friend of ours had his new narrowboat hull sprayed out in it before he fitted it out. It really worked from an insulation point of view and was also good sound proofing.
As has been said before it is also good to spray on the inside of roofing slates to hold them in place when the nails or hooks have rusted away
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