Sept 06 issue No 2

TECHNICAL NOTE 10
U-VaIues of EIements
A guide to the specification of insuIation materiaIs in order to achieve
compIiance with Approved Document L1B 2006 of the BuiIding ReguIations
for smaII domestic works.
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The guidance contained in this document has been prepared by the
Hertfordshire Technical Forum for Building Control.
All data relating to specific products has been sourced from the manufacturers at the time of print. They are typical
examples and are NOT specifically recommended by Local Authority Building Control. All the listed materials must
be installed in strict accordance with manufacturers guidance and with due regard to the need to ensure continuity
of insulation and a reasonable standard of airtightness
Sept 06 issue No 2
HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
EXAMPLES OF GROUND FLOOR INSULATION
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
SmaII domestic works
SUSPENDED TIMBER GROUND FLOOR
U-Value achieved minimum 0.22W/mK
Required thickness of insuIation/mm
Perimeter/Area Ratio
Product K-vaIue 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2
Kingspan
Kooltherm K3
0.021
0.024
110 110 110 105 105 100 95 85 70
Celotex GA3000Z 0.023 120 115 110 110 105 100 95 85 70
Kingspan
Thermafloor TF70
0.022
0.024
120 115 115 110 110 105 100 90 70
Dow Floormate 200-X 0.029 130 120 120 120 120 110 110 100 80
Jablite Jablo 0.030 125 120 120 115 110 105 95 80 55
Rockwool Flexi 0.038 150 140 140 140 140 140 140 120 90
Jablite Jabfloor 70 0.038 145 145 140 135 130 125 115 95 90
Crown Loft Roll 0.044 250 250 250 250 200 200 200 170 150
FLOATING FLOOR
U-Value achieved minimum 0.22W/mK
Required thickness of insuIation/mm
Perimeter/Area Ratio
Product K-vaIue 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2
Kingspan*
Kooltherm K3
0.021
0.024
100 95 95 90 85 80 70 60 40
Kingspan*
Thermafloor TF70
0.022
0.023
105 100 100 95 90 85 75 65 40
Kingspan
Thermafloor TF73
0.029 Nm Nm Nm Nm Nm 98 93 79 58
Celotex GA3000z 0.023 105 100 100 95 90 85 75 65 40
Note: These are calculated figures and should be adjusted to the nearest manufactures thicknesses
Nm: Not Manufactured
*Laid between battens at 600 centres
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SUSPENDED BEAM & BLOCK GROUND FLOOR
U-Value achieved minimum 0.22W/mK
Required thickness of insuIation/mm
Perimeter/Area Ratio
Product K-vaIue 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2
Kingspan
Kooltherm K3
0.021
0.024
75 70 70 70 70 65 60 55 45
Celotex GA3000Z 0.023 80 80 80 75 75 75 70 65 50
Kingspan
Thermafloor TF70
0.022
0.023
80 80 80 75 75 70 65 60 50
Dow Floormate 200-X 0.029 110 110 110 110 110 100 90 90 70
Polyfoam
Floorboard Standard
0.029 110 110 110 110 100 100 100 85 75
Jablite Jablo 0.030 95 90 90 90 85 80 75 65 45
Rockwool Rockfloor 0.038 130 130 125 125 120 115 110 100 80
Jablite Jabfloor 70 0.038 120 115 115 110 105 100 95 80 55
GROUND BEARING SLAB
U-Value achieved minimum 0.22W/mK
Required thickness of insuIation/mm
Perimeter/Area Ratio
Product K-vaIue 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2
Kingspan
Kooltherm K3
0.021
0.024
75 75 70 70 65 60 55 50 35
Celotex GA3000Z 0.023 80 80 75 75 70 65 60 50 30
Kingspan
Thermafloor TF70
0.022
0.023
80 80 80 75 70 65 60 50 30
Dow Floormate 200-X 0.029 110 110 110 100 90 90 80 70 50
Polyfoam
Floorboard Standard
0.029 100 100 100 100 100 85 75 65 50
Jablite Jablo 0.030 105 105 100 95 95 95 80 65 45
Rockwool Rockfloor 0.038 125 120 120 115 110 100 90 80 50
Jablite Jabfloor 70 0.038 135 130 125 125 115 110 100 85 55
Sept 06 issue No 2
HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
EXAMPLES OF WALL CONSTRUCTION
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
SmaII domestic works!
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CAVITY WALL - TIMBER FRAME 150 &100x50 studs at 600 & 400mm centres
U-Value achieved minimum 0.30W/mK
Outer Leaf Cavity Inner Leaf InternaI Finish
mm mm mm mm
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 140 Crown Frametherm roll
35/38 or
Crown Frametherm slab
35/38 in studs @ 600
centres
12.5 Plasterboard
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 100 Fibreglass 35 Thermaline
plus
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 100 90mm sowool HP Batt 28 Thermaline
platinum
105 Brick 50 Clear cavity 80
Kingspan Thermawall
TW55 between studs
12.5 P/board &
skim
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 70 Kingspan Kooltherm K12
Framing board between
studs
12.5 P/board &
skim
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 40 Kingspan Kooltherm K12
Framing board between
studs
32.5
Kooltherm
K18
insulated dry
lining board
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 40
Kingspan Thermawall
TW55 between studs
32.5 Kooltherm
K18
insulated dry
lining board
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 90 sowool timber frame HP
Batt
28 Thermaline
plus
105 Brick 50 Clear Cavity 100 Celotex XR3000 between
studs
12.5 P/board &
skim
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TIMBER FRAME WALL
U-Value achieved minimum 0.30W/mK
ExternaI finish 100 x 50 Stud WaII InternaI Finish
mm mm
Tiles & battens 75 Kingspan Thermawall TW55 22 Gyproc Thermaline Basic
Tiles & battens 100 Fibreglass 35 Gyproc Thermaline Plus
Tiles & battens
(or 12.5mm Fireline Board
if protected from elements)
75 Celotex Tuff-R GA 3075 25 12mm Celotex T-Break 3012 &
12.5mm Plasterboard
Tiles & battens 70 Kingspan Kooltherm K12 Framing 22 Gyproc Thermaline Basic
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DRY LINING TO EXISTING SOLID WALL
U-Value achieved minimum 0.30W/mK
Existing waII Dry Iining product InternaI finish
mm mm mm
215 Brick 67.5 Kingspan Kooltherm K18 insulated dry lining board 5 Skim coat
215 Brick 50 Celotex tuff-R GA3000 with joints taped against brickwork and
25mm x 50mm battens @ 600 c/cs fixed through insulation to
walls with 12.5 gyproc wallboard internal finish.
12.5 Plasterboard
103 Brick 55 Celotex tuff-R GA3000 with joints taped against brickwork and
25mm x 50mm battens @ 600 c/cs fixed through insulation to
walls with 12.5 gyproc wallboard internal finish.
12.5 Plasterboard
FULL FILL CAVITY WALL - BLOCK INNER LEAF
U-Value achieved minimum 0.30W/mK
Outer Leaf FuII FiII Cavity* Inner Leaf InternaI finish
mm mm mm mm
105 Brick 100 Dritherm 32 100 Block K value of 0.46 or
lower, e.g.
Plasmor Stranlite
15 Lightweight
Plaster
105 Brick 90 Crown Dritherm 100 Block K value of 0.15 or
lower, e.g.
Topblock Toplite Standard
15 Plaster
105 Brick 85 Crown Dritherm 100 Block K value of 0.15 or
lower, e.g.
Topblock Toplite Standard
12.5 Plasterboard on
dabs
105 Brick 85 Dritherm 32 100 Block K value of 0.27 or
lower, e.g.
Plasmor Fibolite
15 Lightweight
Plaster
105 Brick 75 Dritherm 32 100 Block K value of 0.11 or
lower, e.g.
Durox Superblock
13 Dense Plaster
105 Brick 50 Crown Dritherm 100 Block K value of 0.34 or
lower r, e.g.
Plasmor Aglite
45
or
50
Thermaline
Super
Thermaline
platinum
105 Brick 50 Crown Dritherm 100 Block K value of 1.13 or
lower
60 Thermaline
platinum VC
100 Block K value of 0.27 or
better, e.g.
Plasmor Fibolite
85 Crown Dritherm 100 Block K value of 0.27 or
lower, e.g.
Plasmor Fibolite
15 Lightweight
plaster
100 Block K value of 0.45 or
better, e.g.
Topblock Hemelite (3.5N)
75 Dritherm 32 100 Block K value of 0.11 or
lower r, e.g.
Durox Superblock
12.5 Plasterboard on
dabs (note
15mm air gap)
100 Block K value of 0.15 or
better, e.g.
Topblock Toplite Standard
65 Crown Dritherm 100 Block K value of 0.15 or
lower, e.g.
Topblock Toplite Standard
12.5 Plasterboard on
dabs
105 Brick 100 Dritherm 32 105 Brick None
*Full fill systems require cavity to be increased by 10mm in accordance with manufactures details
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PARTIAL FILL CAVITY WALL - BLOCK INNER LEAF
U-Value achieved minimum 0.30W/mK!
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Outer Leaf PartiaI FiII Cavity Inner Leaf InternaI finish
mm mm mm mm
105 Brick 90
40mm Kingspan Thermawall
TW50
or
40mm Kingspan Kooltherm
K8
100 Block K value of 0.11 or
lower, e.g.
Durox Superbloc
13 Dense
Plaster
100 20mm rendered
Topblock
Hemelite (3.5N)
85
35mm Kingspan Thermawall
TW50, or
35mm Kooltherm K8, or
35mm Celotex tuff-R
CW3035
100 Block K value of 0.11 or
lower, e.g.
Thermalite Turbo
13 Dense
Plaster
105 Brick 95 45mm Celotex tuff-R
CW3045
100 Block K value of 0.19 or
lower, e.g.
Durox Superbloc
13 Light weight
Plaster
105 Brick 50 Clear cavity 100 Block K value of 0.11 or
lower, e.g.
Thermalite Turbo
60 Thermaline
Super
105 Brick 50 Clear cavity 100 Block K value of 0.34 or
lower, e.g.
Plasmor Aglite
65 Thermaline
Super
105 Brick 100 50mm Celotex tuff -R
CW3050
105 Brick
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TYPICAL SOLID WALL CONSTRUCTION
U-Value achieved minimum 0.30W/mK
ExternaI BIock Type InternaI Finish
mm mm mm
20 Render 215 Thermalite Turbo 40 Gyproc Thermaline Super
20 Render 215 Topblock Toplite Standard 45 Gyproc Thermaline Super
20 Render 215 Durox Supablock 40 Gyproc Thermaline Super
20 Render 215 Thermalite Turbo 42.5 Kooltherm K17 dry-lining board
20 Render 215 Topblock GT 42.5 Kooltherm K17 dry-lining board
20 Render 215 Durox Supablock 42.5 Kooltherm K17 dry-lining board
20 Render faced with 45mm
polyfoam cavityboard
215 Durox Supablock 13 Dense plaster
20 Render 215 Durox Supablock 55 Thermaline Plus or Thermaline
Super
20 Render 215 Durox Supablock
Topblock GT
Thermalite Turbo
37.5 Kooltherm K18 dry-lining board
mechanically fixed to timber
battens
Sept 06 issue No 2
HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
TYPICAL BLOCK K VALUES
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
BLOCK
MANUFACTURER
BLOCK TYPE STRENGTH
N
DENSITY
kg/m
K VALUE
W/mK
Armstrong Lightweight 0.42
Dense 1.13
Besblock nsulite solid 0.34
Celcon Solar 2.8
3.5
460 0.11
0.11
Standard 4 620 0.15
Hi Strength 7 750 0.19
Durox Supablock 400 2.8 420 0.10
Supablock 3.5 480 0.11
Supablock 4 4 600 0.16
Supablock 7 7 650 0.17
Forticrete Lightweight 0.42 0.59
Dense 0.93 1.13
Hanson Ultralite 0.29
Superlite 0.40
Fenlite 0.48
Evalast 1.32
nterfuse Optilyte 0.20
nteryte 0.47
ntercrete 1.13
Lignacite SP 0.60
Standard 0.69
Masterblock Pumalite 0.44
Lightweight 0.59
Dense 1.06
Mona Precast Fibotherm 0.25
Monalight 100S 0.5
Monacrete 100 0.59
GP 0.51
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Monacrete 100S 1.13
Plasmor Fibolite 3.5
7
850
900
0.25
0.27
Aglite 4.2
7
10.5
1050
0.32
0.32
0.37
Stranlite 4.2
7
1375
1375
0.46
0.46
Plascon 7
10.5
1950
1950
1.06
1.06
RMC Readyblock 1100 0.34
Readyblock 1400 0.59
Readyblock Dense 1.13
Stock Blocks Ultralite 0.25
nsulite 0.40
Lyta 0.56
Dense Concrete 0.99 1.25
Thermalite Turbo 2.8 480 0.11
Shield 4 550 0.15
Hi strength 7 730 0.19
Hi Strength 10 0.20
Topblock Supabloc 0.11
Supabloc 4 0.16
Supabloc 7 0.17
Topblock Hemelite 3.5
7
10
1360
1450
0.45
0.47
0.49
Toplite GT 2.8 480 0.11
Toplite Standard 3.5 630 0.15
Toplite 7 7 730 0.19
Topcrete Fair Face 0.99
Topcrete Dense 1.28
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HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
EXAMPLES OF PITCHED ROOF INSULATION
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
SmaII domestic works
VENTED COLD DECK PITCHED ROOF - NSULATON BETWEEN RAFTERS
U-Value achieved minimum 0.20W/mK
Product K-VaIue SoIution/mm
Crown Rafter Roll 32
&
Polyfoam Linerboard
0.035
(therm res. 1.695)
130 between rafters
&
45.5 linerboard under rafters
Kingspan Thermapitch 0.022 0.023 75 between rafters & 50 under rafters*
Kingspan Kooltherm K7 0.021 0.024 70 between rafters & 50 under rafters*
Celotex RXR3000 &
Celotex GA3000
0.023 170 between rafters (160mm where using a
breathable membrane)
or
100 between rafters & 40mm under rafters with
plasterboard applied directly under
or
50 between rafters & 65 under rafters, with
plasterboard attached to 25mm deep counter
battens to create air space
Rockwool Flexi 0.038 220mm between rafters
Web Dynamics Thinsulex &
nsulation with K value of
0.023 or better
(R-value 1.69)
0.023
One layer thinsulex under rafters with plasterboard
attached to 25mm deep counter battens to create air
space &
80mm (70mm where using a breathable membrane)
insulation such as Kinspan or Celotex between
rafters*
* Where rafters are only 100mm deep, battens should be provided to their underside to maintain a 50mm
air gap above the insulation as necessary.
WARM DECK PITCHED ROOF NSULATON ABOVE THE RAFTERS
U-Value achieved minimum 0.20W/mK
Product K-VaIue SoIution/mm
Kingspan Thermapitch 0.022 0.023 100 over rafters
Celotex GA3000 0.023 100 over rafters
Celotex GA3000 0.023 60 over & 50 between rafters
Jabroof Panel 0.038 190 over rafters
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VENTED COLD DECK PITCHED ROOF - NSULATON BETWEEN & OVER CELNG JOSTS
U-Value achieved minimum 0.16W/mK
Product K-VaIue SoIution/mm
Crown Wool 0.044 100mm between & 170mm over
Rockwool Roll 0.044 100mm between & 170mm over
Crown Wool
&
Polyfoam Supadeck
0.044
0.029
100mm Crown Wool between
&
130mm supadeck over
Kingspan Thermapitch 0.022-0.023 100 between & 50 over
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HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
EXAMPLES OF FLAT ROOF INSULATION
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
SmaII domestic works
COLD DECK FLAT ROOF NSULATON BETWEEN JOSTS AND BETWEEN AND UNDER JOSTS
U-Value achieved minimum 0.20W/mK
Product K-VaIue Notes SoIution - o/aII
thickness in mm
Jablite Board 0.038 Data taken from manufactures technical staff and
based on typical timber roof with 50 wide joists at
400 c/c and a 12.5 plasterboard ceiling
160 between joists and
50 under
Jablo Board 0.030 Ditto 120 between joists and
50 under or 150
between and 30 under
Crown Frametherm
Batt &
Polyfoam Linerboard
0.035
&
0.029
Ditto 140 batt between joists
& 45.5/9.5 Linerboard
under
Kingspan
Thermapitch TP10
0.022
0.024
Ditto 170 between joists or
130 between joists and
20 under
Celotex GA 3000 0.023 Ditto 180 between joists
Celotex XR3000 and
GA3000
0.023 Ditto 100 XR3000 between
joists and 40 GA3000
under
WARM DECK FLAT ROOF NSULATON ABOVE JOSTS OR ABOVE AND BETWEEN
U-Value achieved minimum 0.20W/mK
Product K-VaIue Notes SoIution - o/aII
thickness in mm
Celotex Tempcheck
Deck (composite
deck)
0.023 Data taken from manufactures technical staff and based
on typical roof with 50 wide timber joists at 400 c/c and a
12.5 plasterboard ceiling
105 (TD3105) for built
up roofing and 115
(TD3115) for single
ply membranes
Celotex Extra-R
XR3000
0.023 Ditto 100
Kingspan Thermaroof
TR31 (composite
ceck)
0.022-
0.024
Ditto
Tape joints in under layer for vapour control
96 plus 25 Kingspan
TP10 between joists
and directly under
Polyfoam Roofboard
Standard (for single
ply membranes only)
0.029 Data taken from manufactures technical staff and based
on typical roof with 50 wide timber joists at 400 c/c and a
12.5 plasterboard ceiling
135
Knauf Krimpact rock
fibre slab
Ditto 175
Jablite Jabdec 0.036 Ditto 183 (with mech fixing)
163 (without)
Sept 06 issue No 2
HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
TYPICAL INSULATION K VALUES
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
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COMPANY PRODUCT K-VALUE
W/mK
KNOWN AVAILABLE
THICKNESSES/mm
USE
Dritherm 0.035
0.036
0.037
50
65
75, 85 & 100
cavity wall
Dritherm 32 0.032 Cavity wall
Dritherm Plus 0.036 75, 85 &100 cavity wall
Frametherm 35 0.035 90 & 140 Timber frame,
inter rafter
Frametherm 40 0.040 90 & 140 Timber frame,
inter rafter
Frametherm 44 0.044 90 & 140 Timber frame,
inter rafters
Universal slab 0.035 100 Walls roofs floors
Owens Corning
Crown
Wool/Loft roll 0.044 100, 150, 170 & 200 Walls roofs floors
Cavity board 0.029 25, 30, 35, 40, 50 & 60 cavity wall
Roofboard Standard 0.029
0.034
35, 50, 60 & 75
90
warm deck roof
Floorboard Standard 0.029 25, 35, 50, 65 & 75 Floors
Supadeck 0.029 113mm Polyfoam insulation &
18mm ply decking
loft decking
Owens Corning
Polyfoam
Raftersqueeze 0.030 50 & 75 nter rafter
tuff-R CW2000 0.019 17, 20, 25, 29, 33, 36, 40, 44 & 48 cavity wall
Tempchek Deck
5.5mm ply & insulation
0.019 75.5 Warm deck flat
roof
Celotex
Double-R GA3000Z 0.023 12, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55,
60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 90
flat/pitch roof,
floor, Wall
Flexi 0.038
Timber batt or roll 0.037 60, 80, 90, 100 & 150 Timber frame,
inter rafter, timber
floor
Cavity wall batt 0.036 50, 65, 75, 100, 125 & 150 cavity wall
Rockfloor 0.036 30, 40, 50, 60 & 70 concrete floor
Rockwool
Roll batts 0.037 80, 100, 150 pitched roof, floor
Jablo 0.030
Jabfloor 70
( was Flooring)
0.038 25, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100 & 120 floor
Jabwall & Jablok 0.038 40, 50, 60 & 75 cavity wall
Jabfil
(was Fulfil)
0.038 75 &100 cavity wall
Jablite
Board
(was nsulation board)
0.038 25, 40, 50, 60, 75 & 100 wall lining, nter
rafter
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Jabroof panel 0.036 65, 95, 145, &190 inter rafter
Jabsqueeze 0.038 80, 105, 145 loft conversions
Jabroof board 0.036 From 20mm in 5mm increments warm deck flat
roof
Jabdec 0.036 From 33mm in 5mm increments warm deck flat
roof
Jabtherm 0.036 From 20mm in 5mm increments warm deck flat
roof
Kooltherm K7 0.022 0.024 25 70 in 5mm increments inter & over rafter
Thermapitch TP10 0.022 0.023 20 200 in 5mm increments inter & over rafter
Thermaroof TR26 0.022 0.023 45 130 in 5mm increments warm deck flat
roof
Kooltherm K2 & K5 0.022 0.024 30 70 in 5mm increments warm deck flat
roof
Kooltherm K8 0.022 0.024 20 50 in 5mm increments cavity wall
Thermawall TW51 0.025 25 50 in 5mm increments cavity wall
Thermawall TW50 0.022 0.023 20 65 in 5mm increments cavity wall
Thermawall TW55 0.022 0.023 20 100 in 5mm increments Timber frame
Kooltherm K12 0.022 0.024 20 105 in 5mm increments Timber frame
Kooltherm K3 0.022 0.024 20 115 in 5mm increments floors
Thermafloor TF70 0.022 0.023 20 120 in 5mm increments floors
Thermaroof TR20 0.026
0.025
0.024
45, 50, 60, 70 & 75
80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105 & 110
120, 125, 130, 135 & 140
Warm deck flat
roof
Thermaroof TR31
composite board of
6mm ply & insulation
0.022 0.023 51, 56, 61, 66, 71, 76, 81, 86, 91,
96, 101, 106, 111, 116, 126, 131,
136, 146, 156, 161 & 166
Warm deck flat
roof
Thermaroof TR29 0.026
0.025
0.024
50, 55, 60, 65, 70 & 75
85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110 & 115
125, 135, 140, 145 & 150
Warm deck flat
roof
Kingspan
Thermafloor TF73
composite board of
18mm chipboard &
insulation
0.029 20 130 in 5mm increments floor
Floormate 200-X 0.029 25, 35, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 & 120 floors
Roofmate SL-X & LG-X 0.029
0.031
25, 35, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 & 120
130, 140 & 150
flat roofs
Roofmate RL-X 0.029 25, 35, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 & 120 warm deck flat
roof
Roofmate PR-X & RL-X 0.029 25, 35, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 & 120 warm deck
pitched roof
Styrofoam B-X 0.029 25, 35, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 & 120 wall lining
Dow Styrofoam
Wallmate CW-X 0.029 25, 35, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 & 120 cavity wall
Web Dynamics Thinsulex (multifoil) r-value 1.69
u-value 0.53
30 Pitched roof
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HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
TYPICAL DRY LINING BOARDS THERMAL RESISTANCE
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
MANUFACTURER PRODUCT TOTAL THERMAL
RESISTANCE/mK/W
THICKNESS/mm
Owens Corning
Polyfoam
Liner Board
extruded polystyrene
& 9.5mm plasterboard
0.81
1.035
1.185
1.335
1.560
1.695
27
34.5
39.5
44.5
52
56.5
Owens Corning
Polyfoam Plus
Liner Board
extruded polystyrene
& 9.5mm plasterboard
1.837
1.467
1.097
47.5
37.5
27.5
Thermaline REVEAL
phenolic foam & wallboard
0.60 18
Thermaline BASC
Low density expanded
polystyrene & wallboard
0.36
0.55
0.80
1.05
22
30
40
50
Thermaline PLATNUM
High density expanded
polystyrene & wallboard
0.59
0.97
1.38
1.73
28
40
50
60
Thermaline PLUS
extruded polystyrene
vapour layer & wallboard
0.68
0.94
1.12
1.30
1.57
1.73
27
35
40
45
50
55
Thermaline SUPER
phenolic foam, vapour layer
& wallboard
1.16
1.72
1.99
2.27
30
40
45
50
British Gypsum
Gyproc
Tri-line
mineral wool & wallboard
0.70
1.01
1.32
32
42
52
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Kingspan Thermawall TW52
rigid urethane & 12.5mm
plasterboard
0.80
0.95
1.15
1.35
1.55
1.70
1.90
2.10
2.25
2.45
2.65
2.80
3.10
3.30
32.5
37.5
42.5
47.5
52.5
57.5
62.5
67.5
72.5
77.5
82.5
87.5
92.5
97.5
Kingspan Thermawall TW56
rigid urethane & 12.5mm
plasterboard
0.95
1.20
1.40
1.55
1.80
2.00
2.20
2.45
2.65
2.85
3.10
32.5
37.5
42.5
47.5
52.5
57.5
62.5
67.5
72.5
77.5
82.5
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Sept 06 issue No 2
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HERTS TECHNICAL FORUM TECHNICAL NOTE 10
INDICATIVE U VALUES FOR WINDOWS
CompIiance with revised Approved Document L1B 2006
Domestic works
NOTE
The window/fuIIy gIazed door energy rating shouId be Band D or better, or aIternativeIy, the window shouId
have a u-vaIue of 1.8w/mk or better.
Doors with more than 50% of their internaI face area gIazed shouId have an overaII u vaIue of 2.2w/mk
When available, manufacturers' certified u-values should be used in preference to the data in these tables.
WNDOW, ROOFLGHT AND DOOR AREA PROVSON N EXTENSONS TO DWELLNGS
The area of openings in an extension should not exceed 25% of the floor area of the extension plus the area of any
windows/doors that, as a result of the extension works, no longer exist or are exposed
NDCATVE U VALUES FOR WNDOWS AND ROOFLGHTS
U-Value required minimum 1.8W/mK
Type of frame*
Window with wood or PVC-
U frame
Window with metaI frame
with 4mm thermaI break
6mm
gap
12mm
gap
16mm
gap or
more
6mm
gap
12mm
gap
16mm
gap or
more
Double glazing (low-E, s =0.05, Air filled) - - 1.8 - - -
Double glazing (low-E, s =0.1, Argon filled) - - 1.8 - - -
Double glazing (low-E, s =0.05, Argon filled) - 1.8 1.7 - - -
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.2, Air filled) - 1.7 1.6 - - -
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.15, Air filled) - 1.7 1.6 - - -
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.1, Air filled) - 1.6 1.5 - - -
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.05, Air filled) - 1.5 1.4 - - 1.8
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.2, Argon filled) - 1.6 1.5 - - -
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.15, Argon filled) 1.8 1.5 1.4 - - 1.8
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.1, Argon filled) 1.8 1.5 1.4 - - 1.8
Triple glazing (low-E, s =0.05, Argon filled) 1.7 1.4 1.3 - 1.8 1.7
* Also see following tables for necessary adjustments to these indicative u-values
Sept 06 issue No 2
The following adjustments should be made to these u-values:
Adjustment to u-vaIue
MetaI Frames Window RoofIight
No thermal break +0.3 +0.7
Thermal break 4mm 0 +0.3
Thermal break 8mm -0.1 +0.2
Thermal Break 12mm -0.2 +0.1
Thermal break 20mm -0.3 0
Thermal break 32mm -0.4 -0.1
Adjustment to u-vaIue
Wood or PVC-U Frames RoofIight
Double glazed +0.2
Triple glazed +0.2
NDCATVE U VALUES FOR GLAZED/PARTALLY GLAZED DOORS
Where doors are fully glazed the table for indicative u-values for windows roof lights should be used. Where the
door is half glazed (approximately) the u-value of the door is the average of the appropriate window u-value and
that of the non glazed part of the door.
e.g. a solid wooden door (u-value of 3.0W/mk) half glazed with double glazing (low-E, hard coat, argon filled,
6mm gap, u-value 2.5W/mk) has a resultant u-value of 2.75W/mk (0.5x(3.0+2.5))