Guides for reflective insulation and vapor barriers used beneath concrete slabs, radiant floor heating systems, foundations, and other concrete applications.
Pouring a slab can be a considerable investment in time, material, and labor. When looking at insulation options, consumers can easily be confused as to what products to use and how effective they are. This post is to help you understand your options. Your first option is easy and that is...
Many thanks to our customer, B.E in Chicago, Illinois for sharing his unique project with us. B.E built a wooden pool back in the 1970’s for his house. After years of use, and then some years of no use he decided to restore the pool by pouring a new slab...
Thank you to B.P. for the awesome photos of his concrete slab pour in his new pole barn located in Central New Jersey. InfraStop® concrete insulation is ideal for use in residential and commercial applications. There are several attributes that make InfraStop® concrete insulation a good choice for under slab and...
Leave a reply When choosing what type of concrete floor insulation to use it is best to know the product’s benefits and how it compares to others. We love our slab insulation, in many cases it answers the consumers need. It gives you an R 1.1 by creating a thermal break between...
Concrete Insulation: Why Use Tempshield Layered Bubble Foil? Leave a reply Tempshield makes a concrete insulation product that is designed specifically for under concrete slab or ground use. It’s probably the most cost effective way to provide a thermal break and pick up some insulation value. Tempshield has been...
Leave a reply InsulationStop opens Concrete Slabs & Radiant Heat Insulation, a store where the concrete contractor or homeowner can get low cost concrete slab insulation that is easy to install. The benefits of working with cellular bubble foil insulate under slabs is simple. The product gives you an...
Leave a reply Do you want a thermal break between your poured slab and the ground below? Are you going to install a polyethylene sheet as a vapor barrier? Do you want a radon barrier? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions Tempshield Concrete Slab Insulation may be...
Leave a reply http://www.youtube.com/embed/LEcmfJ2phzA Affordable Concrete Slab Bubble Foil Insulation from InsulationStop.com This 16,000 square foot building was completed in three pours. The installation of the insulation took approximately three hours with three people. Located in rural southern Illinois, this new metal building equipped with geothermal heat and insulated slab...
Why The Bubbles Don’t Pop Under Concrete Won’t the bubbles pop in the foil insulation? We heard this recently on a large concrete pour. This question comes up now and again. For the math inclined here’s a brief sketch regarding concrete weights per square inch for a 6″ slab. The bursting strength...
We insulate under concrete slabs to create a thermal break between the ground and the slab. This helps contain your heat loss, especially in the winter. While all insulation adds thermal efficiency, Ultra Concrete Barrier rFOIL reflective foil insulation is ideal for under slab use for the following reasons: Patented Design:The...
