Skillion ceilings are architectural, and sleek. However many older skillion roofs were constructed without insulation
Heat loss through the ceiling accounts for a large portion of heat loss in a home, so if your skillion ceiling is uninsulated, you could be losing precious heat and wasting energy and money.
In skillion roofs, the roof cladding and ceiling run parallel, typically within 300 mm of each other. The roof space is generally inaccessible and impossible to insulate with conventional segment insulation without renovation.
While some homeowners undertake the daunting task of removing internal ceilings or roofing to install segment insulation, this is a very expensive, inconvenient and obtrusive option.
Insulmax® retrofit blown insulation is the perfect way to finish the insulation of your skillion roof and bring it up to new home standards.
Why insulate your ceiling?
Ceiling insulation will keep your home warmer, drier and healthier. A home with no insulation has been estimated to loose around 40% of it's heat through the ceiling. This makes them the first area that home owners should consider when increasing their home's insulation. Insulmax® ceiling insulation is a water-resistant, high quality, soft white mineral wool manufactured to insulate roof spaces.
Insulating your skillion ceiling space reduces heat loss from your home allowing it to retain more heat making it warmer and easier to heat. Heating bills can be reduced and your home will feel drier, quieter and generally a more comfortable and healthy place to live. When you’re in a newer home, you’ll notice how easy it is to maintain a comfortable, dry and healthy indoor environment. Insulmax® can make this a reality in your older home as we increase your homes insulation to modern standards.
How we insulate your skillion roof
Assessment
Assessment
An Insulmax® assessor checks your existing ceiling insulation and advises on options available to bring the insulation to desired or current insulation standards. Thermal imaging equipment can be use to identify gaps in existing insulation which my be difficult or impossible to access from the roof space. A quotation can be provided for various options to suit budget and requirements.
Some downlights, transformers and other heat sources cannot be covered by insulation. Our process identifies these and achieves recommended practices of clearances. Insulmax® ceiling insulation is compatible with all heat transfer and heat recovery systems.
Installation
Installation
The installation of Insulmax® is carried out by trained, licensed and audited Insulmax® installers to the standards of Insulmax® NZ Ltd. We absolutely pride ourselves on the professional knowledge of our staff and the quality of our installs.
The process involves :
1. All skillion cavities are located by various techniques including the use of high resolution thermal imaging equipment.
2. A 16mm (smaller than a 10 cent coin) hole is used to access each cavity.
3. Install machinery is proprietary to Insulmax® and is calibrated on each install to achieve the optimum density.
4. A sample box is filled and weighed to ensure complete cavity fill and correct density. At correct density Insulmax® will not settle or slump.
5. All wall cavities are filled with Insulmax® mineral fibre insulation. Insulmax® is installed dry with no binders, glues, formaldehyde or volatile compounds so it's safe to stay home during the install.
6. High resolution thermal imaging equipment is used during the install to ensure that all wall cavities have been filled with Insulmax® insulation
Finishing your Install
Finishing your Install
Our aim is to leave your home neat and tidy with minimum sign that it's been insulated.
The process involves :
1. Each install hole is filled with a plaster based filler. The small 16mm installation hole makes filling straightforward and the filled hole easy to finish by the customer or their agent.
Sandy and Eric
Waikato and Bay of Plenty
Jo and Adam's Heritage Listed Home
Otago and South Canterbury
Judith
Otago and South Canterbury
Shannon
Wellington
Kirstine
Manawatu
Vicky Brown
Manawatu
Why choose Insulmax® for your home insulation?
Approved and Certified
Insulmax® wall insulation is approved by all councils in New Zealand* and holds CodeMark certification, which is the highest level of product assurance in New Zealand. *Installing any type of insulation in the exterior walls of your home requires an application to council for a building consent or exemption.
Superior installs
Insulmax® is installed using holes smaller than a 10 cent coin reducing the impact on your homes and making finished holes difficult to spot with guaranteed lasting durability. Every install is assessed with high resolution thermal imaging equipment to ensure that the wall structure has been properly insulated.
50 Year Guarantee
All aspects of an Insulmax® wall insulation install are covered by a 50 year written guarantee excluding paint systems which are 15 years.
Nationwide support
Insulmax® is the largest and most specialised retrofit wall insulation group with owner-operated branches throughout the country offering local service, backed by national support and experience.
Your choice of install
Insulmax® is certified to be installed through ALL common exterior claddings and internal linings with or without building paper, giving you the choice of how we install your existing home, whatever its age or cladding.
The environmental choice
Because wall linings are not removed, Insulmax® saves tonnes of building materials from ending up in landfills, and the insulation is made from 84% post-consumer waste. It contains inert materials, is CFC and HCFC free, and is classified as having zero ozone depletion potential and zero global warming potential.