ᐅ Pros and Cons of Insulating Reinforced Concrete vs. Poroton Blocks
Created on: 14 Aug 2013 12:31
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italiano83
As mentioned above, I am interested in understanding the obvious advantages and disadvantages of concrete insulation in this context.
Our builder constructs all exterior walls using reinforced concrete. Since I always assumed that private houses are usually built with Poroton or traditional clay bricks rather than reinforced concrete, I wanted to know if there are any drawbacks to using reinforced concrete.
Here is an excerpt from our building specifications.
The exterior basement walls are made of waterproof, 25cm (10 inches) thick reinforced concrete and are fitted with 8cm (3 inches) of insulation. That is clear.
The exterior walls on the ground and upper floors are made of 25cm (10 inches) and 20cm (8 inches) thick reinforced concrete, respectively, and are provided with 16cm (6 inches) of thermal insulation. The walls facing the street will have a 2cm (0.8 inch) thick scratch render applied.
Our builder constructs all exterior walls using reinforced concrete. Since I always assumed that private houses are usually built with Poroton or traditional clay bricks rather than reinforced concrete, I wanted to know if there are any drawbacks to using reinforced concrete.
Here is an excerpt from our building specifications.
The exterior basement walls are made of waterproof, 25cm (10 inches) thick reinforced concrete and are fitted with 8cm (3 inches) of insulation. That is clear.
The exterior walls on the ground and upper floors are made of 25cm (10 inches) and 20cm (8 inches) thick reinforced concrete, respectively, and are provided with 16cm (6 inches) of thermal insulation. The walls facing the street will have a 2cm (0.8 inch) thick scratch render applied.
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Wegener SV14 Aug 2013 16:15Sorry, those who can read are at a big advantage.
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italiano8314 Aug 2013 16:19Wegener SV schrieb:
Sorry, those who can read are at a strong advantage.No problem.
The waterproofing is also intentional.
I was only referring to insulating the ground floor and upper floor, which are also made of reinforced concrete.
Whether these are worse or even better than the masonry Poroton walls.