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Adding Rockwool Behind Foilback Plasterboard Wall

blackeyes · 2010-02-16 10:15:58

Hi All, I seem to only have foilbacked plasterboard on the back of an attic room walls in our new house. Can I add a layer of kingspan or rockwool on the foil back side or would this cause some issue? I assume the foil back is for vapour resistance or something like that. Any info would be super, BE.

16-02-2010 11:15am

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blackeyes

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Hi All,
I seem to only have foilbacked plasterboard on the back of an attic room walls in our new house. Can I add a layer of kingspan or rockwool on the foil back side or would this cause some issue? I assume the foil back is for vapour resistance or something like that.

Any info would be super,

BE.

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#2 17-02-2010 7:48pm

ccsolar

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blackeyes wrote: »

Hi All,
I seem to only have foilbacked plasterboard on the back of an attic room walls in our new house. Can I add a layer of kingspan or rockwool on the foil back side or would this cause some issue? I assume the foil back is for vapour resistance or something like that.

Any info would be super,

BE.

Blackeyes.
There is no problem with insulating the attic walls, best using a sheet type insulation as the rockwool is messy, seal the joints after with silver tape.

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