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Cold Bridge at eaves

T-Dog · 2010-04-03 13:24:38

Hi all, in the process of a self build house project at the moment and we are approaching the wall plate level. I have tried to minimise cold bridging around openings and at floor slab etc. in as much as is possible. I had instructed my blocklayer to close the cavity at eaves level with a slate closer but he and my…

03-04-2010 2:24pm

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Hi all, in the process of a self build house project at the moment and we are approaching the wall plate level. I have tried to minimise cold bridging around openings and at floor slab etc. in as much as is possible. I had instructed my blocklayer to close the cavity at eaves level with a slate closer but he and my carpenter are concerned that without using a block to close the cavity, the walls will not be rigid enough to take the roof. We are using a 150mm cavity. Would a lightweight block with lower thermal conductivity be an option?

Any direction/opinions would be greatly appreciated.

T-Dog

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Might be better to move this question to Construction and Planning section?

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