The last panel to be worked on for the re-insulation was the sliding door, so since the weather was still playing nice today, I decided to get stuck in.
Off came the panel and I was immediately faced with standard loft insulation, the sort that can soak up moisture, something we don’t want, so out it came.
Underneath the loft insulation there is some carpet, “loosely” adhered to the panels. I very much doubt this is doing any sound deadening or insulation… get out… NOW!
The backing on the carpet, where it actually had stuck to the panels, was not going to help the flash tape stick to the panels, so a quick clean with some soapy water and a non-abrasive scourer and we were ready to go.
Et voila. Clean enough to continue. We continue…
Three lengths of 225mm flashing tape straight onto the panels. I love using this stuff, it’s cheap, easy to work with and it makes a HUGE difference to deadening the noise when you’re driving along.
Some folks stick small patches on the panels but I’m more a fan of covering the whole panel, or at least as much as I can get to! Makes more sense to me!
First layer of insulation with aluminium bubble foil. The cross members are a pain in the backside on this door, so this is comprised of three lengths of foil tucked in and stuck down with foil tape.
I decided to put the 50mm thick Kingspan in the middle section and 25mm thick Kingspan in the top and bottom panels. The contour of the door and the cross members pretty much dictated that 50mm all the way like the opposite panel wasn’t going to work.
All gaps were filled with the recycled bottle insulation.
To finish off the insulation, I cover it all with some more foil, it helps to keep all the recycled bottle insulation in, it’s tidy and it adds to the thermal value.
Panel back on, job done.
I need to look under the roof liner next as I know that will need flashing and a healthy dose of foil insulation. I’m quite happy with progress so far. It keeps me out of trouble 😉
PL