Agricultural Insulation

Insulation for Steel Framed Agricultural Buildings

Insulation in a steel framed agricultural building works as part of the cladding system rather than inside a wall. On a built-up roof or wall the quilt is laid over the liner and closed in by the outer sheet, so the insulation, the fixings holding the system together and the sealants sealing the laps all belong to the same specification. What gets specified depends on the building: poultry housing, a grain store and a barn conversion each place different demands on the build-up.

How an agricultural steel frame building is insulated

Insulation in an agricultural steel frame building sits inside the cladding system, not inside a wall. On a built-up roof or wall the liner sheet is fixed to the purlins or side rails, the insulation is laid over it, and the outer profiled sheet closes the build-up in on a spacer system. Nothing is concealed and nothing is forgiving. The quilt has to hold full thickness across the whole plane, the laps have to be sealed, and the perimeter has to be closed off properly.

That is the trade-off with site-assembled built-up cladding rather than a composite panel: you specify the insulation yourself, so you control the thickness, the facing and the vapour control. It also means the fixings, sealants and upstands are part of the specification, not an afterthought at the end of the order.

What the range covers

Six product areas, each with its own section:

• Factory cladding roll insulation: Mineral wool cladding roll for built-up metal roof and wall systems, laid over the liner and held under the outer sheet.
• Cavity insulation: For the masonry elements of a farm build: blockwork, barn conversions and farm offices built with a traditional cavity.
• Fixings: Self-drilling fasteners and stitching screws for sheeting, liners and spacer systems, into steel and into timber.
• Sealants: Sealants and mastics for sheet laps, flashings, junctions and penetrations.
• Perimeter upstands: XPS, PIR and EPS perimeter strips fitted at the slab edge to interrupt the thermal bridge where the floor meets the wall.
• Polyester and wadding: Non-itch polyester quilt and wadding for lining work, where handling and fibre irritation matter.

What it gets specified for

Steel framed farm buildings. Poultry and pig housing. Grain and crop stores. Kennels. Barn conversions. Farm offices.

Each puts a different demand on the build-up. Livestock housing runs warm and humid, so vapour control and surface condensation come first. A grain or crop store is about holding a stable temperature, which is where slab-edge insulation earns its place. Kennel insulation is about a steady internal temperature in a small, exposed structure. A barn conversion is a material change of use, so it is judged against building regulations in a way that a low energy demand agricultural building is not. Specify to the use of the building, not to a default thickness.

Condensation, thermal bridging and the slab edge

In an uninsulated steel framed building the profiled sheet is the coldest surface in there. Warm, moist air from stock, crops or machinery reaches it, hits the dew point and gives up its moisture as surface condensation. That is where the drips, the corroding fixings and the wet bedding come from.

Insulating the roof and walls lifts the internal surface temperature above the dew point. A correctly specified build-up with the right facing and vapour control keeps that moisture on the warm side rather than driving it into the structure.

The perimeter is the other half of the job. An insulated roof over a bare slab edge still loses heat at the junction, and that thermal bridge shows up as a cold strip round the inside of the building. Perimeter upstand strips in XPS, PIR or EPS deal with it at the point it happens.

New builds, re-roofing and re-cladding

Plenty of the buildings supplied from here are already standing. Re-roofing, re-cladding, stripping out tired quilt and putting new in: agricultural building cladding brought back up to standard without the cost of a new shed. Same range, same prices, same vehicles.

Why Choose Insulation UK for Agricultural Insulation?

• A Comprehensive Range of insulation for steel framed agricultural buildings, covering mineral wool cladding roll, cavity insulation, polyester and wadding, along with the fixings, sealants and perimeter upstands that finish the build-up.
• Cut to Size In House on our own specialist machinery, so insulation arrives sized to the building and ready to fit rather than being trimmed out on site.
• All the Leading Brands including Knauf, Superglass, EJOT and Bond It, all available at trade prices.
• Competitive Trade Pricing with insulation, fixings, sealants and accessories priced together from one place, as one total for the job, and no minimum order value.
• Fast UK-Wide Delivery on our own vehicles, booked with you to suit the site, with free shipping on orders over £500 (ex VAT). When we give you a date, it is our date to keep.
• Full Job Quotes for turnkey projects. Tell us the products and quantities by phone, email or live chat, and you get one price for everything and a delivery date you can build the programme around.
  

On a turnkey job the materials cannot be the thing that slips. Call 03003 034 578 and tell us what the job takes.