Baumit supplied the external wall insulation system to ensure the future occupants of a large housing development inherit a home which provides the optimum comfort and well-being.
The 72-property scheme, based in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland, comprises a mixture of social and private housing. The semi-detached, three and four-bedroom homes, designed by Craftstudio Architecture, required high-quality external wall insulation to eliminate instances of cold-bridging and increase the properties energy-efficiency. On account of its products’ high-quality performance when applied elsewhere in the region and its 10-year warranty, Baumit was selected for the project.
Work on the development’s external wall insulation began in January 2017. It was jointly-installed by Ecoclad and Morrin Building Services, both of which appear on Baumit’s approved contractor’s list, thus guaranteeing the quality of work being carried out. Baumit EPS, a high-performance external insulation with superb thermal properties and high-impact resistance, was chosen for the Carrickmacross scheme.
The BBA/NSAI-approved system comprised 100mm expanded polystyrene façade insulation boards in grey graphite which were adhesively-bonded to the buildings’ exterior walls. A reinforcing mesh coat was placed over the boards and once dried, Baumit SilikonTop, provided a ready-to-use, resin-bound coat to give a highly-decorative, long-term protective finish. Throughout the application, Baumit’s technical team offered support, including site visits, to assist installers.
Peter Mcgonigle, Director at Craftstudio Architecture, said: “Baumit’s EPS system was selected for the project due to the inherent cold-bridging issues within the properties’ single-leaf masonry construction. The EPS external wall insulation performed as highly as we’d hoped and resolved these issues.”
Such is the flexibility of the EPS system it is compatible with any number of products from Baumit’s superb range of finishing renders, including its NanoporTop offering which uses natural daylight to trigger its ‘photokat’ photocatalysis self-cleaning technology to keep facades looking fresh and blemish-free.
It’s estimated the Carrickmacross project will be completed in January 2018. Thanks to the superb thermal properties of Baumit’s EPS system, future occupants will reside at a property which looks as good as the comfort it provides; with its energy-efficiency helping reduce household fuel bills, making it a long-term cost-effective solution.
