We removed the warehouse's old
timber joists in construction and gave them new life to finish the open kitchen.
The lean to roof includes 225
timber joists, which were pumped with cellulose insulation; an Ampac Ampatop Protecta membrane & tapes; and a 100 mm service cavity with Sheep Wool Insulation inside the airtight layer
The large
timber joists and roofing beams used in these constructions suggest that trade with the Lebanon was extensive.
Not exact matches
Within a large, tangled
timber frame — tacked together with crisscrossing struts and
joists like the jerry - built scaffolding of some demented rollercoaster — hefty industrial - grade orange and black cords suspend five tumbling blocks the size of shipping containers.
If you prefer really lightweight construction to their Cross-Laminated
Timber option, they make a slick I -
joist out of Laminated Veneer Lumber with a Masonite - type web, and wood fiber insulation to fill it.
Walls: 360 mm Steico I -
joists at 400 mm centres with 360 mm wide
timber floor plate.
Other top - selling green building materials included i -
joists, glue laminated
timber and fiber cement.
1 Oscar Baldry getting down to work in the old newsagent's shop; 2 laying Kingspan and Ecotherm insulation in the ground floor of the old shop; 3 first floor metal web
joist detailing, with membrane behind the
joists for airtightness; 4 ground floor walls feature 50 mm Xtratherm internal insulation; 5 this is followed inside by an Intello vapour control barrier and a further 25 mm Xtratherm; 6 the new
timber frame first - floor twin - stud walls and roof rafters are of a fully breathable construction and full - filled with Warmcel cellulose insulation; 7 holes in the
timber - frame where the Warmcel insulation was pumped in; 8 a pro clima Intello membrane on the inside of the first - floor walls and roof; 9 and finally, 50 mm Thermafleece (sheep wool) lined service cavity to the interior.
(clockwise from top left) The ground floor features 400 mm Kore EPS insulation under 100 mm reinforced concrete slab; a Siga Majpell vapour control and airtight layer protects the building against excessive moisture penetration; the 45 mm service cavity fulfilled with mineral wool insulation; airtight detailing to prevent the
joist ends causing avoidable infiltration; Ampatop Protecta plus membrane fitted to the roof; the
timber frame structure coming together
Roof: Rheinzink Prepatina graphite grey double standing seam onto 22 mm plywood sheeting, on 44 mm battens fixed through to
joists, on Ampatop Protecta plus roof membrane, on 500 mm twin
timber stud warm roof fulfilled with Springvale Ecobead Platinum insulation, on Siga Majpell vapour control and airtight layer, on 15 mm OSB class 3 board, on 45 mm service cavity fulfilled with mineral wool insulation, on 12.5 mm plasterboard with 3 mm skim coat finish
Green materials: Earthborn clay paints, re-used floor boards from ground floor to create new attic floor, roof
timbers,
joists and some bricks re-used in house or garden, some second hand furniture and fittings, attempted to minimise building waste.
Roof: Roadstone black concrete Donard roof tiles, on 50X35mm battens, followed underneath by breathable Pro Clima Solitex underlay, attic trusses as designed by Harmony
Timber Engineering fully fitted with 200 mm Knauf Ecosse insulation, fitted between
joists with another 150 mm criss crossed over, with a final layer of 100 mm crossed over.
The black
timber - frame exterior gives way to a light open - plan interior with exposed ceiling
joists.