Kingspan roofing insulation supplied to Sure Start

A Kingspan Insulation product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Jun 18, 2010

A Wakefield school has undergone a refurbishment and extension, incorporating a Kingspan Thermataper TT47 LPC/FM tapered roofing system.

The Havercroft Junior and Infants School's Sure Start Children's Centre is housed in what was the school's nursery building - a flat-roofed construction, which stood separately on the same site.

During the refurbishment, the nursery's 190m2 felt roof was stripped back to the decking and replaced with the Kingspan Thermataper TT47 LPC/FM system, waterproofed with a Fatrafol 807 3mm fully adhered single ply membrane.

An extension, linking it to the main school, was also constructed.

The Thermataper range was developed specifically to tackle common problems associated with flat roofs: lack of insulation; and damage caused by water ponding.

The solution was to create an easy to install insulation board that had excellent thermal properties and simultaneously prevented water ponding through a tapered shape facilitating integral roof falls.

Thermataper high performance thermoset PIR insulation, which comes in a variety of facings, can be used under most waterproofing systems.

Kingspan Thermataper TT47 LPC/FM is recommended for use under fully adhered single-ply waterproofing using solvent-based adhesives (as well as for use under partially bonded built-up felt and mastic asphalt).

It is suitable for both new build and refurbishment as it can be bonded to existing decks or vapour control layers.

This made it suited for use at Havercroft, where Thermataper TT47 LPC/FM was installed to both the refurbished and new roofing sections.

Thermataper Systems can achieve thermal conductivity as low as 0.022W/m.K, and the boards can either be cut on site or supplied ready cut to plan, making them quick and easy to install.

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