How to insulate a brick shed?

[Nuggets]

 I have a brick shed its 2900 by 1900 hight 2.8m i will like to know what can I use to insulat the 🧱 wall to keep the heat out? what can I use other than plasterboard wont make the room smaller from the inside so I can hang a tv on the wall and what should I use for concrete floor tiles -vinyl tiles or timber

 

 

[Nuggets]

This is a photo of the front of the shed so you have a better idea 

 

[Nailbag]

Hi @Nuggets 

1. I will like to know what can I use to insulate the 🧱 wall to keep the heat out?

Cheapest, easiest and most effective would be to plant trees along the outside wall. The air gaps will provide air flow with great insulation properties.

2. what can I use other than plasterboard wont make the room smaller from the inside so I can hang a tv on the wall

At the most you would loose around 15mm on all walls so, you wouldn't even notice it to line the walls. And no other product will save you much more than at best 5mm. So it comes down to preference.

3. Should I use for concrete floor tiles -vinyl tiles or timber

Totally up to you what you want underfoot. Carpet Floor tiles are ultra cheap when you buy them 2nd hand. Vinyl floor tiles are a very good options as is straight vinyl. Timber is the least durable and for this application would put down as last preference.

Nailbag

[Dave-1]

Good Morning @Nuggets 

Thank you for the photo.

You could try the screen idea on the left of your shed, maybe the right as well if the sun hits the wall.

I am not sure how far from the fence the rear of teh shed is but if teh sun hits that wall as well then I would also install a screen.

Seeing that you have a tiled roof on the shed I am wondering if you have sarking under it? Whichever way Insulation bats installed would help bring the heat down.

With the window being so large, Rubber backed curtains on the inside and maybe a canvas awning hanging in front for summer sun.

Dave

[Nuggets]

@Dave-1 my ceiling is getting done professionally tomorrow with insulation and plasterboard he will bring someone to change the skirting for ceiling? I was thinking if doing plasterboard for the brick wall outside of the shed not the inside and I was thinking of getting blinds for window so it keeps the heat out as well

[Dave-1]

Good morning @Nuggets 

That would be a definenite NO for plasterboard outside the shed You would end up with a large mess the first rain you get.

Cladding with an air gap seperates the transfer of heat from the first material to the brickwork under it. The main reason I am thinking of some kind of insulation/air gap/shade for the wall is to keep as much space as possible inside your shed. 

Ekodeck 164 x 13.5mm 5.4m Lighthouse Shiplap Cladding might be worth having a look at. There are other types as well. Aything to give an air gap would be better then no air gap.

Dave

[Nuggets]

@Dave-1  Sounds like a brilliant idea lighthouse shiplap for the outside of the brick shed and what blinds should I get from bunnings and do bunnings cut it to size or got to do it yourself 

[Dave-1]

Good morning @Nuggets 

Bunnings do sell blinds but id stop into spotlight and check out their rubber backed sunblock styled ones. Depends on how you will fit out your shed

Bunnings dont cut blinds to size, Neither do spotlight. But both have blinds that will cover the window area, When purchasing a curtain styled blind, for maximum effect you need 1.5 times the width of material if not 2 times the width. This is for the folds of the blind so its not just a flat surface.

Dave

[MitchellMc]

Great tip on the extra width for blockout blinds, @Dave-1! I recently put some up in my son's room, and there is no light transfer through them. You also want them to extend past the sides of the window, as light creeps past there, if you only have them finish at the edge of the frame.

Mitchell

[Nuggets]

@Dave-1 i was thinking of going for this https://www.spotlightstores.com/blinds/roller-blinds/sheer-roller-blinds/platinum-sheer-roller-blind... good or will you recommend something else 

[Dave-1]

Morning @Nuggets 

I was thinking more along the lines of the wavy style type Windoware 120 x 223cm Natural Mali Blockout Eyelet Curtain - 1 Pack  times 2 of. 

I feel they give a better insulation compared to a roller blind. But really it comes down to what you want in your shed. Its worth it to spnd a little more for comfort as you will be spending time there. When I have outfitted a room I always feel better going for something maybe a little dearer then what id like to pay at first. 

Put together a bunch of pictures that you like for various items in your room, it helps solidify. Right down to what type of light and also lamp shade you will choose. The warmth of a light can make a room feel cosy or cool, even clinical depending on the kelvin it is rated at.  

Everytime you think you will have it sorted, you pull back the cover a little and there is another world to explore!

Dave