From: Atheist Chaplain on
"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message
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> " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Your talking the lining that sits between the Tin and the battens.
>
> Yeah, I am. Sarking, as I mentioned.
>
>> Im talking about the foil insulation thats just laid over the joists.
>
> Who does that?
>
> The only foil insulation I've seen used on building sites is either laid
> over the roof battens under the tin or tiles, or rapped around the wall
> frames before the bricks or boards go on. The majority of inner roof
> insulation is either bats or sprayed in dust.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.
>

"who does that", a lot of fly by night roofing insulators are doing just
that with the foil batts, and therein lies the problem.

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From: Fast Freddy on
Atheist Chaplain wrote:
> "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message
> news:4b729b94$0$77588$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net...
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>> " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4b728cc6$0$10265$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
>>
>>> Your talking the lining that sits between the Tin and the battens.
>>
>> Yeah, I am. Sarking, as I mentioned.
>>
>>> Im talking about the foil insulation thats just laid over the joists.
>>
>> Who does that?
>>
>> The only foil insulation I've seen used on building sites is either
>> laid over the roof battens under the tin or tiles, or rapped around
>> the wall frames before the bricks or boards go on. The majority of
>> inner roof insulation is either bats or sprayed in dust.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Noddy.
>>
>
> "who does that", a lot of fly by night roofing insulators are doing just
> that with the foil batts, and therein lies the problem.
>

well there are 4 Darwin Award winners we don't have to worry about ;)
From: OzOne on
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:17 GMT, "George W Frost"
<georgewfrost(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message
>news:4b729b94$0$77588$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net...
>>
>> " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4b728cc6$0$10265$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
>>
>>> Your talking the lining that sits between the Tin and the battens.
>>
>> Yeah, I am. Sarking, as I mentioned.
>>
>>> Im talking about the foil insulation thats just laid over the joists.
>>
>> Who does that?
>>
>> The only foil insulation I've seen used on building sites is either laid
>> over the roof battens under the tin or tiles, or rapped around the wall
>> frames before the bricks or boards go on. The majority of inner roof
>> insulation is either bats or sprayed in dust.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Noddy.
>>
>
>I had the roof replaced a few years ago and they laid chicken wire over the
>rafters and battens, then laid the foil insulation over the top of that,
>this means there is no chance of the foil dropping down onto the wiring
>
That was sarking...It's NOT the type of insulation in question.

Sarking has very little insulation value.




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From: Fast Freddy on
Noddy wrote:
> " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4b728cc6$0$10265$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
>
>> Your talking the lining that sits between the Tin and the battens.
>
> Yeah, I am. Sarking, as I mentioned.
>
>> Im talking about the foil insulation thats just laid over the joists.
>
> Who does that?
>
> The only foil insulation I've seen used on building sites is either laid
> over the roof battens under the tin or tiles, or rapped around the wall
> frames before the bricks or boards go on. The majority of inner roof
> insulation is either bats or sprayed in dust.


well here is one type

http://www.concertinafoilbatts.com/

another one is silver batts

http://www.sunergysystems.com.au/products.aspx?Category=Ceiling%20Insulation

From: Noddy on

"George W Frost" <georgewfrost(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I had the roof replaced a few years ago and they laid chicken wire over
> the rafters and battens, then laid the foil insulation over the top of
> that, this means there is no chance of the foil dropping down onto the
> wiring

What about the chicken wire? :)

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Regards,
Noddy.