Insulation

Skylark blocks are designed to have insulation pre-fitted in the workshop, so they arrive on site ready to be installed. However there are a few junctions between blocks where extra insulation may need to be fitted during installation.

It is essential that there are no gaps in the insulation, and no un-insulated cavities.

You may also choose to insulate internal floors, to prevent noise transmission within the building.

‍

What type of insulation can be used?

We recommend specifying a moisture free, non combustible insulation material. We typically use a soft-fill insulation roll as it's high performing and straightforward for manufacturers to fully fill the block cavities with, like this insulation made from recycled plastic.

‍

Insulation thickness

The standard insulation depth in the walls is 250mm (in the case of Skylark 250) or 200mm (in the case of Skylark 200). In roof or floor blocks you can add more, often up to 350mm.

Usually it is not possible to buy insulation at these depths, so this thickness is made up by using multiple layers.

‍

Filling gaps

There is a small uninsulated gap where floor blocks (ground and upper levels) meet the walls, in line with the wall’s service cavity. This needs filling with insulation in-situ once the frame is assembled.

‍

Adding extra insulation

The standard wall depth offers an excellent level of energy efficiency (see WikiHouse performance), however it does still allow some thermal bridging through the timber. So if you are in an extremely cold climate, you may want to allow for a layer of rigid insulation to the outside of the chassis before wrapping and cladding.

We suggest a continuous layer of a material like a wood fibre external insulation board.

Please do

Use it

Most WikiHouse files and information are licensed under a Creative Commons–Sharealike licence, so you are free to use, distribute or modify them, including commercially.

Check it

All WikiHouse information is shared 'as is', without warranties or guarantees of any kind. You are responsible for checking it and using it in a safe and responsible way, for example, getting it checked by a structural engineer.

Comply with regulations

You are responsible for making sure your project complies with all relevant local regulations, including planning, building codes and health & safety legislation. If in doubt, seek professional advice.

Re-share your improvements

If you make any improvements to the system, you must publish your files under the same type of open licence. However, you do not need to publish the plans and specifications for individual projects unless you wish to.

Please do not

Call yourself WikiHouse

Do not call your company, organisation or any marketed product or service 'WikiHouse'. However, you may use the term WikiHouse to talk about the system, and you may describe your project, product, service or organisation as, for example, "using WikiHouse", "based on WikiHouse", "contributing to WikiHouse", or similar.

Remove notices

Do not remove any licence notices from files if you are re-sharing them.

Claim to be endorsed

Do not give the impression that you are endorsed by, or affiliated with WikiHouse or Open Systems Lab (unless you are, by written agreement), and do not claim to represent the WikiHouse project or community as a whole.