Bradford Gold™ insulation for walls can reduce energy used for heating and cooling by up to 20% leading to a decrease in your energy consumption and in your energy bills.
Choosing the right insulation is important. You need confidence that the product installed delivers on the performance that is promised. Whether building a new home or undertaking alterations or additions to existing homes, insulating walls with Bradford Gold will provide peace of mind for you and your family.
Play it smart with Bradford Gold
- Keeps you cooler in summer and warmer in winter
- Saves on energy costs
- Reduces greenhouse gas emissions
- Meets the highest New Zealand standards
- Low allergen
- 70 year performance warranty
- Environmentally sound, made from up to 80% recycled glass
- 100% bio-soluble
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About Gold Wall Insulation
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Reasons to Upgrade to Gold Hi-Performance Wall Segments
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Be safe with Bradford Gold
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Installation guide and tips
Applications
The best time to install Gold ceiling insulation is when you're building a new home or renovating your existing one so if this applies to you, you're in the perfect place to start considering how Bradford insulation can help you achieve a more comfortable and efficient home.
What you need
Tools
- Sharp knife and cutting board
For Walls
- Polypropylene string
- Staple gun and staples
Installing wall insulation in timber framed construction
- Turn off power at the fuse box before commencing the installation.
- Ensure you place a warning tag to prevent power being restored prior to completion of the install. Be aware that your electrical appliances will not operate during this time.
- Friction fit Bradford wall insulation in wall cavities.
- For external walls, stringing is recommended when installing Bradford Gold wall insulation to ensure the insulation cannot bridge the cavity.
- Start at the underside of the top plate, 75mm in from the vertical stud.
- Staple polypropylene string to the underside of the top plate as far back as the thickness of the insulation.
- Drop the string to the top of the nogging, tensioning before stapling.
- Run the string towards yourself and turn it to the underside of the nogging and staple.
- Drop the string to the bottom plate, tensioning before stapling.
Product performance
- After unpacking, the product is designed to achieve its nominal stabilised thickness within 24 hours of installation.
- The performance of this product may be reduced if stored for too long in its compression packaging.
- The total R-Value depends on installation and may be greater than or less than the R-Value of the product.
- The material R-Value represented on this pack was determined at a mean temperature of 15°C for products sold in New Zealand, as per AS/NZS 4859.1.
- The material R-Value is independent of the heat flow direction (the same R-Value is achieved in summer and winter conditions).
Electric cables and equipment
- Electric cables and equipment partially or completely covered may overheat and fail.
- Lay insulation with electrical wiring and equipment, such as transformers, on top. For excessive runs covered by insulation seek advice from an electrician as to whether cardboard spacers or similar would be required to allow air circulation.
- Electrical wiring must not be completely surrounded by insulation without prior approval from a licenced electrical contractor. Partially surrounding of electrical wiring is acceptable as long as the wiring has been done in compliance with AS/NZS3000 post 1984.
- For more information regarding the installation of insulation around electrical cables and equipment, please refer to AS3999.
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Specifications
