Aerogel Dramatically Improves Thermal Comfort of House Floor

Flexible aerogel blanket installed in half hour versus full day for polystyrene

Challenges

• Insulate a new floor being installed in a residential house. The existing floor had been laid down directly on the ground without any insulation.
• The new floor needed to improve the thermal comfort in the house and reduce heating costs.
• There was not much space to insulate.

Aerogel Solution

• An aerogel solution of 9 mm ThermaBlok was chosen for its outstanding insulation value in a thin profile.
• The use of conventional insulation materials would have required altering or changing all doors and frames.

Benefits

• ThermaBlok® was installed on the entire floor in 30 minutes. Polystyrene foam requires a full day. The time savings reduced labor costs and allowed the project to remain on schedule.
• The owner did not have to change any doors and frames, saving substantial time and money.
• ThermaBlok is easy to unwind on the floor, flexible but robust, and easily cut like a carpet.
• The thin ThermaBlok saved over 3 cm of height in the room. It took just 30 minutes to install ThermaBlok throughout this entire room. Polystyrene foam takes a full day to install. The aerogel insulation dramatically improved the thermal comfort of the floor.