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Insulating hutches
- Thread starter nessar
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How do you stick the bubble wrap to it?
Daniel
Alpha Buck
Yes it would, but if it got wet it would take a long time to dry, you would need very good airflow.
You could use lots of things to line the hutch walls, get a thin layer of plywood (thicker the plywood the better), and put the blankets inside the frame and plywood. But you still would need good airflow.
Do you mean if a bun weed on it or something, or would it just get damp being in there?
Daniel
Alpha Buck
Yes, if a bun weed on it or it got wet another way it would make the hutch colder. And would rot or go mouldy if it never dried out.
Daniel
Alpha Buck
I've used this before: http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insula...ion-Silver-Length-7-5m-x-Width-600mm-10617653
Worked okay, used it with plywood and 3 vents.
Is that the same stuff as the £30 rolls? Sorry to be dense, but what do you mean by vents, and are they needed when insultating?
Would something like this work well to insulate or not as well as other methods? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-sq-ft-...ss_Fitness_Accessories_ET&hash=item416adf322d
Just thinking, because I've used them as flooring before, so know they are nontoxic for the buns to chew, and I know they wouldnt eat them, so I wouldnt have to board over them with wood - so potentially its a lot cheaper. I'm thinking of using them not only for the floor but to cover the walls as well, probably superglue velcro to them to stick them on - or just pva glue them on. I dont think tacks/nails would get much of a grip on the foam.
Just thinking, because I've used them as flooring before, so know they are nontoxic for the buns to chew, and I know they wouldnt eat them, so I wouldnt have to board over them with wood - so potentially its a lot cheaper. I'm thinking of using them not only for the floor but to cover the walls as well, probably superglue velcro to them to stick them on - or just pva glue them on. I dont think tacks/nails would get much of a grip on the foam.
Daniel
Alpha Buck
Not sure what the £30 rolls are, but i know different suppliers have similar stuff, some cost more but you get what you pay for. Screwfix have this: http://www.screwfix.com/p/airtec-double-insulation-1-5-x-25m/50913. Cost more, better quality but does same job but comes in a longer roll. You should only need one B&Q roll, you may even get to double it up inside, you should also only need one sheet of plywood for a 6ft x 2ft x 2ft hutch if you only do the sides and back.
If you want, measure the hutch, back, sides, roof and floor (roof and floor if you plan to insulate that) and reply to this topic and i'll help you work out how much plywood you need.
As for the vents, if you insulate without good airflow, you stand a good chance of getting damp during colder months. Vents like this: http://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-louvre-vent-white-229mm-x-152mm/16105 but you can get some for 70ish pence.
Sorry, I meant this stuff, which is available in a bigger £30 roll. http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insula...awrap-Loft-Insulation-11597554?skuId=12108260
Thanks, I've measured the hutch before, and its just your basic 6x2. The meshed area has a back wall of 4x2, the sleeping area 2x2, theres a divider inbetween so I'd have to do each section separately. The sides of the hutch go about 23 inches deep and its all roughly 2ft high (the front is slightly higher but because of the way the extra height is a part of the roof panel it couldnt be insulated anyway, sorry I know that makes no sense, its just an awkward recessed wedge-shape attached to the underneath of the roof.) The roof... I'm not sure if I'd want to do the roof, as its very thick and on the inside of the hutch it is metalic colour and cool to the touch, so I'm not sure if the roof has already been insulated perhaps.
What are the best (or better) materials for insulating the hutch? And does the shiny foil-coated bubblewrap stuff work as well if you cover it up with wood? Because surely then it cant reflect back the heat as well :?
Daniel
Alpha Buck
Yes that stuff is fine, as for will the stuff work if covered in wood, yes. Heat travels though wood and Thermawrap Insulation will reflect it back.
You should only need 1 sheet of plywood, a sheet that is 1220x2440mm (4ft x 8ft).
Thanks
out of foam, polystyrene and that silver stuff, which do you think would be best at insulating ?
FluffyBun
Warren Scout
My buns' hutches have been inside a brick outhouse but we are in the process of moving them to a shed. I have decided not to insulate the shed but to go the old fashioned route and simply stockpile some hay and or straw bales against the North-facing wall, on the inside, which I think will insulate it a bit.
My buns are angoras so I tend to leave them in full coat for the worst part of winter, which helps.
My buns are angoras so I tend to leave them in full coat for the worst part of winter, which helps.
