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Common insulation issues in Dutch homes
With years of experience insulating and repairing houses all over the Netherlands, our team understands the unique challenges of keeping properties warm and energy-efficient. We’ve encountered everything from cold floors and degraded window insulation to issues with roof and door seals, ensuring we always have the right solution at hand. Below are some of the most common insulation problems in Dutch homes, does any of those describe what you have?
FLOORS ARE COLD
Experiencing cold floors on the ground floor is usually a clear sign of inadequate or deteriorated underfloor insulation. Common issues include poorly installed insulation with gaps, absence of a vapor insulation film or membrane, missing moisture barriers, and damage from water leaks.
If your house doesn't have a hatch to access the underfloor space, it likely indicates that insulation was never properly installed. The solution involves fully reinsulating the floor and ensuring that a hatch is available for future maintenance and diagnostics. Other problems damaging the property in the long term, such as pipe leaks and wet underfloor, can also be diagnosed while fixing the floor insulation issues.
COLD AIR NEAR WINDOWS
Drafts near windows frequently indicate that the foam used for window installation has degraded, it loses its insulating properties under prolonged UV exposure. Plastic covers that seem to protect the foam and insulation from UV light might be chosen incorrectly and UV light affects the foam under the plastic. Additionally, worn-out rubber inlays installed around the windows degrade and further contribute to drafts.
To address this, we remove the compromised foam and install new, high-quality montage foam and insulation materials, reinforced with a robust hermetic cover to shield it from further UV damage, restoring an effective barrier against cold air. Proper technology ensures that such insulation setup lasts for years.
COLD OUTER WALL
A cold outer wall is often the result of a thin brick construction that struggles to retain heat. Thin brick walls, especially those built with a single layer, naturally have low insulating properties, allowing heat to escape quickly from the interior. This continuous heat loss not only affects comfort but also drives up energy costs, making it essential to retrofit these walls with a robust insulation system.
We address this issue by constructing an insulation framework, installing mineral wool insulation or PR panels, and covering it with drywall, OSB or other material of choice. Post-installation, our thermal camera assessment confirms that the wall is now properly insulated, resulting in a significantly warmer environment.
UPPER FLOOR OR ATIC IS COLD
An uncomfortably cold upper floor or attic is often a clear sign of poor or degraded roof insulation, compounded by potential drafts through worn windows. This complex problem leads to rapid heat loss, requiring a detailed assessment and choice of the best technology to properly and fully fix the issue.
Once assessed, we install a supportive framework if required and fit high-quality insulation materials, such as PR and mineral wool, and finish the job with OSB or drywall, effectively restoring the area’s warmth and efficiency. Sometimes along with such works our clients choose to make an uninhabited attic an additional room that becomes warm after roof insulation.
DRAFTS NEAR THE FRONT DOOR
When cold air blows in from under the front door, it is often due to wooden doors changing shape from moisture exposure, creating a gap that allows drafts. The problem is intensified by the deterioration of the brushes, letterboxes, and rubber inlays that once helped maintain a tight seal.
Our approach is to replace these critical components with new, high-quality materials—installing new rubber seals, adjusting for a perfect fit, changing the brushes, and updating the postboxes to ensure a well-insulated entryway.
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