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Where the Basedrain is sat on top of the slab or raft, and insulation is placed adjacent to the Basedrain, won’t the insulation get wet and be inefficient as an insulator?

April 26, 2017adjacent basedrain inefficient insulation Placed raft SAT slab wet

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Where the Basedrain is sat on top of the slab or raft, and insulation is placed adjacent to the Basedrain, won’t the insulation get wet and be inefficient as an insulator?

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A. The insulation sat adjacent to the Basedrain is primarily acting as a spacer to ensure that the Newton floor membrane is higher than the Basedrain. Because this insulation is sat in a wet area it needs to be of a closed cell construction so as not to absorb moisture.