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The Philpott · 7th Dec 2018, 11:57 am

I have quite a reasonable amount of air movement in my shed due to the gable ends being effectively the ends of a tunnel (formed by the Onduline ridge pieces) For this reason, and others, i don't consider thermal insulation for the walls or roof.

One caution i should mention regarding Onduline (having recommended it in the past!) is the requirement to remove accumulations of snow, leaves, moss etc if they are up there for any length of time.
One shed we looked at the other day (admittedly the roofing is at least 20yrs old) is partly situated under hawthorns and maples, and the combination of leaf mulch and lichens (the latter probably having migrated from the maple) had managed to saturate one of the ridge pieces and removed all it's rigidity. It remains to be seen if it is ruined or just needs to dry out.

Dave

7th Dec 2018, 11:57 am	#85
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,108	Re: Thermal insulation for a wooden shed: advice, please. I have quite a reasonable amount of air movement in my shed due to the gable ends being effectively the ends of a tunnel (formed by the Onduline ridge pieces) For this reason, and others, i don't consider thermal insulation for the walls or roof. One caution i should mention regarding Onduline (having recommended it in the past!) is the requirement to remove accumulations of snow, leaves, moss etc if they are up there for any length of time. One shed we looked at the other day (admittedly the roofing is at least 20yrs old) is partly situated under hawthorns and maples, and the combination of leaf mulch and lichens (the latter probably having migrated from the maple) had managed to saturate one of the ridge pieces and removed all it's rigidity. It remains to be seen if it is ruined or just needs to dry out. Dave