Green Building Forum - What thickness insulation for cold water pipes to avoid condensation? Sat, 30 May 2026 23:17:27 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 What thickness insulation for cold water pipes to avoid condensation? https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203473#Comment_203473 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203473#Comment_203473 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:29:35 +0100 aa44
Thanks
AA]]> What thickness insulation for cold water pipes to avoid condensation? https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203480#Comment_203480 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203480#Comment_203480 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 23:15:25 +0100 tony
All that will leak out anyway, simply a matter of time.

Cold pipes are a problem, will you have a cold store in the loft?

Plastic pipes might be a good choice, 15mm of insulation would be best and vapour closed with taped joins.]]> What thickness insulation for cold water pipes to avoid condensation? https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203485#Comment_203485 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203485#Comment_203485 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:37:11 +0100 aa44 What thickness insulation for cold water pipes to avoid condensation? https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203486#Comment_203486 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203486#Comment_203486 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:57:16 +0100 aa44 What thickness insulation for cold water pipes to avoid condensation? https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203493#Comment_203493 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=12189&Focus=203493#Comment_203493 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:41:23 +0100 jamesingram