Insulation below slab / Discussions

Can you use Comfortboard mineral wool insulation as a skirt on monolithic slab?

...slab and trying to reduce the amount of foam in the assembly.  I'm wondering if I could use comfortboard sheets as my horizontal frost protection skirting on the outside of the slab?  It is an 18x16 slab, on a very well drained crushed stone pad.  Roxul tech support was not very helpful with this question (she seemed u...

Posted by Eric Sokol Oct. 16, 2021 Slab on Grade 1 response

What type of insulation should I use of a concrete garage floor?

We are converting a garage into a living space (a bedroom) and it currently has bare concrete with a smattering of carpet that looks like it has gone mouldy. What product would you recommend to create a subfloor to stop moisture seeping up from the concrete floor and to insulate to stop cold ingress. The product I have...

Posted by Craig Rippon July 9, 2025 Insulation and soundproofing