Warm pitched roof, Thermapitch TP10

PIR between and under the rafters to bring a loft inside the heated envelope — a room-in-roof build-up.

U ≈ 0.13 W/m²Kindicative, roof ·183 mmtotal

Layers, outside to inside

LayerThicknessW/(m·K)R
Kingspan Thermapitch TP10 120 mm λD 0.022 5.45
Kingspan Thermapitch TP10 50 mm λD 0.022 2.27
Plasterboard (generic) 13 mm λ 0.21 0.06

Where this fits

This is what a loft conversion needs: the insulation follows the roof slope so the space below it is heated, unlike a cold loft where the insulation sits on the ceiling. The layer under the rafters is not optional — it is what interrupts the timber, and leaving it out is the single most common way this build-up underperforms. Rafter depth usually decides the thickness available, so check the headroom that remains before specifying.

What the calculation assumes

Series calculation through continuous layers. Rafters bridge the between-rafter insulation and are NOT modelled here, so a built roof performs measurably worse than this figure — treat it as an upper bound and size the under-rafter layer generously. Surface resistances are the EN ISO 6946 defaults for this element. This is an indicative figure for comparing constructions, not a compliance calculation.

Sources

Change it, or use it

Open it in the calculator to swap a layer, change a thickness or solve for a target U-value — the result keeps its own URL, so a build-up you have altered is still something you can send to someone. Or take this one straight into the editor, where it arrives as a named wall type you can assign to the walls you have drawn: the thickness follows and the U-value comes with it. Nothing is assigned until you say so.

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