Achieving airtightness for the new building regulations.
At Partel we have worked on a standardisation of robust airtight details designed to ensure the following: -
- Compliance with building regulations
- Quality detailing to achieve excellent blower door results
Our details when applied correctly will always exceed the current building regulations and achieve lower than 0.6 air changes – the passive house standard
All of construction drawings are available for free download at the links below
- Ampack Masonry construction details
- Ampack Timber frame construction details
- Tender Text External Systems
- Tender Text Internal systems
Auto cad drawings available on request – contact us here
Ampack – The Air-tight and Wind-tight Systems Specialist
Builders, having very high standards when it comes to their own homes, especially with regard to the living environment, acknowledge the importance of air-tightness and wind-tightness. The house should be comfortable, not too damp or dry, and energy costs should be reasonable.
The Whole Is Always Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts
For 60 years now, Ampack has been developing systems and solutions that safely and professionally resolve all the problems associated with protecting the building envelope. Good products alone are not enough. This principle guides the continuous development of our product range and the design of our services. An air-tight and wind-tight building envelope can only be ensured if the products are installed correctly. This puts professional tradesmen in a tricky situation: new designs and construction products are constantly flooding the market making it more and more difficult for contractors to maintain an overview and become skilled at installing the products correctly.
Ampack offers more than just high-quality products. Professional tradesmen and specialist retailers who choose our services will benefit from our comprehensive building expertise, as well as:
- Our insulation-neutral product range
- Technical advice, including a phone hotline
- 10-year warranty
- Customer training
Training
During our training courses, participants learn how to use Ampack products safely and are provided with the knowledge necessary to answer the most important questions regarding safety standards, air- and wind-tightness, and application engineering. We seek to establish a direct dialogue with our partners. After all, who better to judge a product than someone who works with it every day? Your opinion is important to us and your input goes directly towards improving and enhancing our products. Training courses can be held either at our head office or at our partners’ premises. Contact us for available course dates.
10-year warranty
Warranties are a dime a dozen. But upon closer inspection, many warranties aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. That’s why you should always read the small print. With Ampack, a tradesman can claim on our comprehensive warranty at any time within ten years of buying the product from a specialist retailer, provided that the terms and conditions are met. In an emergency, the claim will be processed quickly and competently by our technical advisers. Our warranty has been designed with your needs in mind and we’ve taken the broader context into consideration. We not only cover the replacement materials, but also the removal and installation costs, as well as any subsequent damages. In other words, you can count on Ampack.
Author: Hugh
Hugh is the founder of Partel, an engineer with 20 years of low energy construction experience. He is a certified passive house designer with genuine passive house construction experience, a detailed knowledge of ventilation, natural insulation and thermal bridging. Hugh is a long time user and advocate of WUFI.
