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IGLOO CIC (Community Interest Company) Est 2025 Powered with Generative & Agentic AI. (formerly 'Hexayurt Project' - 2005)
PIR and XPS are the most beautiful material to work with. Choosing between them is like choosing between your children. No matter what the task is; they handles it so effortlessly. There is little need for power tools; and additional hands; or cranes or forklifts. The material is low density at the start and we increase its density gradually as we assemble the igloo. Making it stronger and stronger rebar for tensile strength and fibreglass mesh and resins for compressive strength. It does not matter what trade you throw at it; all sparkies and plumbers and fenestrations are much happier working with foam. If you would like to join us and learn the craft; apply here; no age requirement and no gender requirement; a keen eye and a steady hand is all you need. No experience with power tools is necessary and you do not have to be big and strong - tall is good; tall is always good.
Carrying
Carrying
At 30kg/m3; low labour and plant costs loweres the price you pay.
Nailing
Nailing
We make our own nails; we couldn't find ones big enough. Easy work for us - not so costly for you. The nails form a mechanical bond, to clamp the chemical bond.
Assembly
Assembly
Just like bricklaying the panels are placed by hand.
Haulage
Haulage
We make our own nails; we couldn't find ones big enough. Easy work for us - not so costly for you.
Sanding
Sanding
Taking lessons for how surfboards are made we use rasps to shape the igloo.
Shaping
Shaping
Here we see a worker shaping the eaves on his own just with a hand saw. Working smarter not harder.
Rendering
Rendering
For the interior, we can tile or plaster the surface; foam is a high suction material so the plaster adheres well. We do it the old fashioned way, starting with sand and cement, and working up to multifinish or silicone render.
Glueing
Glueing
We always support mechanical bonds with a chemical bond. PIR is a type of polyurathane (PU), and there are lots of types of PU glues; and that's why the SUPER is so strong. We use XPS on the exterior and this way we ensure it is fire resistant on the inside, and waterproof on the outside.
Tiling
Tiling
SUPER is based of wetroom systems; and can always be tiled as is. Image shows conventional tile backerboard; the inspiration behind SUPER SIP.
Windows
Windows
Windows are not standard - we are not dictatorial - you can have them where ever you wish as not to annoy the neigbours.
Chasing
Chasing
Easy work; far quicker and safer than conventional methods.
Wiring
Wiring
Easy work; not something you can say about wiring a SIP Garden Room.
Sanding
Sanding
Taking lessons for how surfboards are made we use rasps to shape the igloo.
Cutting
Cutting
Mitres are cut with jigs, straight cuts are cut with a hot wire bow as shown here; or a CNC FrogWire for ususual cuts.
Conventional SIP.
how_its_made.mp4The SIP Panel Garden Room is a willful and deliberate high cost method of construction; it does not comply with any firesaferty or waterproofing building codes and is constructed poorly with labour that has no interest in high thermal performance. Customers have noted gaps on up to 10mm - and most companies only offer 25mm of insulation; or none at all.
Insulation installation is not so easy anyone could do it; air tightness is the priority and poor quality control has lead to Garden Rooms having an awful reputation - some people saying "Its nothing more than a SummerHouse" as in "You can only use it in Summer!" (Source).
An IGLOO is a winter house; we take thermal performance seriously.
please note all images shown are used with permission from Status International; these methodologies of construction have not passed UK building control yet due to the fall out about SIPs and ACM cladding following Grenfell; we aim to bring this innovative method of construction to the UK by first building Garden Rooms.
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