Cold Storage & Refrigeration — Condensation Control
Cold Store Condensation & Thermal Bridging Ireland
Spray-applied natural cork thermal treatment for cold stores, cold rooms and refrigeration facilities. By managing surface temperature and dew point at thermal bridges, an appropriate VIPEQ thermal coating helps prevent condensation in temperature-controlled buildings.
Condensation & Thermal Bridging in Cold Stores
Cold stores and cold rooms operate at low internal temperatures, creating a steep temperature differential between the cold internal environment and the warmer surrounding structure. Wherever insulation is interrupted — at concrete columns, steelwork, door frames, junctions and penetrations — a thermal bridge allows heat to flow in and cold to leak out, creating localised cold surfaces.
These cold surfaces condense moisture from the surrounding air, producing condensation, frost and ice that can damage stock, create slip hazards and compromise the thermal performance of the cold store. Thermal bridging is one of the most common and costly problems in temperature-controlled buildings.
A spray-applied natural cork thermal coating applied directly to the bridging element — columns, beams, junctions and steelwork — improves its surface temperature and reduces the conditions that lead to condensation, without the space loss and detailing difficulty of rigid insulation at complex junctions.
Important — Technical Suitability
Cold store and refrigeration applications require careful technical assessment. Any VIPEQ system must be confirmed as suitable for the specific temperature range, substrate and operational context. Contact us with details of your facility and we can advise on suitability.
Surface Temperature, Dew Point & Condensation
Condensation forms when warm, moisture-laden air meets a surface whose temperature has fallen below the dew point. By improving the thermal behaviour of a cold surface, an appropriate thermal coating can help raise the internal surface temperature and reduce the conditions that lead to surface condensation.
Humidity
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Dew Point
Key Benefits
Where Thermal Treatment Applies
Cold Stores
Thermal bridge treatment at columns, junctions and penetrations to reduce condensation and frost formation in large cold storage buildings.
Cold Rooms
Surface temperature management at door frames, reveals and junctions in walk-in cold rooms and chilled preparation areas.
Refrigeration Facilities
Condensation control on steelwork and concrete surfaces in plant and machinery areas serving refrigeration systems.
Temperature-Controlled Buildings
Thermal envelope treatment to manage surface temperature differentials across the building envelope.
Thermal Bridge at Junctions
Direct treatment of floor-to-wall, wall-to-roof and column junctions that interrupt the insulation layer.
Door Surrounds & Penetrations
Localised thermal treatment around doors, pipe and cable penetrations that create cold spots.
A Natural Cork Thermal Coating — Not a Paint
VIPEQ's cork-enhanced thermal coating systems are spray- or trowel-applied directly to the substrate, forming a thin, flexible, vapour-permeable thermal layer that conforms to irregular surfaces — steel, concrete, masonry and timber — without rigid boards, battens or significant loss of internal space.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Not sure which system applies?
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Have a Condensation, Cold-Surface or Thermal-Bridging Problem?
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