Do not rant for a long time on the theme of our harsh and unpredictable climate - everyone knows this. That is why in our country an urgent problem is the insulation of houses. Today we will talk about how to choose insulation for a frame house.
We carry out external warming
Most often, glass wool, basalt cotton wool, as well as various types of synthetic insulation, are used for this purpose. We do not recommend choosing them “at random”, since each of them has its own characteristics. At the same time, the cost of seemingly similar materials can differ significantly. Consider each of the mentioned types of insulation.
Insulation for frame house: polystyrene
For example, expanded polystyrene. Using any synthetic glue, it can easily be attached to almost any surface, and as a result of a chemical reaction, it "sticks" so firmly to it that it can safely be considered part of the wall. It does not take rot, fungus and mold. Many chemicals (with the exception of gasoline and acetone) do not significantly harm this material. And only when exposed to an open flame, it quickly begins to smolder, "ennobling" the air with extremely harmful and dangerous smoke, which is undesirable to breathe. But it costs almost a penny. It’s only ten years after the start of operation that the foam has practically completely worn out, and its ability to insulate is almost falling to zero. This process is accelerated by tens of times, if ultraviolet radiation is constantly exposed to polystyrene foam . In a word, you should not insulate capital buildings with them, because at least once every few years you will be forced to change it.
But what about basalt wool? This option is much more advantageous. Especially considering the fact that the modern construction industry produces dozens of its types, which sharply improve their quality depending on the wide range of additives added to cotton wool. But to fix it on the surface, you will first have to make a high-quality crate. Basalt cotton wool is relatively inexpensive, does not burn, and can serve for decades, which not all heaters for a frame house can boast.
The waste from the production of glass and pure calcium carbonate produces well-known glass wool. For its fastening, the same crate of wooden bars is used. It costs more than expanded polystyrene, but cheaper than basalt cotton wool. Its thermal insulation is also at an average level, but the durability is impressive: once you have insulated the house with glass wool, you can forget about such problems for at least 50 years.
Vermiculite, which is good for its complete immunity to an open flame, also has a reasonable price and good qualities. Given that it is produced in the form of loose granules, during the construction of a building this material is often added directly to concrete. This insulation is characterized by excellent thermal insulation, and its service life is quite long.
We do the internal insulation
There are no special subtleties here. The difference from external work is only in the fact that less material is left on the inner surface of the walls. At the same time, choosing a heater for the walls of a frame house, pay attention to the following moment: buy only that material, which with a small volume has good thermal insulation properties. In any case, when laying insulating materials, do not leave the slightest gap through which warm air will joyfully burst out. Saving on the quality of materials, buying them from questionable manufacturers, is also not recommended - it's more expensive for yourself.
So, we briefly talked about the properties of the materials most often used for building insulation, and it is up to you to decide which insulation for a frame house.