Thermal insulation of a frame house with boards or mats

Warming with mats or tiles - the most popular because of the installation of the heater does not require special skills or additional hardware. Such type of insulation include:

- mineral wool in the different embodiments.
- Linen plate.
- Wood-fiber boards and mats.
- Cork slabs.
- Expanded polystyrene.

Installation of insulation boards made by the same scheme. Slabs or mats of insulation (coils) are mounted between the labia lag floor elements, wall uprights. However, there are some features styling for different types of plates.

Expanded polystyrene

By this type of insulation and provides extruded polystyrene foam are well known to all. Among the positive qualities of this material include:

- Low weight.
- High thermal insulation properties.
- Excellent sound insulation qualities.
- Affordable price.
- Resistance to adverse biological effects (mold, fungus, etc.).

Disadvantages of Styrofoam:

- Flammability: This relates to a heater easily flammable materials, moreover, during combustion it releases corrosive gas that can cause choking.
- Incompatibility with acetone type solvents.

Mineral wool

Mineral wool in the most commonly used as insulation for the frame construction. This material has a reasonable price, easy to assemble end to end, for the installation does not need to install a special attachment. Warming can be done within the frame of the building and outdoors. There are several types of mineral wool:

— Stone basalt or mineral wool It made of rock formations of volcanic origin.
— glass mineral wool made of cullet with the addition of various elements, including - ash, limestone and other. The whole mixture was melted and then stretches into thin fibers and polymerized.
— slag wool made of steel industry products.

With all the positive aspects of mineral wool should not forget about some shortcomings:

- In all types of mineral wool used formaldehyde resin which gives harmful emissions into the atmosphere.
- No safety equipment during installation of mineral wool capable of causing injury installer.
- mineral wool of the slag should not be used for thermal insulation of residential houses, since it apart from harmful vapors may cause radioactive background.

Fiberboard

This material - mineral wool is a good alternative, because it has good insulating properties and does not emit harmful vapors. It is made of wood material, the binder acts latex. This stove "breathes", which means that there is no accumulated vapor. Mount fiber board can be both between the studs and the top of the wall with the use of plastic mounting "fungus." For the quality of insulation is best to use plates with special docking locks.

linen mats

It is - absolutely ecologically clean natural material. Flax is excellent in antiseptic properties, it does not settle insects and mice. The structure includes a plate polyester as an adhesive element. Among the advantages of flax mats are:

- hypoallergenic.
- Environmentally friendly.
- Low weight.
- Easy installation.
- The antiseptic properties.

Among the drawbacks may be mentioned flammability and exposure to moisture.

In the next article we will talk about the floors and ceilings of a frame house.