Insulation of attic with mineral wool: advantages and disadvantages

Mineral wool - a different kind of insulation is often useful in the construction of country and urban homes. As the name implies, it is a mineral wool insulation with a fibrous structure similar to cotton from the pharmacy.

Mineral wool is formed into rolls, which provides an easy handling and easy mounting.

The main plus of mineral wool - Low thermal conductivity: a material in the summer heat does not allow the street to warm the house in winter keeps the heat inside the house. In addition, the mineral wool absorbs sound and heat insulation function in addition serves as insulation in the house.

A second advantage of mineral wool - its environmental friendliness and non-flammability.

The main disadvantage of mineral wool - its ability to absorb moisture, due to which mineral wool requires waterproofed breathable membranes or films (less preferably).

Important: Drenched Mineral wool rapidly loses its heat-insulating properties, thus waterproofing should be given great attention.

Mineral wool - a good material for thermal insulation of the roof from the inside: this material is quite elastic and can be easily attached and completely fills the space between the rafters.

Helpful advice!When cutting the mineral wool for stacking sheets in mezhstropilnoe leave space margin 2 centimeters on each side, so snap sheets "vraspor" between rafters and will not fall out.