Ecowool: shortcomings and positive qualities

The last years were marked by a huge leap in the development of construction technologies. New materials have appeared, and ways to develop existing ones have been improved. If we talk about their relatively new samples, then almost any professional builder used ecowool, the shortcomings and positive features of which we will discuss today.

It is known that any material used in construction has its own weak points. For example, in our case, we can refer to these as poor compressive strengths, why the ecowool, the shortcomings of which we are considering today, can not be applied as a basis for plastering or for floating floors. That is why its use involves the construction of a conventional frame of beams.

In some way, the disadvantage of this material is its increased hygroscopicity (absorbability). In no case can it be used where it can have direct contact with moisture from the environment. In particular, when insulating the basement of the building, it is necessary to make a high-quality waterproofing. Otherwise, the ecowool (the shortcomings of which we are discussing) will quickly become saturated with moisture and will help to destroy the foundation when it freezes in winter. For the same reason, in those places where there is such a heater, you can not make through the ventilation holes.

Despite this, there are many situations where ecowool can be used. Disadvantages of it in such cases are successfully outweighed by a considerable number of advantages. In particular, with the help of it, builders can make seamless layers of thermal insulation, which can reduce heat loss to almost zero. In addition, in the summer, this design is much more effective keeps cool inside the room.

This same property of the material greatly simplifies the task of creating a layer of thermal insulation in hard-to-reach places, allowing you not to think about creating reliable fasteners. Among other things, the insulation of houses with ecowool is good because there is no need to buy additional material for noise isolation, since its sound absorption coefficient is almost an order of magnitude higher than that of any mineral wool.

As follows from the prefix "eco", this wool is good for its complete ecological purity and safety for the health of those people who live in a house warmed by this material. In particular, even if the family has allergies, they can live comfortably in such a house for years without experiencing the slightest problems with their well-being. Considering its unique ability to selective heat exchange, you will get a room in which it will be easy to breathe even to those who suffer from bronchial asthma or other diseases of the respiratory system.

The technologists who invented the ecowool added boric acid to it. Because of this, it will never appear fungus or mold, and rodents will avoid building nests in its thickness. The hygroscopicity described above is (as we said) a conventional disadvantage, since it prevents the formation of condensate on internal structures, saving them from rotting and corrosion.

Thus, the insulation of ecowool has many more positive features than the shortcomings, without which no building material can do.