The construction of a suburban dwelling obliges its owner to think through every little thing, where the insulation for the roof, no matter how the material it is covered, will play the not last role. After all, the heat and comfort of the situation in the house, as well as a comfortable stay in it, will directly depend on its correctness.
Basic accents when choosing insulation material
There are a number of criteria for the choice of insulation material for the roof, which should be followed by making its acquisition.
Indicators of the duration of the operation of the material where you should give preference to the maximum period of use, in which the material will not lose its quality.
Ensuring the stability of the form of the material is guaranteed by its tightness.
The weight indicators of the material should be chosen exactly what its density is influenced, which should be paid to.
The thickness of the insulation should be compared with an indicator of the thermal conductivity of the material and its thermal resistance. Here it is worth paying attention to the type of roof and climate.
Frost resistance, where the quality of the insulation should not decrease with a significant decrease in temperature.
Sound isolation requires special attention and most in those cases when a metal tile is selected.
Environmental friendliness indicators should be constant even with seasonal weather vagaries.
Types of materials for roof insulation
To date, a lot of insulation for the roof is known, which can provide it with high -quality thermal insulation. However, like any other material in the field of construction, they have not only pluses, but also minuses, which determine their demand.
Insulation of mineral wool is quite popular, since the material, having the necessary degree of fire -resistance and moisture resistance, is very in great demand.
Insulation with polystyrene (polystyrene) is also quite popular. The material is good for thermal and sound insulation, however, it loses to other heater in vapor permeability and refractory. When choosing it is mandatory to arrange ventilation in the room.
Polyurethane insulation is rightfully considered one of the most effective and economical methods of thermal insulation. The material has excellent refractory and remarkably copes with the retention of heat. However, for its use, which is carried out by spraying, you need to get special equipment. But not a single inaccessible place will be missed, and not a single joint is formed in the finished insulation.
Insulation of cellulose (ecowide) also eliminates the presence of seams and blows literally each of the cracks. Work is not for independent execution, where the qualification of a specialist and a special installation will be needed. The material is made from paper waste with the addition of antipyrens, which ensure its resistance to fire and special substances that confront pests. Other advantages of the material can be considered light weight and relative cheapness. Cellulose is environmentally friendly and perfectly copes with the tasks of ensuring thermal and sound thermal insulation.
Insulation with foam concrete is an innovation in this area. It includes concrete, cement, sand and couple of steam. The material is monolithic with very lightweight, because it resembles a foam. Its main advantage is excellent sealing the roof without load on supporting structures. The set of positive characteristics of the material includes environmental friendliness, resistance to fire, vapor permeability and duration of the operational period. Insulation work can be performed only by specialists with the availability of special equipment.
Warming with foamed glass is ideal for any of the types of roof. The material is made from the wastewater and carbon waste by foaming. This insulation has a long service life, resistant to deformation, fire, evaporation and humidity, and also perfectly opposes the action of harmful microorganisms, including rodents. With its presence, foamed glass, in addition to thermal insulation, helps to strengthen the soft roof. The disadvantages of the material include, perhaps, only a low degree of absorption of moisture, therefore, in order to ensure greater adhesion to the working surface, the use of special adhesive of polymer -cement.
Ceramzitis insulation is applicable on the floor slabs, or from the outside of the roof. When applying, the material is compacted and after laying the roofing material is poured with concrete screed. The resulting thermal insulation layer, in addition to its main function, provides the roof with additional strength.
When thinking about arranging the thermal insulation of the roof, it is necessary to take into account the presence of the main advantages of insulation material, namely its resistance to fire and vapor permeability, light weight and environmental purity, in addition to the heat -insulating properties. You can perform the installation of the heat -insulating material independently, but if there is no complete confidence in your abilities, you should not save on the future comfort of staying inside the house, but seek services to professionals.