It s a natural product.
Natural fibre roof insulation.
Natural insulations delivering quality sustainable and natural insulations for over 20 years.
Cotton is a natural and renewable resource which makes the plant one of the greenest insulation products on the planet.
At first thought it appears to be a sustainable option.
Insulation types include loose fill batts rolls foam board spray board and vapor barriers.
Natural fibre or fiber insulation covers a variety of insulation products that are derived from natural organic materials such as wood fibre cellulose wool hemp cotton and flax.
Natural formaldehyde free materials make eco friendly insulation products the best choice for a green and healthy home.
The type of insulation you need depends on which type is currently installed and the required r value.
The most common insulation materials are fiberglass cellulose and foam.
Wool insulation generally has a slightly higher r value rating than glasswool or rockwool batts of similar thicknesses.
Allergy friendly less likely to cause breathing difficulties or skin irritations but what is not widely known is that it requires extensive treatment to ensure it isn t attractive to moths and mice.
Cotton insulation is similar to fiberglass insulation in several ways.
Our comprehensive range of natural insulations include thermafleece sheep s wool insulation thermafleece natrahemp a plant fibre based hemp insulation steico wood fibre insulation as well as thermofloc loose fill insulation made from recycled newspapers and supasoft insulation made from recycled plastic bottles.
Well some of that material actually gets recycled into insulation.
Rockwool multifix is a mineral fiberglass faced stone wool product that can be installed under many single ply membranes.
Natural fibre insulation products can often be used as replacements for mineral or petrochemical based insulation.
It also retains its r value over a longer period of time than fibreglass or rock wool batts.
Sheep wool insulation certainly has some attractive benefits.
Natural loft insulation doesn t contain any harmful fibres that come loose during installation so there s no need to wear protective clothing or a face mask.
Insulation made from sheep s wool or hemp fibres provides excellent thermal insulation as well as natural acoustic insulation whilst utilising a soft gentler approach than some other insulation materials.
For one thing it can be rolled into batts.
Unlike fiberglass insulation materials like wool and cotton are safe to handle and cause no irritation to the skin or respiratory tract.
