Mineral Wool Insulation - GreenBuildingAdvisor
2022年8月22日 · Mineral wool is a fireproof and sound-insulating material made from stone, slag, or iron ore. It comes in batts, sheets, and loose-fill, and has high R-value, recycled content, and vapor permeability.
Is Mineral Wool Insulation Worth the Extra Cost?
2021年11月1日 · Looking ahead to insulating his new house, Wiscoguy says he’s planning to use an R-14 layer of exterior insulation along with mineral wool in the stud bays. But there’s a sticking point—cost. Quotes for fiberglass insulation have come in at about $10,000. Mineral wool (sold commercially by Rockwool and Knauf) would cost $16,000.
Mineral Wool Insulation Isn’t Like Fiberglass
2014年4月8日 · Learn why mineral wool insulation is different from fiberglass and how it can improve the energy performance of your house. Compare the R-values, installation methods, air sealing, and vapor retarder of mineral wool and fiberglass batts.
Exposed Mineral Wool Insulation - GreenBuildingAdvisor
2021年5月27日 · We would like to find a way to leave the mineral wool bats uncovered for access to the joists. There is no vapor barrier/retarder on the bottom side of the sub floor. Will installing the mineral wool insulation and then applying a vaper retarder (painting) the insulation be an issue for moisture? We live in zone 4. The basement walls are insulated.
Do rodents nest in/with mineral wool batts, as they do with …
2013年11月6日 · In my area (NM), mice and other rodents often nest in fiberglass batts, or harvest the fiberglass and move it to nearby locations to build their nests. Do they do this just as much with mineral wool batt insulation? While major rework is needed on many aspects of this property, in making short term repairs to the insulation in a few locations, I wonder if using …
Installing Roxul Mineral Wool on Exterior Walls
2013年2月12日 · Learn how to use Comfortboard IS, a semi-rigid panel of mineral wool insulation, to improve the thermal and moisture performance of your walls. See installation tips, benefits, and challenges of this green building material.
Mineral Wool Compression Affect on R-Value
2019年8月6日 · The specified R values for mineral wool are for the stated thickness as an example, the 3.5” thick batts made for 2x4 stud cavities are rated R15 when they are at the full 3.5” thickness. If you compress them from that rated thickness, you get a reduced overall R value.
Batt Insulation: Fiberglass, Mineral Wool, and Cotton
2008年8月19日 · Learn about the different types of batt insulation, their pros and cons, and how to install them. Cotton batt insulation is a natural, nontoxic, and recycled option, but it is also more expensive and harder to find than fiberglass or mineral wool.
Stucco over exterior mineral wool – StoTherm ci Mineral?
2020年8月12日 · I would like to use a stucco finish over mineral wool exterior insulation as an exterior wall. Mainly want stucco for aesthetics, do not have an opinion or knowledge about traditional or acrylic. The Roxul comfortboard installation guide suggests using traditional metal mesh stucco, affixed to strapping, held to the framing with what looks like ...
Does Your Insulation Have Low Embodied Carbon?
2020年7月21日 · I want to use mineral wool for many of its attributes in my design, but a product like Roxul ComfortBoard 80 or RockBoard 80 has a density and weight of about 4 times that of ComfortBatt. In the charts I see that Mineral Wool Batt has slightly less embodied energy than EPS insulation but fairly close to the same.