The need for insulation from inside the attic

insulate attic necessary if you plan to use it as a dwelling.

Knowing how to properly insulate the attic from within, you can save considerably on attracting professional workers, and get the possibility to extend the living space by getting a new warm and comfortable room.

If you've already been involved in insulation works, then deal with the arrangement of the attic for winter stay will not be a problem for you.

However, this process has its own characteristics, so it is best to first read the instructions for use, as well as watch videos and photos with the stages of insulation of walls and ceiling.

All this you will find in the article, and thus, will be able to spend quality insulation of the attic with his own hands.

What material to choose for insulation?

attic Warming can be carried out inside a variety of ways using a variety of materials, and to select them, you need to consider the pros and cons, which has each of them.

From insulation directly affects how warm the room would be and how much you have to spend on heating, because if the warm air will go quickly, for heating the room will need a lot more energy.

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better insulate the attic, depending on the material thermal conductivity: the lower it is, the thinner the layer of insulation you will need.

Another important factor to be taken into account - moisture resistance.

worse material will absorb water, the less likely that the ceiling of the attic, condensation and damp in the room will be.

from constant dampness in the room may appear mold, fungus, or simply broken microclimate.

Since usually the attic insulated to stay, insulation must also be safe for human use, environmentally friendly and fire-resistant.

most cost-effective way of warming the room - use of mineral or glass wool insulation ekovatnye.

They are divided into three types:

• wool, which consists of a fibrous material;
• mats, which are made of quilted cotton;
• -wool slabs - the material is bonded by a special impregnation and make of it a variety of plate sizes.

Currently these materials are no longer relevant, sincethere are new, with a more significant advantages and better retain heat ceiling and walls in the rooms.

At the moment, the most popular of the attic insulation foam, more precisely, one of its varieties - polystyrene.

This product is simple to operate and it has significant advantages, for example, serves as both a steam and heat insulator that allows you to make insulation quicker and at a lower cost.

Popular attic wall insulation slabs of mineral wool.

They also serve two functions: inside vapor barrier material is located, and from outside - waterproofing.Thermal insulation of attics

polyurethane - a modern and efficient way to maintain the heat in the room.

It is good that you can create from a monolithic coating of insulation, becauseinsulation process involves the application of funds for space gables, partition walls, ceilings and roofs, and ensures complete tightness.

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thermal conductivity of the material in this case is minimal, so the heat will be stored for a long time in the room.

Warming of the attic from inside the polyurethane foam is recommended for those rooms where the roof is quite low and is very important to keep a maximum of living space, asThis material is thinner than mineral wool or foam and does not take the desired area of ​​the attic.

In addition to the heater you also need tools and additional materials that are better purchased in advance.

Also, you need to calculate how much insulation is needed on the entire area of ​​the attic.

How to insulate the roof and other elements?

scheme to properly insulate the attic, can be different and depends on the type of home.

Warming of the attic roof is the most important step, becauseit was she who takes most of the space.

Since the sloping roof, in the only materials suitable as a heater that did not change their size and shape with time.

If you have chosen for insulation basalt wool, it is better to buy it in the form of a tiled rather than a continuous web, asstack in this case it will be easier, and the plates during installation is easy to connect with each other.

scheme laying and application of insulation depends on the type you have selected.Insulation

should lay a continuous layer, so if gaps remain between the plates, they must be closed by a strip of material which should be slightly more than the required space, sincewool tends to shrink over time.

details to close the gaps are driven into the space between the slab and the rafters with effort.The scheme of packing of the material available on video and photos - check them before you start working.

Insulation demanding and complex elements of the roof - skates, overhangs and flagon.

In a private house, where the roof shape is changing, it is important to firmly put the pieces of insulation so that it did not leave, and performs its function, keeping the warm air.

especially problematic place premises - the joint walls with a roof and window openings.To these places do not freeze in winter, the room windows are also insulated.Driving insulation of windows is shown in the photo below.

material for thermal insulation of attic roof slabs depends on their type.

for reinforced concrete structures and liquid or tiled floors the most suitable polystyrene - it is durable and has good sound insulation, which is very important in this type of room.

for concrete floors with wooden floors on joists are usually used outside insulation wool from basalt fiber.

In the corners of the attic to do the air vents and to overlap do not miss the extra sounds to set the lag noise absorbing pads.

Warming gables - is another important step that should not be missed.The scheme of packing of insulation depends on the type of construction of the house.

If it is elevated through the layered masonry, the insulation should be laid inside the masonry.Exterior construction wherein the facing material is located, and on the inner side - bearing wall.

vapor barrier for the gables may be required if the material for insulation is not waterproof.

If the home uses ventilated facade, the gable plates insulated with basalt fiber.When laying between the material and the cladding layer should remain in space 4-15 cm.

To the outside gable in the attic did not penetrate the cold air.

To protect the insulation from moisture, on top of it you need to install a membrane that will resist ingress to it wind or rain.

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If the facade of plaster, then for insulation gables using polystyrene or mineral wool slabs.If you use cotton wool, you have to adjust it to the desired size of the gables.

Whichever kind of insulation you choose, the better to follow the stages of work on the photos and videos, and only then proceed to finish the attic.If you can not

gable wall insulation, it is necessary to do the inside wall insulation.This will be discussed below.

How to insulate the walls?

Insulation of walls in this room do not always produce, but only if you can not insulate the gable and the roof to the bottom.

If the floor in the room was laid out in advance a heater, you can repeat this process for the walls.

scheme attic insulation of walls in wood and other building will look like: the rear struts, which will support the future of the walls, you need to fill the wooden slats through every 30-40 cm of space.

They will be laid layer of insulation.

material for thermal insulation of pre-should be cut to size and then put between the supports.

This insulation must be a member to work and be a little more space, aseventually it will shrink.

Top insulating layer needs to close vapor barrier material in the same way as is done with the ceiling, and then the hem of his strips, so that it was stable and did not come down from the walls.

vapor control sheet should fit very tightly to the wall in order to fulfill its function, so you need to place the material joints glue tape.

For internal insulation of walls attics often use expanded polystyrene and mineral wool - both material well cope with their functions and help to keep the heat in the room.

But foam to insulate walls is not necessary, although the heat retaining properties of the mother and not inferior to mineral wool, but it has significant disadvantages.

also that this material will take away a significant portion of the room space, there is a risk that it zavedutsya rodents, and a heater very quickly will become worthless.

If you still decide to hold insulation of walls with it, then you need to know how to insulate the attic foam, the material will last longer.For this

Lay two foam layers of 50 mm select sheets, instead of 100 mm, and have to be so that the joints do not coincide with this, then it will last longer.

If you warm up you walls with mineral wool, use the chopped material, rather than roll becausemats are better retain their shape and do not sag over time.

Just as foam, mineral wool is laid in two layers.

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Warming of the attic to make polyurethane foam easier.This method is suitable for absolutely any type of wall material: wood, concrete, bricks, etc.

Polyurethane create the perfect indoor waterproofing layer, in addition to helping to warm the room.

polyurethane foam is applied to the spaces between the rafters and thus fill all the empty space.It can be used not only for walls, and gables, and gender.

Top insulation of walls are usually installed drywall, which is mounted on the frame of the bars.

Drywall Walls covered the final decorative finish, and that the work on bringing the attic in a residential appearance can be considered complete.

sometimes for decorative battens choose - wood look better and presentable, especially in a wooden house, but this finish will be slightly more expensive.

Videos and photos will help you not only to insulate the attic alone, but also to make it beautiful and comfortable with the help of the final finish.

Photo stages of work on warming the walls and roof, as well as video, how to work with a particular material will help you understand how to insulate the attic, do the job properly and get a comfortable and warm environment that will continue to be so even in the most severe frosts.