Floor insulation technology in a wooden house

Winterizing floor in a wooden house - one of the most important stages in the construction process.

That is the bottom, through the floor of the first floor in an old private house takes the major share of heat, because it is closest to the ground.

first floor multi-storey house in need of insulation no less.

is not surprising that the owners of these houses are wondering how to properly insulate the floor with his hands and some building materials used for this purpose?

whole turn-based technology with photos and video will be described in this article.

Even to an untrained person to do the right insulation floor with their hands do not make the big work and skill.It is harder to choose the heating material, in this we can help to understand.

technology insulation floor

insulation technology for laying a wood floor is very simple, it can be easily done by hand without the involvement of professional artists.

Insulating pie consists of a heat insulator, paroizolyatora, flooring.This method can be used for private homes and cottages, and for the residents of the first and second floors.

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produces the following stages of work:

• Bottom mounted construction lags;
• Stacked facing board on logs;
• Mounted insulation material between joists.Insulation should be placed tightly as possible, all the cracks must be sealed with foam;
• Installing a vapor barrier over the insulation layer.Secured with it directly on the joists.Places and lap joints better cover foiled tape;
• Installation of wooden coverings;
• Finishing flooring.

Insulating cake should be used for each individual home, affect this, such factors as: the climate, the thickness of the future insulation, floor of the house.

Floor Warming on logs

This mounting method is widely used, because of its simplicity, efficiency and durability, there is no trouble to do the work by hand, carefully reading the video and photos, presented in this article.

method of warming on logs is particularly widely used by people living in a private house, and for the residents of the first and second floors.

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Warming of the floor joists on the right to produce by this method.Bottom mounted wooden joists between which you need to put the board back to back, and they will be laying insulation layer.

After flooring heat insulator to do or laying hydro paroizolyatora.

This especially needs the first floor with a basement below for protection against moisture, with insulation of mineral wool or ecowool.These measures are also relevant for the second floor of the house.

for a vapor barrier is used as a special construction materials and a simple plastic film.

then mounted wooden floorboards, top of which you can do the finish.

main advantage of warming on logs in a private home - it is easy to install, which is the power of virtually everyone.

In the same way there is insulation of floors of the first floor, where heat loss occurs through the basement.

materials used for thermal insulation of the wooden floor

Warming of the sexes in the private and high-rise building is made such construction materials:

• mineral wool;
• ecowool;
• expanded clay;
• sawdust;
• izolona;
• penofolom;
• foam;
• Penoplex;
• polystyrene.

about these insulation materials, we'll detail below.

Winterizing floor mineral wool

Mineral wool - a building material obtained through the use of rock fibers, glass or slag.

advantages of using mineral wool:

• main advantage of mineral wool - it is her non-flammability, it can be used as a hedge against possible fires;
• excellent thermal insulation properties;
• resistance to deformation;
• high resistance against mold and fungal foci;
• environmentally-safe;
• lightweight, simplifying installation by hand.

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as shortcomings can be identified:

• wetting in contact with moisture, with constant contact with moisture loses its heat-carrying properties;
• steklosypuchaya structure complicates the installation process;
• not vapor permeable.

process of laying mineral wool

With any building insulation layer observe certain mounting scheme, which must adhere to.

Thus, the application of mineral wool, it is necessary to comply with the important stages of laying, as shown in the video:

1. Preparation lower cladding layer - usually for that bottom mounted solid wooden flooring;
2. Laying the waterproofing layer - this is a mandatory stage of the work required to eliminate moisture in the mineral wool;
3. laying mineral wool - at this stage you need to wool layers stacked on logs close to each other, eliminating the appearance of gaps;
4. installation vapor barrier;
5. Installation of the wooden floor with a gap between it and paroizolyatorom providing ventilation.

Winterizing floor ecowool

from a wide selection of building insulation is not necessary to write off ecowool, it still can be considered the most suitable material for thermal insulation of wooden floors in a private house.

Pros use ecowool:

• ecology - is made up of paper and boric acid salts;
• the installation is not a gap that must be closed;
• does not form rust when in contact with metal surfaces;
• does not shrink in the vertical load;
• can be used as acoustic insulation, which is often used particularly for the second and third floors, etc...;
• protects against mold and fungi;
• good paroprovodimost;
• refractory.

ecowool When installing a second layer of vapor barrier is not necessary, due to the porous structure has good ventilation.The moisture that enters from the bottom and placed in ecowool not stagnate therein.

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why insulation keeps teplosohranyayuschie properties for a long time.The first, the second floor is also recommended to insulate the material.

Winterizing floor ecowool as follows:

1. first step before laying insulation layer must be cleaned and primed surface, which will be decomposed ecowool;
2. second stage - laying ecowool on logs, as in the photo, and then it's a bit compacted.On top of a heat insulator can be installed wooden floor.If this is the first floor, it is first necessary to put a layer of gidroizolyanta.

Winterizing floor keramzit

Expanded clay - it's porous beads, obtained by firing clay alloy.Thanks to the good teplosohranyayuschim properties, it is widely used in construction for several decades.

Pros use of expanded clay:

• is environmentally safe;
• durable;
• high teplosohranyayuschie properties;
• durability;
• soundproof ground floor;
• not flammable;
• frost;
• easy;
• easy to installation;
• inexpensive.

Less use one - not resistant to moisture, dries long when saturated with moisture.

first step in expanded clay insulation of the floor is necessary to put a layer of waterproofing, for this purpose you can apply roofing material, then poured expanded clay insulation layer whose thickness should be 10-15 cm

top of the insulation layer is laid paroizolyatora -. It is visible in the photo, in conjunctionwith expanded clay is recommended to use a foil paroizolyant such as penofol.

Over paroizolyatora also lay floorboards.Laying layers scheme is shown below.

When insulation plank floor to the first floor, under which there is a basement, before the installation of expanded clay need to pour a layer of sand.This is also true for the residents of the second floor.

Warming of the floor with sawdust

This method has been used for a long time, but today the choice of a large number of species uteplitey little used, especially if your floor is not the only one in the house.

Sawdust are obtained by sawing and wood processing.

Advantages of sawdust:

• availability;
• low price;
• environmental friendliness;
• good thermal insulation properties;
• ease.

Disadvantages of such material:

• susceptible to the appearance of mold and mildew;
• teplosohranyayuschie and shrink properties are lost;
• create a favorable environment for insects and rodents;
• flammable, even a small spark when dry enough for ignition material;
• short-lived - this coating will have to be replaced after 2-3 years.

When warming sawdust as the main material, you need to make a cake, the first layer which will serve as a roofing material or a plastic film on which a layer of dust lay at least 15 centimeters, is placed over the back film or any other hydro paroizolyator.

Today, in addition to well-known for a long time sawdust, insulation used on the basis of their soaked in a special composition, is resistant to fire, these materials can be applied on the first floor.

have higher price, but the advantage in comparison with conventional chips great.

Winterizing floor izolona

Building material izolon one of the most common modern heaters.One of its unique ability to reflect heat back into the room, not letting get away through out the floor.

insulate izolona can be any floor, and then the heat just do not leave your room.

Pros use izolona:

• efficiency;
• used in private homes and on each floor of a high-rise buildings;
• is environmentally safe;
• humidity resistant;
• inflammable;
• durable;
• light weight - provides ease of installation;
• soundproof.

izolona When used as insulating material, the use of an additional vapor barrier is not necessary that, of course, also an advantage.

At the first stage it is important to make cleaning the surface from dust and dirt, you can apply base coat, which insulates the dust residues.

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Stacking izolon, you must follow its fit, it should be the maximum, and there should be no gaps or cracks between logs and heater.

To secure the best use of a special double-sided tape.Installation must be carried out to the foil side of the room.

Winterizing floor foam

advantages of using foam:

• lightness of the material that promotes ease of installation;
• retains heat well;
• resistant to moisture;
• soundproof;
• durability - the material does not rot, does not break and does not deform over time;
  low price.

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Disadvantages:

• resistant to fire;
• when burned releases acrid smoke;
• prone to the appearance of rodents;
• not tolerate the constant presence of moisture, it is necessary ventilation space.

at warming the floor on joists, foam sheets are cut to size and placed between them.Joints, cracks and gaps better to fill with foam.

will lay right on top of the foam vapor barrier.Ground floor to insulate such material is not recommended.