Mineral Fiber Insulation

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Mineral fiber insulation.

Mineral wool insulation for the same wall runs about 1 to 1 10 per square foot. The semi rigid batts are more dense than traditional batts or rolls and are quick and easy to install. Mineral wool insulation has superior sound deadening properties. Applications of mineral wool include thermal insulation as both structural insulation and pipe insulation though it is not as fire resistant as high temperature insulation wool filtration soundproofing and hydroponic growth medium.

Comfortboard 80 exterior non structural insulation. Mineral wool is any fibrous material formed by spinning or drawing molten mineral or rock materials such as slag and ceramics. The molten substance is spun into billions of fibers which are formed into insulating blankets with a high recycled content that provide fire resistive characteristics thermal insulation and sound control. Thermafiber ultrabatt mineral wool is designed to provide thermafiber ultrabatt mineral wool is designed to provide excellent thermal insulation in residential and light commercial building.

Because of its density mineral wool is hard to compress. The raw materials are melted in a furnace at temperatures above 2 600 f. Mineral wool insulation johns manville mineral wool batts are made of inorganic fibers derived from basalt a volcanic rock and are enhanced with glass fibers. Today thermafiber mineral wool resists fire and temperatures in excess of 2 000 f while also providing sound control and energy conservation.

Set your store to see local. Mineral stone wool insulation batts are slightly better insulators than the off the shelf fiberglass batts sold at most lumberyards and home centers. Our advanced manufacturing technology ensures consistent product quality with high fiber density and low shot content for excellent performance. Our mineral wool contains a minimum of 70 recycled content and it s non combustible inorganic and mold resistant.

Mineral wool batts for 2 4 walls have an r value of 15 while a standard fiberglass batt made to fit in a 2 4 wall has an r value of 11 or 13. Mineral wool insulation is made from rock and blast furnace slag. Thermafiber fire and sound guard mineral wool insulation batt 24 bags model sg 25 p3 15 47 221 view the owens corning thermafiber mineral wool insulation 1 020 63 pallet 1 020 63 pallet standard delivery. It has a density of 1 7 pounds per cubic foot as compared to 0 5 to 1 0 for fiberglass.

It costs about about 25 to 45 more than fiberglass but i feel its benefits more than justify the additional costs. Mineral wool is a stone based mineral fiber insulation comprised of basalt rock and recycled steel slag.