In the harsh Russian winter and high prices for utility bills, the issue of home insulation is becoming more and more relevant. With the approaching winter cold, many homeowners are thinking about how to insulate their home and minimize heat loss.
Most of us, with the words “home insulation”, immediately think about replacing old windows with new ones, insulating floors or walls. However, neither new double-glazed windows, nor a warm floor will not change the climate in your home in the way that an insulated ceiling can do. Just think about the statistics - it is precisely because of the poorly insulated ceiling that more than 60% of the total amount of heat generated is lost.
Thus, it will be wise to start warming the house with work from the ceiling.
A few words about heaters.
If a few decades ago, the ceilings were insulated with ordinary dry grass or sawdust, today we have a huge selection of modern, durable heaters, of which mineral wool is the undisputed leader. Such leadership is simply explained - it is easy to install, it is an excellent heat insulator, it is very affordable and has excellent fireproof properties.
Having decided on the material, you should think about a way to warm the ceiling. There are two of them - external or internal. By the external method is meant the insulation of the ceiling from the back of the room, that is, in the attic; under the inside - insulation of the ceiling from inside the room.
Each of these methods has its pros and cons, different features of the work and a different choice of materials for insulation.
Today we’ll talk about internal insulation.
Prepare the insulation - for our purposes, both roll insulation and made in the form of plates are suitable.
Next, we proceed to the manufacture of the "skeleton" - the frame, in which the insulation will be installed in the future. This frame is made of both wooden timber and metal profiles.
Having made the frame and fixing it on the ceiling, we proceed to install the insulation itself.To do this, install insulation boards between the profiles of the frame, and fix them with dowels, nails and glue. A small nuance: when choosing glue, we advise you to pay attention to tile glue, combining affordable price and ease of use. In addition, this glue is also characterized by increased strength, which means that our plates will be securely fixed in the frame and will serve us for more than a dozen years.
After installing the insulation in the frame, it is necessary to wait for the glue to completely dry and harden, after which you can proceed to the final stage of insulation - the installation of drywall.
To do this, fasten the sheets of drywall on the ceiling with the help of screws and a screwdriver, watching the tight fit of the sheets to each other, and perform finishing, finishing work.
And in conclusion, a few words about the insulation of the ceiling. Despite the apparent simplicity of actions, the insulation technology has a lot of subtleties that need to be taken into account when getting started.
Firstly, it is important to remember that during the installation of a mineral insulation it is impossible to suppress its compression or compression in order to avoid deterioration of the thermal insulation properties of the insulation. The fact is that mineral wool consists of many air bubbles, squeezing which, you violate their structure, and as a result, worsen the properties of the insulation to save heat.
Secondly, if you want to decorate your ceiling with spotlights, you must remember that lighting lamps always heat up during operation. The heater, in turn, will interfere with the heat removal from the lamps, which can cause them to quickly burn out. To avoid such a problem, when choosing lighting for an insulated ceiling, you should abandon spotlights, and turn your attention to suspended ceiling chandeliers or wall sconces.
By warming the ceiling, taking into account all the nuances set forth in this article, you will significantly improve the warmth of your home, delighting yourself and your loved ones with pleasant comfort and warmth even in the coldest frosts.
Easy work for you!