Many of us today have country houses . And since the weather we often do not have too favorable and warm, the house needs to be insulated. And, first of all, it touches the ceiling. After all, if this is not done, then in the cold period of the year heating will cost you very much. In addition, because of the accumulation of condensate, the materials of the ceiling overlap.
When choosing the material from which the ceiling insulation in the house will consist, one should pay attention to its properties: nontoxicity, water resistance, incombustibility. As a heater, you can use sawdust, mineral wool, clay, foam foam, expanded polystyrene and some other materials.
Benefits of sawdust as a ceiling insulator
The use of sawdust as a house heat insulation has certain advantages. This and excellent thermal insulation properties, and ease of manufacture, and cheapness plays here not the last role. After all, you can get sawdust on any sawmill, sometimes completely free. Sawdust, as an independent insulation of the ceiling , is used today quite rarely, as they are prone to rot, can catch fire, and they do not mind eating the rodents. As experience shows, it is better to make a heater from a mixture of sawdust with lime, cement or use sawdust and clay. This blurring of the ceiling insulates the house no worse than, for example, mineral wool.
As a rule, making a heater from environmentally friendly sawdust is quite simple. Before starting work, the ceiling in the attic of the house should be covered with a waterproof film. Soak the clay in water to the consistency of liquid sour cream, add the sawdust there and mix thoroughly. You should get a thick mass.
On the film, apply a mixture of sawdust with clay about 10 cm thick. Thoroughly rammer and leave to dry. Depending on weather conditions, this can take up to a week of time. The cracks appearing on the surface can be covered with ordinary clay. If you plan to walk on the heater, it is better to spread over the insulation board.