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What is Fibreglass Insulation?

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What is fibreglass and why should I have it in my home?

Insulation is vital to keeping your home nice and warm – but what is fibreglass insulation? And why does your home need it?

What is Fibreglass insulation?

Fibreglass is made up of very fine glass fibres and is a material commonly used for insulation in homes.

Fibreglass is made when molten glass is spun into very small and fine fibres while being coated with a liquid binder.

Those pieces are then broken down into shorter, even smaller pieces. And then cured in an oven.

If the final product is loose-fill, then a binding agent will not be used.

Read more about how fibreglass is made.

It is a key component in two types of insulation: batts and rolls, and loose-full.

You can also see fibreglass insulation in the form of rigid boards and ducts too. These various types make it an easy and convenient solution for any kind of home.

Its efficiency at keeping heat or cold in makes it a cost-effective way to keep any home or office warm and dry.

Read more about the benefits of fibreglass insulation.

How does fibreglass insulation work?

  • Fibreglass, because of its nature, is intended to slow down how quickly heat and cold spread in properties and commercial premises.
  • The material does this by trapping little pockets of air so that rooms can stay warm and dry in the winter, and cool in the summer. Read more.
  • By restricting the amount of air coming into and escaping from a home make the temperature more regulated. It’s important to mention that though fibreglass limits air movement, it doesn’t stop it completely.

Delve deeper – read more about the application of fibreglass insulation.

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What else is fibreglass used for?

Though fibreglass is most commonly known as a form of insulation, fibreglass and fibreglass moulding is all around us! Take a look at just a handful of fibreglass uses – check out these projects!

The booths we sit on in restaurants, airplanes, boats, right through to plant pots and rollercoasters – these are all examples of fibreglass.

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So you want a warm house, Often the first step people think of is to get a better heating system installed (click here to learn more about heating systems) that can heat up your home in no time. But what’s the point when all that precious heat you just paid for drifts outside? This could be for a few reasons – perhaps it is to do with weather damage. Rain, hail, snow, and wind can damage roofs and cause all the precious heating to drift outside and be lost. That is when it is time to find a professional like the ones from Texas Damage Consultants to help you out, and it can always be fixed. However, the next reason is something that is even more important because it is part of the roof itself! So do you have no obvious reason to explain your heating escaping? That’s because you forgot an important step, insulation.

Insulation can be in the walls and the roof of your house, to stop any cold air from getting in through any gaps and also to keep the heat within. This is especially important for colder areas. Usually, a roofer will install some insulation when replacing the roof as this is part of the roof itself. There are many types of insulation too so if you are interested in talking to a roofing company about this, you should check out one here as an example.

Insulation is vital if you want a warm house, but without spending a lot of money on your energy bills. That’s because the many different kinds of insulation all work to trap heat inside your home and prevent it from escaping. Meaning your heating system works less and the heat stays for longer.

Grants for insulation can be provided by numerous installation companies that can give you free cavity wall insulation, or loft insulation for your home. Many times, for services like roofing or loft insulations, a roofing company similar to a Littleton roofer will be able to help out, but one can also confer with a general builder about what services they need.

We also provide information on how to get affordable loft insulation in your local area! Read more