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materials Even if you are not a builder, you can do this work yourself, it would be a desire to live without fear of low temperatures outside the window. Thermal insulation of the ceiling with your own hands can be produced by having the necessary materials and, of course, tools. You will need:
- special film for vapor barrier, which is available in two types: for indoor and outdoor works;
- insulation material;
- construction stapler for fixing the film;
- wooden slats, which will help tighten the film to the edges of the ceiling.
In order to make the insulation of the ceiling from the inside( video with the instruction is placed on our portal), you need to purchase a film for interior work, which is overlapped. The film serves to retain moisture from one side and not form condensation from the opposite side.
You need to be very careful not to put it on the contrary. Its function is to protect the heater from moisture, which will be placed between the two layers of the film.
What are the main operations to be carried out?
Ceiling warming technology is a work that can not be called very difficult, but it has a number of nuances that need to be remembered. First of all, the ceiling is vapor-insulated with the special film mentioned above. Especially if your choice fell on mineral wool. After the first layer of the film, the heater is laid and covered with a second layer.
For the insulation of the ceiling from the attic side, everything will look simple: a film - a heater - a film. And the heater can be any, the main thing to take care of the waterproofing, because, for example, the mineral wool tends to absorb moisture well. From this sin the claydite is saved, it is possible to fall asleep also it, the truth at it is other feature, under it besides a film any dense substrate, for example, clay is necessary.
And here the insulation from the side of the room will be a little more difficult, because it will not be possible to glue the insulation to the bare ceiling, but here at least the easy choice of the material facilitates the situation, it is best to use the pressed mineral wool or styrofoam in the room. Then all this is closed by a false ceiling.
For foam plastic, you can attach a kind of crate to the ceiling, to which it can be attached. Its design depends on the shape and size of the sheets purchased. If possible, it is better to make it in several layers to cover the seams. Minvat will have to be placed in the skeleton of the suspended ceiling, but this will reduce the running time, additional structures are not needed, as in the case of foam.
When doing this work, you need to pay special attention to how the heater fits tightly to those places where the ceiling fits with external walls. To tightly attach the insulation to the ceiling will help the construction stapler. And if you think that somewhere this fastening does not provide the necessary fit, then use wooden laths and with the help of a hammer and nails ensure a tight contact of the insulation along the entire perimeter of the ceiling.
When it would be desirable to preserve the internal finish of the
The methods for the insulation of the ceiling are provided by the technology of the construction of the house itself, when all the necessary manipulations must be made during the construction process. Secondary housing or houses of ancient buildings will require solving the problem from the tenants themselves. And they can do the job of keeping the heat in the dwelling and in another way - to make the insulation of the ceiling, which will not spoil the renovation done recently.
In carrying out this work, it is necessary to exclude the following errors:
- acquiring insulation material is incorrectly measured - as a result, it does not cover the entire area of the ceiling;
- should not allow even the slightest presence of moisture on the insulation film;
- poor attachment of the film;
- no clearances for ventilation to prevent condensation.
To insulate the ceiling from the outside, use only outdoor film, the media can be any - glass fiber, foam glass, expanded polystyrene, cellulose materials, as well as mineral wool. Glass fibers are more preferable, since all the others have the property of increased moisture absorption, and additional waterproofing will be necessary.
When choosing a thermal insulation, or rather, with the exclusion of some options from consideration, it is worth paying attention not only to the performance characteristics of the material, mainly - the ability to absorb moisture, but also to natural flammability, toxicity, etc.