We plan to warm the country house with a leaky budget
As a heater, a lot of different materials can be used, even a mounting foam when applying a thick enough layer will become a reliable barrier against winter cold. But the matter is not in the thermal conductivity of the material, but in its durability, since every year the prospect of changing the insulation of the panel house with its own hands will terrify even the most hardworking summer resident.
But what if there is not enough money and requests the size of a country house? Try the cheapest option to date - the elimination of cracks. If you have sufficiently powerful heating means in the dacha, and walls with a ceiling will not let the heat out, be sure, even in the panel space it will be warm in the most severe frost.
To begin to identify the gaps through which heat can escape from living quarters, it follows from the ceiling. As you know, heated air rises and. .. where does it then disappear? Through the cracks slowly leaks even higher, apparently, hoping to warm up the attic or even waving to fight the street cold. We take high-quality waterproofing and with a construction stapler we shoot it to the lag of the ceiling, taking off the pre-sheeting.
As an insulator it is possible to use ruberoid .From the ceiling, we fill the voids between the lags with the expanded vermiculite, it is very cheap and will provide additional warming of the country house. Fill all the joints in the corners with mounting foam, nail the skin and enjoy. .. stop, and where is the draft? We pass to the examination of the walls.
Insulation of the cottage - budget options
If you agreed with the company about the construction of the panel house, and you promised that it will be warm with the mineral wool filler, but did not say that only in the summer, you will either have to use heating devices or create warming of the country househouse independently.
In the first case, you will spend every winter a lot of money for electricity or fuel, and in the second - it all depends on you, do not forget that the miser pays twice, or even three times. But millionaires do not purchase panel houses, so we will rely on budgetary materials.
So, polystyrene - it's easy to get, many kinds of equipment, home appliances - all this is packed with this material. On the walls it is also easy to mount - with a special glue( be careful, some compounds melt polystyrene foam) and nails or dowels with large washers, followed by clamping the paneling. The disadvantage of polystyrene is an excellent flammability with the release of the remarkable thick and corrosive smoke .
As for mineral wool, in addition to filling the spaces between the shields of the building, it is better to give preference to the one made on the basis of basalt fiber, since it is not as harmful as glass wool. For external thermal insulation, use roll material, it can be rolled up from the top, fixed under the eaves of the roof.
Fasteners are the same, glue or nails with screws, but better all in a complex. On top of the lining clapboard, and order. Lack of mineral wool - high saturation with moisture, it is strewed during installation, and after it, too, you need to isolate both the premises and the courtyard from it, and use protective clothing and breathing masks when working.
Thermal insulation of a country house, fineness of thermal insulation
Whatever type of insulation you use, with the possible exception of ultramodern heatpanels that represent both thermal insulation and facing the building, do not forget about the protection from moisture. Before laying heat insulation plates or mats made of mineral wool or foam plastic panels, take care of their waterproofing, which is suitable for conventional polyethylene film.
With the help of a construction stapler, it shoots at wooden walls. If the house is built of bricks, beforehand, horizontal or vertical bars are attached to the walls with the help of screws or nails, on which the film is fastened.
It is very important to provide heat insulation of the entrance door, for this purpose a double layer of insulation will be required, if it is a roll mineral wool, and if it is a slab of this material, then one layer is enough.
When damp protection is provided, the joints are sealed with metallized tape, after which the corners are treated with mounting foam. Now you can start warming the country house in the ways listed above. It is important to remember that if you use a vapor permeable material, trying to make the house "breathing", then all other insulating layers should have the same quality.
And after all the walls have been reliably protected from winter cold, carefully examine the window frames and doors. Where necessary, lubricate them with silicone sealant, this will save you from unnecessary drafts, and your home - from the shaking and coughing that shake it.
