Excellent replacement for conventional heat insulation material can serve as a concrete block. He will provide heat in any house at minimal cost. Today we will talk about the advantages, disadvantages, especially the installation and final finishes at warming the wooden ceiling of expanded clay.
Features
Usually above the living quarters in private homes are located loft with a roof, then it evaporates through the ceiling of 15% of the heat. To avoid losing a large percentage of warm air, producing house warming.
Varieties of insulation pellets
- From 0.1 to 50 mm. This expanded clay gravel, which is used in the insulation of walls and ceilings.
- From 0.13 to 4 mm. It is used as filler for solutions.
For the most powerful heat retention inside the house, a layer of expanded clay is necessary to make as thicker. Even despite the fact that the pellets have a porous structure, and because of that weigh a little, do not underestimate the large number of expanded clay, laid on the surface. Material will put pressure on the ceiling with a large force.
To improve the thermal insulation effect is better to use concrete block small and large sizes together. The base layer must lie expanded clay, which is based on the large fraction, and eliminate the large space between the packed material will help fine expanded clay.
Meeting the challenges in conducting thermal insulation work
- Excellent sound insulator. It eliminates the extra noise from outside and retains the silence in the house.
- Retains warm air in an insulated room even at strong frosts. This air will descend unless it finds bridges cold.
- In hot weather, it prevents the penetration of cold outside the building. Therefore it remains cool microclimate inside the building.
Why expanded clay better than other insulation materials?
Expanded clay - is familiar to all the clay, which was treated with higher temperatures to obtain the desired properties. The structure of such pellets with a large number of pores that were improved thermal insulation properties.
- Material durable. This first he stands out among the other heat insulators
- He is not poisonous in their properties, so it is absolutely safe for tenants
- Its mass is very small
- Bacteria, small rodents, etc. never look at him
- a small price
- It can not cause absolutely no allergic reactions
- Easy to use
Negative sides of expanded clay as insulation
Of course, expanded clay is very good insulation, but it also has its disadvantages irrelevant.
- It is not necessary to use concrete block insulation in the house, if the layer thickness does not reach at least 30 cm.
- When moisture is necessary to completely change the heater
- Use the best top of the reinforced concrete structure. Because much filler crumbles and can seep through the coating.
- For insulating the ceiling of the timber should protect the material from steam.
- Concrete block, consisting of fines can not pour onto the surface of which the bottom is reinforced beams. Because of the heavy weight of the material can break the ceiling.
What should be done for good insulation of the ceiling?
Thermal insulation of the ceiling in the country expanded clay - it is a very simple technology, it includes two components: construction paroizolyatorom directly laying expanded clay.
The preparatory phase to the start of work
If the insulation material is laid on a reinforced concrete ceiling, from the preparatory work should sweep the floor. Then everything is simple: different factions scattered on the floor and spread with a special or improvised devices.
If the basis is the tree, it is necessary to make serious preparations. Old coating removed, if any. Floor is swept thoroughly from dust, washed off the old whitewash.
Otherwise, when the ceiling was painted, there will be problems. It is necessary to remove the old paint. It is possible to remove the hammer or sanded to ensure that the floor has become smooth. The cleaned surface must be treated with a solution of dirt. Processing is done to strengthen the future of layers.
After surface cleaning can begin priming. Begin by soil treatment angle to the center. Apply small amounts, even layer. After the ceiling allow to dry for two days.
Main article about expanded clay floor warming.
The main stage. installation
On prepared floor is placed paroizolyator. But on the bare surface nobody puts, for a start you need to put paroizolyator. The film is placed on the floor in a single layer and nailing studs.
Note! Paroizolyatora choice depends on the premises: it has natural ventilation or not.
For framework require any timber that can withstand moisture in place to equip. Joists of wood laid across the room, and the smaller bars are superimposed along.
After placing and fixing the carcass film can be formed to fill the void expanded clay. It is easiest to use a filler of the same size.
If you are using expanded clay of different factions, the first is filled with small, up to 40cm layer. Top poured thin layer larger expanded clay sand.
Proper closure of insulation
The most frequent variants refers coating surface finish lining. You can pick up a tree structure to suit your taste. Wood is combined with a different interior, a long time serve their masters and provides good thermal insulation.
For skin it is very important to prepare the surface properly. Wooden rack bars and screwed to the surface in a grid pattern. For different rooms at home require their ways of facing. For very wet places as baths perfect metal profile.
Battens do not touch and leave for a few days so that she could get used to the climatic conditions. After customize material under the necessary dimensions to work with the space between the wall and the first bar is a few millimeters. This is due to the fact that the moisture from the material swells and fills a remaining space.
To fit lining suitable electric jigsaw.
To fix the straps require nails of medium size. For screws have pre-drilled holes, or slats can break. After the first row of boards will be increasingly easier to set what is called "up in the groove." For a tight bond at the end, you can knock on a bunk with a rubber mallet. Only this should be done very carefully, because you can damage the material.
To look joints tighter, they necessarily glued, can be left in its original form. But you need to leave gaps for wires, etc. Also, for the wires necessary to drill small holes in advance.
It remains only to put the plinth of wood, which will help hide all the irregularities and oversights during warming. Styling, you can use liquid or normal nails. It now remains only to paint the surface and treat it with a solution from darkening.
Insulate the ceiling of a building can absolutely anyone, no experience in construction. Because for the work did not require special tools.
