Penofleks thermal insulator is a light material with a great performance for the period. Distinctive features of thermal insulation products are durability, ease of self-mount. Cut the heat insulator can be using an ordinary knife. Thanks to its technical characteristics, the insulation has gained immense popularity in the post-Soviet space.
insulation Penoplex - a new generation of thermal insulation means. It can be used for absolutely any type and design variants. It is used for interior and exterior finishing.
Penofleksa manufacturing technique comprises mixing in an extruder polystyrene beads, blowing agent and Freon (penoplex basis). This whole process takes place under the influence of temperature and pressure. After air replaces Freon, therefore, the basis of insulation product is environmentally friendly and does not bear any harm to human body.
Advantages and disadvantages
Due to the above-described technology heater goes high density and small water absorption. This is possible due to the porous structure. These parameters make it possible to carry out thermal insulation inside and outside the premises on any surface.
Let us consider what are the advantages of the heat-insulating material:
- Hygroscopic not. The product is made of synthetics simply can not absorb moisture. This allows storage Penoplex open warehouses. You can even warm damp and wet surfaces that are regularly exposed to waterlogging.
- The product has a high level of resistance to temperature changes and other climate factors.
- For heat insulation materials are not afraid of any bacteria, mold, fungus.
- As noted above, the material is completely environmentally friendly. It does not have any toxicity.
Without the disadvantages too can not do:
- Although penoplex has a high level of resistance to chemical influences and can withstand bituminous mix, lime and so on, nevertheless, the effect of acetone and other organic substances may make polystyrene unfit material.
- The surface requires an additional vapor barrier before using penofleks. It has a water vapor transmission rate.
Penoplex thermal conductivity is 0.028 W / m × K.
Areas of use
This insulation material has universal parameters, which allows its use in various fields of construction and installation. Consider some of them:
- One area of application of the insulation material is the foundation of various buildings or structures.
- Cellars, basement surface ceilings.
- Warming held for tanks in which liquids are stored, artificial reservoirs and any other communications.
- Another use of this tool - it's highways, railways.
- Airfield strip. The product is used for the coating does not freeze and intumescent frost effect.
- Private houses, which are low-rise.
- Thermal insulation of sandwich panels.
mount technology
Installation of the thermal insulation product includes attachment using a construction adhesive on the surface that should be smooth and dry. Therefore, before starting the procedure you need to perform the preparation of the surface, ie, to align it. After fixing mounting insulating plates need to hold defense. The decorative facing products are used as a protective layer. In order to strengthen adhesive mount, you should use the umbrella dowel-nails. Typically, such a mounting technology of thermal insulation boards used for wall or ceiling surface.
If you need to make the floor insulation, there are other recommendations. To begin, you must build the subfloor. This can be done with the help of DSP boards, gypsum fiber board. On the subfloor carried waterproofing layer flooring. Then, a roll of insulation overlap joints, used for this construction tape. This is to ensure that concrete solution could not seep into the walls of the product. Between the walls and the subfloor must remain insulating clearances at the end of laying them zapenivayutsya using foam.
Important! The composition winter grades of foam are substances which contain toluene. This material is destructive to polystyrene.
During the thermal insulation of walls surface treatments need to fill gaps that are between penofleksa and wall construction, with mounting construction foam. Above the protection is carried out using the heat reflecting foil film. That the film is firmly held in the polyurethane adhesive. the film should be to glue the joints using a metallized tape. Because of this you will achieve performance thermos.
types penofleksa
In total there are 5 kinds of thermal insulation material Penoplex. Types Penoplex:
- "Base 35". This product does not have in its composition flame retardant additives. The scope of application of the variety is a basement, ground facilities, the base structures (foundations). Similar material - Penoplex GEO.
- "Wall-31". Field of use of the mark - is the outer surface of the basement walls, basement premises, roofs, which have a sloping structure.
- "Roof 35" - a brand that is suitable for thermal insulation of roofs, have absolutely any design. Due to the special chamfer the edges can be carried out their exact connection without problems.
- Penoplex "Comfort-31" brand. Scope of use - walls, basement and, roofs, which have a sloping design.
There is another brand - "Penoplex-45." It is used in places where it will be subjected to high mechanical loads. Such places can be asphalt coating industrial objects and so on.
Technical specifications and dimensions
Pay attention to the following table:
| Parameter | Type of insulation material penofleks | ||||
| "Base 35" | "Wall-31C" | "Roof 35" | "Comfort-31 | "Penoplex-45" | |
| Density (average) | 31.0 kg / m3 | 28.0 kg / m3 | 31.0 kg / m3 | 30.0 kg / m3 | 41.0 kg / m3 |
| Compressive strength | 0.27 MPa | 0.2 MPa | 0.25 MPa | 0.2 MPa | 0.5 MPa |
| Tensile strength | 0.4 MPa | 0.25 MPa | 0.4 MPa | 0.25 MPa | 0.7 MPa |
| Water absorption per day | 0,4% | 0,4% | 0,4% | 0,4% | 0,2% |
| flammability | G4 | T3 | T3 | G4 | G4 |
| The temperature during operation | -50 ° C- + 75 ° C | -50 ° C- + 75 ° C | -50 ° C- + 75 ° C | -50 ° C- + 75 ° C | -50 ° C- + 75 ° C |
Consider the dimensions of each individual sheet of the brand:
- "Base 35". Width of 60 centimeters, length 1200 mm, thickness - from 20 to 100 millimeters.
- "Wall-31C". The length and thickness of the marks are similar to the previous one.
- "Roof-35." Dimensions converge with the considered brands insulation products.
- "Comfort-31." Indicators converge.
- "Penoplex-45." Brand is distinguished by its dimensions from the others. The length of the - 2400 millimeters, and the thickness ranges from 40 to 100 millimeters.
The above data are stored even when the temperature and humidity. thermal conductivity index penofleksa less when compared with ordinary plastic foam or mineral wool, which speaks in favor of thermal insulation means. But the price is not much different.
Let's look at what match 20 millimeters Penoplex layer:
- This value corresponds to 30 millimeters conventional foam.
- As much benefit will bring only 38 mm of mineral wool.
- Thin layer penofleksa equivalent to 200 millimeters of wood.
- The same result you get when applying the layer of cellular concrete, whose thickness will be 270 millimeters.
- 20 millimeters Penoplex equal to 370 millimeters brickwork.
Having considered all of the properties Penoplex as a heat insulating material, it is possible to detect only significant drawback - a measure of flammability. It is not possible to become the ideal means for thermal insulation.
Exceeds penofleks only tehnofleks (penofleksa analogue) which has a different fabrication technology. The structure consists of nanoparticles of graphite tehnofleksa. Thanks to this content tehnofleks has a much lower value of thermal conductivity and strength index, on the contrary more.
If you use the procedure of warming penofleks, then as a supplement is recommended Pinotex that will prevent moisture and vapor. It will protect the surface from the occurrence of mold and mildew. It also increases the level of resistance to fire. Pinotex can acquire a primer or ink.
cost of
In DIY stores this insulation product is sold in packs. How many items included in the package? Each individual package contains 4-20 pieces. Quantity in a single package depends on the thickness of the insulator. The weight of one package normally 15 kilograms.
According to reports, which provide online shopping, the wholesale price per cubic meter (10 m3) Is:
- Comfort - about 4000 rubles;
- roof - 4300-4400 rubles;
- base building (foundation) - 4200-4300 rubles;
- penoplex - 5500 rubles.
So, we can assume that Penoplex is one of the materials used for insulation. The life expectancy is almost 50 years old. The structure resulting from the manufacture, has helped to make the product with a small mass and low thermal conductivity. You will be able to carry out insulation using thin layers of funds. But keep in mind the risk of fire and solve the problem in advance.
