Insulation
Natural (UK) Sheeps Wools Insulation
Let's be honest, there is no point investing money in low carbon heating to lower your fuel bills and reduce your carbon footprint if you are unable to retain this warmth within your property. So, the natural first step before spending any money on new heating measures is to ensure your property is properly insulated. In line with our environmental beliefs, we can supply and install natural sheeps wool insulation from our partner Black Mountain Insulation.
The insulation only uses virgin UK wool, typically hill farmed Swaledales and Welsh Black Face, hence the product is truly sustainable and environmentally conscious and totally safe requiring no protective clothing to install.
Natural Sheep's Wool Insulation - The benefits:
§ A better insulator compared to mineral wools, requiring 10% less gauge to achieve the same insulating factor.
§ Controls condensation - wool absorbs and releases moisture; wool can absorb up to 40% of it’s own weight and remain dry.
§ Glass fibre thermal performance deteriorates dramatically when any moisture is present, wools performance is not affected.
§ Wool absorbs harmful gasses, eg formaldehyde and locks them up permanently, man-made emits gasses!
§ Wool will lasts for the life of the building due to the resilience of wool, glass fibre compacts and requires topping up every 10 years.
§ Wool is truly sustainable, a yearly clip of wool is available as a byproduct of the livestock farming.
§ Wool is a “Carbon sink”, it actually locks up CO², man-made pollutes CO² in its manufacture.
§ Very low energy required in its manufacture, only 15% of the energy required to produce mineral wools.
§ Biodegradable at the end of its life.
§ Safe to handle, no skin or respiratory problems typical of mineral wools.
§ Supports economic deprived areas of the UK.