Rock wool is a type of insulating material which is made from rocks and minerals. The ingredients are really unnatural in the sense that the finished product is a piece of board or fiber roll. How rock wool is made is also a very interesting site: the main ingredients, minerals and other raw materials are placed inside a molten hot furnace, while a strong stream of air is blown. In an advanced technique, the blazing hot mixture, along with rocks and minerals is placed on a spinning wheel and spun at very high speeds while the strong wind stream is being blown continuously. The resulting material is a mass of very fine intertwined fibers with very high tensile strength, and this is sometimes mixed with starch which acts as a binding agent. Often times, oil is additionally added which mainly functions to minimize if not totally block the formation of dust.
The individual fibers of rock wool insulation are good conductors of heat as a single unit, but as a whole bunch they are very effective in blocking heat transfer. This being the case, rock wool board is commonly used to prevent the spread of fire in buildings or to protect a potentially fire hazardous place. As is the case with other types of insulation, rock wool insulation is also very effective in reducing energy consumption in homes and buildings. The reason for this is that rock wool board and other similar rock wool materials can effectively trap heat where the owner wants heat to be, and in its absence, it transfers heat easily. By combining such properties with ingenious house floor plans, it can be a very efficient and effective insulating system. Aside from this, rock wool board can also block sounds with ease, since it always traps a layer of air in between the fibers.
Since this is also made of natural materials, rock wool insulation is safe to manufacture and of course easy to use as long as the guidelines are followed. Due to its preference as an insulating agent, it needs to be especially harmless because it is placed in homes. To back it up, research has shown that it poses little to no risk for humans.
Even if rock wool repels rodents to a point, it can still pose problems if it becomes wet time and time again. Repetition is the main, if not the key problem here since if wet, rock wool can easily drain out the water providing that it has a way to escape using gravity as an aid. This means that there is no problem with rock wool getting wet as long as it can remove that moisture, however if there is no proper drainage even though rock wool is always wet, then it could easily pose a health risk. This is because the property of rock wool to hold water and the fact that it also traps air in between its layers makes it a very ideal medium for mold growth and thus affect the homeowner’s health in the long run.
The individual fibers of rock wool insulation are good conductors of heat as a single unit, but as a whole bunch they are very effective in blocking heat transfer. This being the case, rock wool board is commonly used to prevent the spread of fire in buildings or to protect a potentially fire hazardous place. As is the case with other types of insulation, rock wool insulation is also very effective in reducing energy consumption in homes and buildings. The reason for this is that rock wool board and other similar rock wool materials can effectively trap heat where the owner wants heat to be, and in its absence, it transfers heat easily. By combining such properties with ingenious house floor plans, it can be a very efficient and effective insulating system. Aside from this, rock wool board can also block sounds with ease, since it always traps a layer of air in between the fibers.
Since this is also made of natural materials, rock wool insulation is safe to manufacture and of course easy to use as long as the guidelines are followed. Due to its preference as an insulating agent, it needs to be especially harmless because it is placed in homes. To back it up, research has shown that it poses little to no risk for humans.
Even if rock wool repels rodents to a point, it can still pose problems if it becomes wet time and time again. Repetition is the main, if not the key problem here since if wet, rock wool can easily drain out the water providing that it has a way to escape using gravity as an aid. This means that there is no problem with rock wool getting wet as long as it can remove that moisture, however if there is no proper drainage even though rock wool is always wet, then it could easily pose a health risk. This is because the property of rock wool to hold water and the fact that it also traps air in between its layers makes it a very ideal medium for mold growth and thus affect the homeowner’s health in the long run.