To the untrained observer it might seem like we haven’t been writing any blogs for a while. There may in fact be an element of truth to that but it doesn’t mean that we have been idle…..Or had nothing to write about….We were just very busy. We have actually been busy sorting things out with a German supplied of Wood Fibre insulation products which will shortly be coming to the website. Assuming Christmas isn’t too fun packed, shortly into the New Year there should be some pages on the products with downloadable brochures and specifications.
The products are all based around wood fibres, which mostly come from pulped waste softwood from the timber industry. Most are formed in to boards of various thicknesses and have uses ranging from simple insulation to sarking boards and boards which can be rendered with only a 6mm render. The boards perform extremely well in terms of insulation but also have very high levels of heat storage, enabling them to even out internal temperatures of buildings very effectively. As the boards are made from waste timber they are extremely sustainable and fairly competitive on price.
The company we’ve joined fores with is called Unger-Diffutherm and the range is Udi and it really is a complete range of complete systems for virtually every possible scenario. They’ve even managed to form wood fibres into a flexible slab, much like sheeps wool, which gives very good thermal insulation but also great ease of installation.
We are hoping to run courses for contractors next year which would train them to install the materials and enable them to offer a 15 year guarantee. No other manufacturer offers this yet so it should be a good selling point for the materials and for Eco-Builders alike.
I’ll try not to leave it so long before the next blog this time.