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Acara Concepts - Key Points To Consider When Choosing An Insulation Material

There will come a time in your life when you want to modernise the structure and design of your home, or start from scratch and build your home. It can be a lengthy and tough task but ensuring you select the correct insulation materials is vital if you want the structure of your home to last overtime.

This is where Acara Concepts can help, they are leading suppliers in the UK and Ireland of Pavatex, formally known as Hofatex, which is a natural wood fibre insulation material. As well as the materials offering insulation throughout your home they come with many health benefits. In this article we will highlight the key points to consider when choosing insulation materials.

Wood fibre insulation is also known as hygroscopic insulation meaning any water vapour will be absorbed into the material at a controlled rate. It passes through the building, so that it can evaporate, which improves the air quality within the building. Another term used is Hydrophobic which are materials such as mineral wool, on this form of material the vapour condenses into droplets, however, it can be damaged by extreme wet conditions, and its ability to retain heat when wet is reduced.

When choosing sustainable insulation you want the material to have the lowest thermal conductivity. This means the better the thermal conductivity, the less thickness of material is required to achieve the thermal performance, which allows for more space in your home. The wood fibre thermal insulation ensures to keep building warm in the winter months and cool on the warmer summer days. The excellent thermal mass characteristics offer from this material allows the boards to store excess heat for up to 12 hours, in comparison to other lightweight insulation which generally holds heat for a maximum of 8 hours.

It’s important to choose the right insulation for your building, it shouldn’t be on a basis of what your budget is or personal preferences as you want longevity of your insulation materials. If you want to find out more about wood fibre insulation materials, visit www.acaraconcepts.com today, the team are friendly professionals who have many years of knowledge and experience who can help with any queries you many have.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Stephanie Hutcheon .