Sentences with phrase «sheep wool insulation»
The structure is kept warm with the help of sheep wool insulation.
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Instead of mineral wool, we opted for natural sheep wool for insulation.
Sheep's wool insulation made from sheep in Wales is a long lasting and ecological alternative.
According to Black Mountain Insulation, the higher the hill, the better the sheep's wool because it is thicker.
Structurally, the home comprises a spruce frame atop a double - axle trailer, with sheep's wool, cotton, linen, hemp and wood fiber insulation.
Like Marjolein Jonker's tiny house, its insulation is sheep's wool, and LED lighting is installed throughout.
They also used sheep's wool for insulation and they obtained this material from the town of Ty - Mwar.
1 Oscar Baldry getting down to work in the old newsagent's shop; 2 laying Kingspan and Ecotherm insulation in the ground floor of the old shop; 3 first floor metal web joist detailing, with membrane behind the joists for airtightness; 4 ground floor walls feature 50 mm Xtratherm internal insulation; 5 this is followed inside by an Intello vapour control barrier and a further 25 mm Xtratherm; 6 the new timber frame first - floor twin - stud walls and roof rafters are of a fully breathable construction and full - filled with Warmcel cellulose insulation; 7 holes in the timber - frame where the Warmcel insulation was pumped in; 8 a pro clima Intello membrane on the inside of the first - floor walls and roof; 9 and finally, 50 mm Thermafleece (sheep wool) lined service cavity to the interior.
Green materials: Warmcel and sheep's wool insulation used where suitable, Osmo oil finish to all wood floors / birch ply walls / kitchen, bed from the «freecycle» network, with all free standing furniture being hand - me - downs from family or Gumtree with the exception of a yellow metal chair.
The low environmental impact development used local timber floors and walkways; an oak shake roof; clay and lime plasters; highly efficient glazing and sheep's wool insulation.
The walls and roof are timber panel construction (CARBONlite's PANELlite construction system), insulated between the timber structure with sheep's wool and over insulated with wood fiber insulation.
It is built to seriously green and healthy specifications, with sheep's wool insulation, sustainably harvested timber, wool mattresses and «environmentally friendly paint.»
MAKAR use cellulose and sheeps» wool insulation as an alternative means of achiving good energy performance.
I was also interested to try using sheep's wool as insulation because it is a natural, inexpensive insulating technique and sheep are abundant in the area.
Wherever possible, this home has used natural, non-toxic materials, including natural oils and finishes and sheep's wool insulation to keep the tiny house nice and warm in the winter.