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Using Sheep Wool Insulation in External Walls

Using Sheep Wool In external Walls

Sheep Wool Insulation can be installed in a variety of external walls, including structural timber frames, dry lining and stud frame.

External Walls: Structural Timber Frame

The insulation is installed between the timber studs and is ideally stapled into place to ensure permanent performance.
This is an important element to insulate as it can account for up to 30% of heat loss from a building. After installing the insulation, the wall can be sealed with a vapour check to improve airtightness.

The depth of insulation used is typically the same as the depth of wall stud. Today, common stud depths are 150mm and 200mm. The greater the stud thickness, the higher thermal performance of that building element. Timber frame external walls will usually require a number of layers to achieve the desired thickness.

External Walls: Dry Lining

Dry lining is a term applied to the use of (typically) plasterboard on timber or metal frames. It is a replacement to conventional building practices (‘wet trades’) where brick or block, or more traditionally lath and plaster would be specified.
The term dry lining strictly applies to the use of plasterboard to replace a sand and cement or wet plaster finish to internal blockwork, although it’s use has become more broadly associated with internal fit out throughout the building.

External Walls: Stud Frame

Sheep Wool Insulation can be used in stud frame walls, where the studs are seperated from the external wall by a cavity. The insulation is installed between the studs and the illustration on the right shows a typical example of such a technique.