Stone wool insulation offered by Paroc Polska
From the series "Paints, chemicals, insulation - innovations 2020".
Stone wool, due to its thermal and acoustic insulation properties, as well as its natural resistance to moisture and fire, is a graceful choice for insulating ceilings over unheated spaces. That's why Paroc Polska, a market-leading manufacturer of stone wool insulation, has just expanded its line of solutions for basements, garages and parking lots.
The ceilings of garages and basements, as well as other unheated spaces, are structures that, despite appearances, perform extremely important functions. Inadequately or not insulated at all, they are one of the reasons for the cooling of rooms located above, and consequently - increasing operating costs.
The ceilings also form an acoustic barrier against noise coming from the basement or garage, where the heating and ventilation system usually works or where car traffic takes place. Moreover, in the event of a fire, these partitions impede the spread of fire to higher floors.
It therefore becomes necessary to use adequate insulation. Appropriate, that is, what kind of insulation? It depends on what properties we want to emphasize, as well as what installation method suits us best. From now on, Paroc Polska's range of building insulation offers a solution for every eventuality.
Garage floor insulation - Paroc reference facility
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PAROC CGS 1tt - when (kilowatt)hours count
Ceilings above unheated spaces often harbor very high potential for improving the energy efficiency of new or existing buildings. The latest solution in Paroc Polska's product range - PAROC CGS 1tt, a non-combustible stone wool slab with a disrupted fiber pattern - is instrumental in uncovering this potential.
What primarily distinguishes the new product is its exceptionally low thermal conductivity coefficient of λD = 0.033 W/mK, which, on the one hand, guards the comfort of occupants on higher floors, and on the other, clearly reduces energy consumption in the building. In the system of PAROC CGS 1tt, a 20-cm-thick reinforced concrete floor slab and a floating floor consisting of a 4-cm-thick PAROC SSB 1 acoustic stone wool slab, a 0.02-cm-thick polyethylene PE film and a 5-cm-thick concrete screed, the partition achieves the following U-values:
An additional advantage of PAROC CGS 1tt is the extreme simplicity of installation. - The solution is fixed to the ceiling with fasteners, although it is also allowed to be glued to the substrate, explains Adam Buszko, an expert from Paroc Polska. - Regardless of the method, the panels are easy to cut and fit. We will install them even on greasy or not fully cleaned surfaces, which makes installation easier and faster. The workmanship work is further shortened by the finished finish of the surface of the panels, thanks to which we have less cleaning after the work is finished," he adds.
PAROC CGS 1tt - slab appearance and installation method
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PAROC CGL 20cy - when the effect counts
If you want effective thermal and acoustic insulation, fast installation and an extremely aesthetic appearance of the insulated ceiling, on the other hand, a very good choice is the market-proven PAROC CGL 20cy solution. Thanks to its lamellar, i.e. perpendicular to the insulated surface, the tile can be glued directly to the concrete substrate, without additional reinforcing mortar, installation grids or mechanical fasteners.
What's more, the factory-primed surface layer of the panels significantly reduces the time for mechanical processing and installation of the panels, and the beveled edges allow the insulated part of the ceiling to have an even and aesthetic appearance during finishing work. - As a result, the panels will be perfect as a base layer for ceiling mortars," Adam Buszko stresses. - And if you decide to use paint with a pore structure, you will further increase the sound absorption of the entire structure, he adds.
PAROC CGL 20cy - appearance of the slabs and installation method
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Advantage in wool
In addition, both solutions have all the advantages of the natural material stone wool. Achieving the safest A1 fire reaction class, the noncombustible slabs protect the building from the spread of fire between floors.
What's more, the structure of stone wool has unique sound-absorbing properties, resulting in significant soundproofing of rooms. According to acoustic tests conducted at the Building Research Institute in Warsaw, PAROC CGL 20cy slab achieves acoustic class A, which means that at certain frequencies it absorbs up to 100% of sounds.
Additional advantages of the material are its vapor permeability and resistance to soaking, which allow water vapor to escape from the partition, protecting both the ceiling in the garage and the floor in heated rooms from moisture and the growth of mold and mildew.
A comprehensive solution
Unheated basements, garages, open parking lots or other cold spots in the building are important elements with which you can improve the energy efficiency of the building in a relatively simple way. And Paroc's proven solutions can help - no matter what effect you want to achieve or how you intend to achieve it.
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For more information, visit Paroc Polska 's A&B website.
