Roof insulation tips

Roof insulation tips! Top floor owner must know!When summer comes, it's the annual headache for penthouse owners. The top floor is very hot in summer, and some owners will do a good job of roof insulation when summer comes. How is the top floor insulated? What are the methods? Today let's take a look at the tips of top floor insulation!

📍 Lay insulation

The most direct way is to put in insulation. Laying insulation layer on the roof can prevent the sun from shining directly on the ceiling of the roof, reduce the direct contact between the sun and the top floor, and prevent the problem of excessive temperature on the top floor caused by solar irradiation. The heat insulation layer needs to be laid with prefabricated concrete heat insulation bricks, and the new heat insulation material can also reduce the temperature, but it should be noted that the material must have the performance of fire prevention.
📍foam board/foam cotton

The cost of laying insulation bricks is relatively high, if you want to save money, you can try foam board or foam cotton, laying these two materials are cheaper, these are more popular insulation materials recently. Foam board/foam cotton works just as well for insulation by diverting air away. However, foam materials are prone to fire at high temperatures, so when using these two materials for insulation, the fire resistance of the material should also be taken into account.

📍Water storage on the roof

Anyone who has studied physics knows that the specific heat capacity of water is larger. As a common liquid, water is relatively low cost, so it is also an excellent choice for cooling roofs. To use water to cool the top floor, it is necessary to create a large pool on the top floor, and then fill the pool with water, and ensure that the water in the pool remains stable. Rooftop cistas are simple, inexpensive and easy to implement, making them a popular cooling method. However, the more critical point is to ensure that the waterproof work on the top floor will not cause problems. In addition, the floor of the top floor must have a strong load bearing, otherwise do not easily try.

📍Install reflective devices

Installing reflective devices on the top floor to reflect sunlight can reduce the temperature of the top floor room. The price of the reflective device is low, the space is relatively small, and it is easy to implement. Glass, stainless steel plate or tin foil plate and other materials are a good choice in the reflective device, have a good reflective effect. If you want to add some additional "income" while reflecting light, you can choose to install some solar panels and use solar panels for solar power generation.

📍 Cover plants

Planting plants on the top floor can reduce the direct sunlight on the roof, the plants can absorb the heat, and the wet soil can neutralize the heat on the roof. Cover the roof with soil and grass, and relax with a nature walk on the top floor during your free time. If you like, you can plant some of your favorite vegetables and fruits, set up a shelf and plant vine crops, and when the plants are all over the shelf, you can enjoy the countryside.

That's all for today's introduction. What do you think?