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I’ve spent most of today looking at insulation options.
I’m interested in something that insulates well, but doesn’t outgas dangerous chemicals into a place that I plan to spend a lot of time in.
I think this is something we all might pay more attention to. Our vans are very small spaces and have a higher insulation/space ratio than a home or office does.
For me, I think using safe materials rules out expanded polystyrene board (Kingspan), typical fiberglass insulation, and spray foam.
The best option seems to be foil-faced cellulose/denim batts like this:
http://www.rvplus.com/bonded-logic-insulation-double-side-4-x-6-30000-12406.htmlBut I just discovered this formaldehyde free fiberglass stuff that is cheaper and locally available:
http://insulation.owenscorning.ca/ecotouch/
I can’t find any data that isn’t provided by Owens Corning, so I don’t trust it. They talk about a new binder (as opposed to formaldehyde), but I can’t find anything about the chemicals it might outgas.Has anyone heard about this formaldehyde free fiberglass? Is this a safe material to use in a van, or should I stick with cellulose?
Thanks all!
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Good articles on dangerous compounds in insulation:
http://www.appropedia.org/VOCs_in_fiberglass_insulation
http://www.healthybuilding.net/formaldehyde/Fiberglass-insulation-formaldehyde-emissions-090303.pdf
http://www.stopwaste.org/docs/stopwaste_insulation_brochure_may_2012.pdfI recently insulated my van
I recently insulated my van with this stuff. http://www.campervanconversion.co.uk/shop/c/insulation/p/campervan-insulation.
It says its non toxic but not sure of the details. It was easy stuff to work with and thin so does not take much space. I was advised to fix to the van with duck tape leaving it loose to allow an air gap. i used duck tape and where this was difficult stuck it with trimfix. It us suitable for sides, roof and floor before ply linning.I recently insulated my van
I recently insulated my van with this stuff. http://www.campervanconversion.co.uk/shop/c/insulation/p/campervan-insulation.
It says its non toxic but not sure of the details. It was easy stuff to work with and thin so does not take much space. I was advised to fix to the van with duck tape leaving it loose to allow an air gap. i used duck tape and where this was difficult stuck it with trimfix. It us suitable for sides, roof and floor before ply linning.I recently insulated my van
I recently insulated my van with this stuff. http://www.campervanconversion.co.uk/shop/c/insulation/p/campervan-insulation.
It says its non toxic but not sure of the details. It was easy stuff to work with and thin so does not take much space. I was advised to fix to the van with duck tape leaving it loose to allow an air gap. i used duck tape and where this was difficult stuck it with trimfix. It us suitable for sides, roof and floor before ply linning.Ecotouch looks good.
I think, based on this independent firm’s findings, I’ll go ahead with ecotouch fiberglass–it’s cheaper by about 4 times for my installation than cellulose.http://www.greenguard.org/en/ProductDetail.aspx?productID=521&includeWords=ecotouch
‘EnGuard’ is a great looking solution made out of plastic bottles but costs a lot to ship.
http://enguardinsulation.com/Ecotouch looks good.
I think, based on this independent firm’s findings, I’ll go ahead with ecotouch fiberglass–it’s cheaper by about 4 times for my installation than cellulose.http://www.greenguard.org/en/ProductDetail.aspx?productID=521&includeWords=ecotouch
‘EnGuard’ is a great looking solution made out of plastic bottles but costs a lot to ship.
http://enguardinsulation.com/Ecotouch looks good.
I think, based on this independent firm’s findings, I’ll go ahead with ecotouch fiberglass–it’s cheaper by about 4 times for my installation than cellulose.http://www.greenguard.org/en/ProductDetail.aspx?productID=521&includeWords=ecotouch
‘EnGuard’ is a great looking solution made out of plastic bottles but costs a lot to ship.
http://enguardinsulation.com/
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