[Strawbale] Strawbale roof insulation

[Coralie & Andre de Bouter]

> Industrially processed sheepswool is clean, easy to handle and does not
> smell a lot.
It also costs a lot more since they wash and treat the wool, plus they (and
the reseller need to make a buck). I'm told (by a good French book on
Ecological Insulation) that the chemical treatment used by almost all
compagnies is not a healthy one for neither builder nor owner.
But hey, it looks and smells really clean ;-)

Andre



----- Original Message -----
From: Harald und Margit Wedig <avantgarden at wxs...>
To: <strawbale at amper....muni.cz>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Strawbale] Strawbale roof insulation


> Barbara Jones wrote:
> >
> > Hi Harald
> > Glad to hear it is possible after all. I was sure it would be. Still
don't
> > understand then the need for such commercialisation of sheeps wool as a
> > product, though am glad it's coming into mainstream. Perhaps because the
> > "ordinary" buyer wants something that looks like rockwool?
> > Best wishes
> > Barbara
>
> Hello Barbara,
> people have made mistakes with sheepwool insulation, just as with chaff
> ( is that the right word for grain shells ?) and other organic
> materials. We all know, that organic materials are very sympathetic to
> ALL liveforms; not only to humans.
> We need to understand  wool like we need to understand straw, before we
> can use it without any risk.
> Industrially processed sheepswool is clean, easy to handle and does not
> smell a lot.
> Cheers, Harald
>
>
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