Pitched Roof Insulation

Effective pitched roof insulation offers additional thermal comfort, sound protection and exceptional fire resistance

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Pitched Roof Insulation

The pitched roof or attic area of a building can be insulated in many ways. Based on local building traditions, requirements, and regulations in combination with the usage of the loft, ROCKWOOL solutions can provide you with the right solution for new-build properties as well as renovations.

Effective pitched roof insulation offers additional thermal comfort, sound protection, and exceptional fire resistance, making it ideal for residential and commercial properties.

Our products are made from premium-quality stone wool, We offer high-performance systems and solutions for homes and businesses.

Table of contents

  1. Why do we need pitched roof insulation
  2. Calculator and savings
  3. Why choose ROCKWOOL solutions
  4. Installations
  5. Sustainability
  6. Downloads and resources
  7. FAQ
  8. Other relevant applications
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Why do we need pitched roof insulation?

In tropical climates, a substantial amount of heat is gained or lost through the roof of an uninsulated home.

As heat penetrates the building - potentially raising temperatures to uncomfortable levels. Poor insulation can be costly for property owners and tenants, as spending on cool residential and commercial buildings can be expensive.

To avoid costs and improve living conditions, insulating a pitched roof is among the most popular construction methods of today. Effective insulation can not only help enhance comfort but help reduce air-conditioning costs by up to 40%.

As noise pollution continues to become a major problem in towns and cities1, properly insulated pitched roofs can also help to create a peaceful living environment.

Our products help to:

  • Conserve energy – and reduce bills
  • Reduce noise pollution
  • Prevent heat gain
  • Provide fire protection

With ROCKWOOL pitched roof insulation, your building is protected for its lifetime.

Calculator and savings

Pitched roof insulation is an affordable and energy-efficient solution for your project or refurbishment. Effective roof insulation can prevent heat from entering or cool air from escaping your roof space, helping to reduce energy bills substantially.

When working out how many m² you will requirewe can match the thickness of the insulation – depending on your needs.

 

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Why choose ROCKWOOL solutions?

ROCKWOOL pitched roof insulation is designed to offer optimum thermal, fire and acoustic performance benefits. It will not slump or sag, ensuring your roof space is both safe and sound for its lifetime.

Both warm and cool air can enter a building easily through a non-insulated pitched roof. We offer a number of solutions to insulate your pitched roof

ROCKWOOL insulation prevents heat gained and offers many other benefits too, including the seven strengths of stone:

  • Fire resilience – our pitched roof insulation is non-combustible, offering peace of mind for any roof or ceiling conversions.
  • Thermal properties – ROCKWOOL pitched roof insulation prevents heat transfer by keeping buildings cooler all year round.
  • Circularity – our insulation is designed to last for the lifetime of the building2, helping to improve your building’s carbon footprint.
  • Acoustic capabilities – our insulation can reduce noise substantially especially around urban transport – like highways and airports – for a quiet and relaxed environment.3
By installing insulation in the pitched roof area with ROCKWOOL insulation, you not only create a thermal barrier, but also increase the acoustic and fire performance of the construction. You also enable the use of the attic area as a living space – such as a game-room for the kids, an extra bedroom, or even a bathroom for your convenience.

Roger Peeters

Roger Peeters, Global Product Manager, ROCKWOOL Group

ROCKWOOL pitched roof insulation – applications

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ROCKWOOL roof solutions

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Installation

Top tips if you are preparing to insulate a pitched roof:

  • Ensure you have accurate measurements of the area you’re insulating.
  • Inspect all existing joists and electrical cabling, to ensure proper condition.
  • Ensure water tightness and breathability of the outside part of the construction. If necessary fitting a suitable membrane on the outside of the roofline.
  • Ensure proper ventilation of the construction when required
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Sustainability and energy efficiency 

Our products are sustainable, energy efficient and naturally resilient. Made from stone-wool, our pitched roof insulation is created using one of the most abundant natural resources on earth4.

Our values are embedded into everything we do – from the projects we work on, to the products we manufacture. We’re committed to creating effective and sustainable insulation that improves modern living conditions and the environment.

Our insulation supports comfortable and sustainable living for the future by helping to create habitable roof and loft spaces. While being fire resistant, it also provides the both domestic and commercial properties require.

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Downloads and resources

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Urbanization

The office that sounds as peaceful as it looks

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Energy Efficiency

Make a more comfortable home

Upgrading insulation creates a better living environment and saves money.

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Indoor Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Non-combustible building facades

Every medium- and high-rise building should only be clad and insulated with non-combustible materials

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Indoor Health, Safety & Wellbeing

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Toxic smoke inhalation causes more fire-related deaths than do the fires themselves.

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What happens in a fire

All fires require three elements: a source of ignition, combustible materials, and oxygen.

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Sustainability & Circularity

Environmentally Friendly Solution

Buildings have a huge untapped potential to become a central part of the solution to our urgent sustainability challenges.

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Fire Resilience

ROCKWOOL is non-combustible and has a melting point of over 1000℃. In an event of a fire, ROCKWOOL insulation can reduce spread of flames and provide precious time to save your family and your home.

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Thermal Properties

Temperature maintenance can dramatically reduce heating, cooling, and ventilation costs, and reduce a building’s carbon footprint.

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Acoustic Capabilities

ROCKWOOL products are high-density, which makes them excellent at noise reduction and sound absorption, making the nosiest infrastructure sounds quieter.

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Robustness

ROCKWOOL’s dimensional stability means its performance remains unchanged, decade after decade, ensuring maintenance savings throughout a building’s long life span.

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Water Properties

Stone wool can be engineered to absorb or repel water as needed, as well as recirculate it in a greenhouse, solving a range of water management problems.

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Circularity

We have developed our technology in a way that allows us to use waste from other industries as alternative raw material.

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