Homes built before the 1920s often have “solid walls” while those build thereafter are characterized by “cavity walls” or those made with two layers and a gap or ‘cavity’ in between. The cavity serves to lessen heat flow through the wall thus containing more heat inside. If you own such house, solid and un-insulated, then here’s one piece of good news for you—you can still have it insulated from the outside or the inside.
Of course, it always works better to have your home insulated from the inside. Insulated plasterboard is often required to achieve this particular internal dry lining application. Insulated plasterboards are sheets that allow thermal upgrading of existing walls that provides basic thermal insulation to both new and refurbished homes and buildings. Insulated plasterboards can be used with solid walls as well as cavity masonry wall constructions and timber frame walls. Each insulated plasterboard is easy to handle and they are standard sized plasterboards thus, can be fixed using similar methods as how other plasterboards are installed.
If you want to build a home that is energy efficient, then you need insulated plasterboards to do the job. These boards do not allow heat to pass through the cavity walls which can be very convenient during the winter. It keeps you warm inside and does not require expensive equipments or installations to be performed. So if you want to warm your home more efficiently, use less energy and leave lesser carbon footprints, then insulated plasterboards are your best bets.
Of course, when your home is properly insulated, then you will have a warmer and more comfortable home. Your heating bills will be reduced and you can allocate your money to other needs. Based on recent studies, insulating your home with insulated plasterboards can significantly reduce your heating by 40%. Obviously, using lesser energy also means lesser carbon dioxide emissions which is also good for the environment. So to fight climate change installing insulated plasterboards can be a big help.
There are two ways to insulate the inside of your home—using rigid insulation walls or stud walls. You can use insulated plasterboard for each type but what you should remember about installing insulated boards is to have a professional to do it, unless you are a professional DIY-er yourself. While plastering insulated plasterboards does not require very complex equipments, the quality of installation will define the quality of insulation that you will get.