WOOL WORX
Pioneers in Wool Insulation
We first conceived the idea of using loose fill wool insulation in ceilings in the late 1980s' with the first home installation in 1990 under the brand name ' Insulwool'. This brand was sold in 2000 and APCO Wool Services was formed in 2001 to further develop the manufacture of the knopped wool process. We are centrally placed in a substantial wool growing area to easily access product. We can install anywhere in New Zealand. Installation is quick 100sqm/hour for topups 100mm. This efficient system brings the highest quality product to the customer at a very competitive price. 2017 sees in a new company Wool Insulation Worx Ltd
Knopped wool
Knopped wool is created by using heat and friction to produce little balls of wool called 'knopps'. Our thermal testing demonstrated that our knopps were 20% more efficient than longer fibres. The knopped wool is highly resistant to settling thus ensuring durability of performance for many years.
Why use wool
For 4000years we have developed processes and knowledge to fully utilise this amazing fibre and we still use wool for our personal comfort and this is no different for its use as home insulation. The Corporate world is trying to move us away from natural fibres to fibreglass and polyesters, but try as they will, they will not be able to replicate the qualities of wool. Nature has created a fibre that is hygroscopic and in the presence of warmth and moisture it will generate heat within itself. Absorbing up to 30% of its own weight, it is a humidity controller. Remember, sheep have already tested the product for 12 months under all weather conditions prior to shearing.
Wool and New Zealand ceilings
In New Zealand our ceilings can be very damp spaces. We are an island nation surrounded by sea and our winters can be very damp. Our construction types have a prominence for open tile and corrugated roofing systems allowing quick intrusion of moisture. Conversely, these ceilings get respite with summer heat usually vented out. Our closed ceilings develop issues with overheating in summer driving heat into the internal living spaces. In winter the inorganic products ie fibreglass and polyester can lose up to 60% of their performance to excess moisture loading. Wool can maintain its performance by absorbing moisture and then desorbing moisture when conditions allow.
