Green Building Forum - Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:38:10 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300427#Comment_300427 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300427#Comment_300427 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:29:53 +0000 number_thirty_three
Is there anything useful that can be done with them - by which I'm thinking put them into some kind of breathable bag and use as insulation somewhere - or is it the case that in their raw dust form, not compacted, they're not likely to be very useful as insulators?

I imagine I'll be able to use some of the bigger offcuts in some places, just pains me a bit to throw so many of the smaller peices away as they are pretty pricey!

Sheepswool definitely generates a lot less waste from cutting to fit! Couldn't believe how much woodfibre dust the festool generated (and got clogged up with!)

Thanks for your thoughts]]>
Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300432#Comment_300432 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300432#Comment_300432 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 18:18:38 +0000 djh Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300436#Comment_300436 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300436#Comment_300436 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:28:45 +0000 Nick Parsons Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300494#Comment_300494 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300494#Comment_300494 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:07:43 +0000 fostertom Posted By: Nick ParsonsMix with water (and a bit of lime 'to taste')Won't adding lime signifcantly degrade the insulation value, leaving conductive lines even worse than any convection that might have been coming thro the cracks?]]> Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300505#Comment_300505 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300505#Comment_300505 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:22:24 +0000 Nick Parsons Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300508#Comment_300508 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300508#Comment_300508 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:04:22 +0000 fostertom Is woodfibre dust useful for anything? http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300514#Comment_300514 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17754&Focus=300514#Comment_300514 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:42:37 +0000 Nick Parsons
To put the lime/WF mix in context I am probably talking about a spoonful in a bucket-full of WF (if indeed I bother) - maybe 50 or 100-1?

Some use squirty-foam in WF joints. I just feel that if I have (or anyone has) gone to the trouble and expense of using WF it seems a bit 'wrong' to use plastic foam to fill the gaps. Just a personal gut- feeling.]]>