When it comes to insulation, what’s inside your walls or ceilings truly matters. It impacts the health, wellbeing, and safety of occupants, as well as the energy efficiency and sustainability of a building. That’s why choosing the right insulation is critical before installation begins.
Insulation batts that lack rigidity are prone to slumping, which can compromise the thermal, acoustic, and fire performance of the insulation. While a thermal imaging camera can detect gaps after installation, addressing these gaps often requires removing plasterboard—an inconvenient and costly solution.
Thermal Performance
Glasswool insulation like Pink® Batts is highly effective for achieving thermal comfort in a home while reducing the need for heating and cooling. However, if insulation isn’t rigid, it can slump within a wall cavity or between ceiling joists. Even a small gap—just 5%—can result in up to 20% loss in thermal performance1. Rigidity ensures that the insulation maintains its shape and stays in place, providing consistent thermal performance.
Acoustic Performance
Acoustic performance is another critical consideration when selecting insulation. Insulation batts with high rigidity ensure that sound is effectively dampened between walls, ceilings, and floors. Slumping batts create gaps that allow sound to travel more easily, reducing the effectiveness of the insulation and compromising acoustic comfort. For homes, schools, or workplaces, where noise reduction is vital, choosing rigid insulation batts is key to creating quieter, more comfortable spaces.
Fire Performance
In addition to thermal and acoustic benefits, insulation must meet stringent Australian Standards for fire hazard properties. Gaps caused by slumping insulation can allow fire and smoke to spread more easily, compromising the safety of the home and its occupants. Rigid insulation batts, such as those manufactured by Fletcher Insulation, maintain their position and performance, reducing risks in the event of a fire when installed correctly.
Designed for Quality and Performance
Glasswool insulation products like Pink Batts, Soundbreak™, FirmaSoft™, and Pink Partition™ are specifically designed and manufactured in Australia by Fletcher Insulation for Australian conditions. These products achieve optimal thermal, acoustic, and fire performance when installed correctly, thanks to their superior rigidity. They are easy to cut, faster to install, and recover to their stated thermal R-value.
At Fletcher Insulation’s ISO 9001-accredited facility in Dandenong, Victoria, strict quality assurance processes ensure that every product meets rigorous industry standards. Additionally, our key glasswool product lines are Codemark certified, a comprehensive third-party accreditation that validates product standards, quality processes and installation instructions.
By choosing rigid, high-quality insulation batts, you can ensure long-term thermal comfort and reduced sound transfer, with less fire and smoke risk for your home—because what’s behind your walls or ceilings truly matters.
- Insulation Installation Impact on Building Energy Efficiency (2019, Sustainable Building Research Centre, University of Wollongong Australia, prepared for Fletcher Insulation, issue date 27/08/2019.
