rockwool

Mineral wool insulation

Rockwool is insulation material made from molten rock spun into fine fibers, resembling wool in texture.

It provides thermal and acoustic insulation in buildings and is fire-resistant.

Rockwool also serves as a growing medium in hydroponic gardening, where plants root directly in the fibrous material instead of soil: Start your seedlings in rockwool cubes.

insulation

thermal

Pertaining to warmth

fireproof · soundproofing · R-value · building · construction · retrofit · non-combustible · cladding · attic · loft

horticulture

hydroponics

Plant cultivation in nutrient water

cubes · cloning · germination · transplanting · nutrients · soilless · substrate · aeroponics · inert · sterile

Categories
Opposites
insulation material type

rockwoolfoam board

Rigid polystyrene-core panel

spray foam · polystyrene · fiberglass · rigid foam · polyurethane foam

material origin/composition

rockwoolstraw bale

Bound dried grain stalks

cellulose

Family

rock, wool, rocky, rocks, woolen, bedrock, rockiness

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G