Nicely cut Styrofoams placed on top the Ceiling
This how it should look like. A one day Job by 2 persons.
Easy to work with. Can be cut to any sizes to fit the gaps
Swiftlet farm with Styrofoam Insulation
Swiftlet Farm With Styrofoam
Swiftlet farm with other insulation materials
“Most Swiftlets Farms fail because of its high Internal
temperature” Is it true? Obviously yes! I have seen this too often. I have
visited many sick Swiftlets Farms and more than half of them are facing such
problem.
This is due to poor understanding of heat preventing method.
Many didn’t know that good insulation is the key to creating a good stable
Internal Environment. Without a stable environment, Swiftlet won’t stay and build nests.
A good stable Internal Farm temperature is 26-30C. In some
situations 31C is still acceptable, anything above is bad, and it would kill
the farm.
Again and again Swiftlet farms are built without taking into
consideration about how heat affects the farm Internal Environment. Either this
is because of cost saving or poor knowledge in Swiftlet farm construction. Ceilings are not insulated, walls are not
double layered, concrete ceiling without roof, etc.…. and there’re many new
Swiftlet farms coming up now building
this way. Somehow people still buy this type of construction concept.
Heat comes from the roof and walls. It penetrates within
hours. If the roof is of ceiling board less than an hour the temperature in the
Nesting area will rise.
One of the most economical and most efficient insulation
methods that I have adopted is installing Styrofoam above the ceiling board. A
2” 2x4’ Styrofoam board will do the job.
They are cut and fit into the wood structure that hold the ceiling board. The
wood that holds the ceiling is 2"x2” so the trimmed 2” Styrofoam just fit
nicely above the ceiling without moving.
I have tried other insulation materials, but none could come
close to this Styrofoam in term of efficiency in insulation and best of all
economical and easy to work with. They can be trimmed into any sizes.
Styrofoam is used in hot water flask. I am sure you have bought hot coffee in a disposable cup. Your hand won’t feel hot by holding the
cup, but when you sip, it will burn lip.
When you talk about cost plus efficiency in insulation,
Styrofoam is the solution. Swiftlet farming solution should not
be complicated. If it is complicated then it is not a solution.
Good Swiftlet farming All!