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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A flexible insulating material composed of loosely felted [ | + | A flexible insulating material composed of loosely felted [[fiberglass]] fibers. Batt insulation is usually one inch thick and 17-36 inches wide. It provides both thermal and acoustical insulation. A long, continuous roll of batt insulation is also called blanket insulation. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 8 January 2014
Description
A flexible insulating material composed of loosely felted Fiberglass fibers. Batt insulation is usually one inch thick and 17-36 inches wide. It provides both thermal and acoustical insulation. A long, continuous roll of batt insulation is also called blanket insulation.
Synonyms and Related Terms
blanket insulation; quilt insulation; roll insulation
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- External source or communication Comment: Examination of samples at Home Depot (May 2002)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000