I collected the Styrofoam outer packaging from various electronic devices and recently shredded it into small flakes with my garden shredder. I would now like to use it as insulating material under the floorboards of my floor. Is the?
Our answer: Rigid foam packaging material should never be used for insulation in the house. Although the material offers, when it is compressed, some thermal insulation, and that is certainly that, what you want to achieve, but it does not comply with the applicable fire protection regulations. In fact, it catches fire very easily, which is not the case with approved insulation materials. You should therefore hand in your styrofoam as hazardous waste at the nearest municipal recycling center. Not a big loss by the way, because it is also not suitable for impact sound insulation.