Product Review

Insulating Exterior Plaster Achieves R-5 Per Inch

Fixit 222 is a lime plaster to which granulized silica aerogel has been added. It can be sprayed or troweled onto a wall and then coated with a harder surface plaster to provide a stucco cladding that can be fully exposed to the elements. While standard portland cement plasters provide very low R-values (considerably less than R-1 per inch), Fixit 222 provides R-5.15 per inch (0.028 W/mK).

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Published May 5, 2014

Wilson, A. (2014, May 5). Insulating Exterior Plaster Achieves R-5 Per Inch. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/product-review/insulating-exterior-plaster-achieves-r-5-inch