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    • CommentAuthorhebdenben
    • CommentTimeSep 24th 2017
     
    I have large quantities of grey EPS offcuts, all sorts of sizes, in 90mm and 150mm thickness. Some 10mm too. If anyone would like them, you're welcome. (Hebden Bridge, W. Yorks) Otherwise if you can suggest ways they can be re-used or places I can take them for recycling, I'd be grateful. Can I put them through a wood chipper and create EPS 'chips' that would have some insulant value as an underfloor filler, or loft insulation?
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeSep 24th 2017
     
    Posted By: hebdenbenCan I put them through a wood chipper and create EPS 'chips' that would have some insulant value as an underfloor filler, or loft insulation?

    There was a chap on a TV programme a while ago that had a machine to break up EPS packaging into lumps the size of beads that could be used to stuff beanbags etc. I've no idea whether the same can be done for EPS insulation, or whether a wood chipper would have the desired effect. Suck it and see?
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    Posted By: djhThere was a chap on a TV programme a while ago that had a machine to break up EPS packaging into lumps the size of beads that could be used to stuff beanbags etc. I've no idea whether the same can be done for EPS insulation, or whether a wood chipper would have the desired effect. Suck it and see?

    And organise a way of catching the EPS as it exits the chipper otherwise you will have a premature snowfall even if it is grey.
    • CommentAuthorTimSmall
    • CommentTimeNov 15th 2017 edited
     
    I've previously used celotex offcuts as loft insulation, they went between the joists, with the voids around them filled with loose fill cellulose insulation (e.g. Warmcell 100, or Thermofloc etc.).

    I used "whole" offcuts I should add, not chipped, but big chips would probably work mixed with cellulose as well (and be less messy to make than small chips).

    You can also use the same technique for wall panels if you're able to assemble them horizontally before sticking them up (good for garden rooms etc.).

    You can also use offcuts for underfloor insulation, with EPS beads filling the gaps.
    • CommentAuthorconverse
    • CommentTimeNov 20th 2017
     
    I don't think loose EPS in a loft is a great idea. I'd rather use something less flammable.

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