Natural Wool Insulation

The Product
All of our insulation products are made from 100% natural recycled sheep’s wool.

Our wool can be used in exactly the same way as traditional insulation products, providing excellent warming and cooling properties for walls, floors, ceiling and roofs of homes, commercial and industrial buildings. Our batting is designed to friction-fit between vertical timber framing, or lay in a blanket form. The batting comes in a variety of widths, thicknesses and R values to suit most building construction.

Health and Safety
Oregon Shepherd wool insulation also contains naturally-occurring Boron salts, giving it excellent resistance to pests and improving wool’s inherent resistance to fire. Oregon Shepherd’s proprietary bonding system uses natural proteins to chemically bond the borate molecules to the wool protein chain; this assures the end-user of a lifetime of fire and vermin resistance. Our insulation is easy to handle, requiring no special protective clothing or equipment during installation or throughout the serviceable life of the building.

Resistance to mold and fungus
Wool naturally resists mold and fungus due to its natural moisture transfer properties.  Wool Insulation allows your home to breathe by absorbing moisture, chemical, and/or odor laden air and transferring it outside as temperatures change. A permeable house wrap applied over exterior subsiding provides for this passive exchange.

Formaldehyde absorption
Tests carried out by the Central Testing Facility in Tokyo, Japan found that when formaldehyde was released into a chamber, wool was able to absorb 96% of the formaldehyde within several hours. This capability is unique to natural fibers.

Acoustic
Wool Insulation products naturally enhance the acoustic properties of a building.

The Environment
Oregon Shepherd wool insulation is energy efficient, using approximately 10% of the embodied energy it takes to manufacture fiberglass insulation. Our products are 100% sustainable, biodegradable, and renewable.