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Default ALLERGIC REACTION TO LOFT INSULATION

Millfold Group came today and laid Fibreglass insulation in my loft =
they said it was Rockwool but later retracted haveing said this. Anyway
the guys came and unrolled the stuff. I went up the ladder to have a
look and touched the insulation and not too long after I felt wheezy
and itching all over my body. My arms and hands were actually read and
feeling very itchy.
It made me think that I am allergic to the material they used. I told
them to remove it and put something else. Is there something else ?
and how many people have this type of loft insulation = is it safe in
the long run ?
They originally said it is Rockwool - whatever that is - but then said
no, it is fibreglass.
Does this material in time become "friendly", ie not causing itchiness
and wheezing to the chest.
Why do they put this kind of material in the lost - is it really that
effective for heat preservation in the winter ?
Had I known it would cause this reaction I would not have had the loft
insulated.
Has anyone a similar experience - different loft insulation installed ?

j Hunt

 
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