The breathable paints for interiors

Breathable paints are essential for maintaining a healthy and comfortable home environment.

Breathable paints are crucial for creating a healthy and comfortable living space. Based on the most widespread studies, indoor humidity should falls between 30% and 50%, and it should never exceed 60%. In malta we really struggle trying to be in line with these recommendations.

Breathable wall paints will help to:

• Mould Prevention: Breathable paints promote moisture evaporation, minimizing the risk of mould and fungal growth on walls, which is particularly beneficial in moist areas like bathrooms and kitchens.
  Humidity Control: These paints aid the indoors humidity level regulation, enhancing air quality and contributing to residents' comfort.
  Wall Longevity: Breathable paints allow walls to 'breathe,' averting the decay of construction materials and extending the lifespan of wall finishes.
  Inhabitant Health: Environments with lower humidity and no mould contribute to better health, decreasing the likelihood of allergies and respiratory issues.

Using breathable products to paint the interior of your dwelling is a fundamental choice to ensure a healthy interior environment and reduce the occurrence of mould and mildew on the walls. this is especially so if your dwelling has been built using traditional techniques i.e. stone walls traditional lime-based plastering traditional Maltese stone roofing.
The choice becomes compulsory when moisture remediation has been carried out using materials such as Bacchi b/sana, which allows the wall to absorb excess moisture within the room and prevent it from condensating on the surface of the wall. in this case, the breathable paint plays a key role by allowing moisture to penetrate deep into the insulation panels. if the painted layer were to create a coat of plasticising or waterproof film, the entire moisture remediation process would be nullified.

Even in modern constructions, built using reinforced concrete or concrete blocks, it's crucial to maintain a certain level of wall breathability, particularly in high-moisture areas like kitchens and bathrooms. This is vital because, even when walls cannot facilitate adequate moisture exchange between the interior and exterior, the thin plaster layer on the wall's surface plays a key role in regulating indoor humidity levels absorbing the excess of moisture.

How does humidity regulation of rooms work?

Since the post-war period, we have thought to address the humidity issues by waterproofing houses to prevent moisture from entering from the outside, when the right approach was instead to help inside moisture to escape through the walls. To get an idea on how wrong this approach was, we can refer to the most current studies on historical Maltese architecture. The technical solutions adopted in antiquity used the transition of humidity through the external structures as a means of regulating the temperature inside the premises. An extract of a very interesting study on this subject carried out on historical buildings in Malta can be found at this link: 
This study reveals that the traditional Maltese house incorporates a variety of technical solutions tailored to address the unique environmental conditions of the region. Humidity plays a crucial role; it must permeate the walls from the interior to the exterior to ensure a comfortable living space and to facilitate cooling, particularly in the case of the classic 'evaporative roof'.

When it's not just about breathability.

Just imagine the satisfaction of walking into your newly renovated apartment and not experiencing unpleasant smells of chemicals and varnishes. Sustainable building involves more than just minimising the environmental impact of construction sites; it also encompasses creating healthy environments for occupants, flats and office spaces created to be free from harmful emissions over the long term.
Pursuing the most sustainable solutions in construction not only addresses technical and structural demands but also involves offering options that utilize low-emission products. This approach safeguards workers' health during application and ensures that living environments remain healthy, thereby preserving the quality of life and the value of the investment for the long term.

In order to comprehensively improve the quality of construction at every level, Attard Bros Construction Materials has included Graphenstone paints in its selected products for sale. Graphenstone is the ultimate ecological range of products, composed of natural elements that purify the air we breathe inside our homes. It is suitable for people suffering from chemical intolerance, recommended for indoor enclosures, hospitals, nurseries, retirement homes, hotels, environments or rooms for infants and children.
The health benefits resulting from the use of Graphenstone materials for individuals living in eco- sustainable homes are: Improves air quality of indoor environments, limits pathogens derived from sick building syndrome (sBs), prevents mould growth, fungi and bacteria, guarantees safe domestic environments and increases comfort and quality of life.
These are paints based on natural lime and graphene. The graphene fibres provide the coatings and paints of Graphenstone with innovative qualities: thermal conductivity, greater toughness, flexibility, strength and uniformity. This nanotechnology compound acts as a structural support mesh at the molecular level, which translates into greater durability and, therefore, lower maintenance and more significant savings.

Graphenstone paint not only are widely recognised as sustainable products, these paints are effectively able Our lime paints absorb CO₂ during the curing process.

Our Range of healthier and sustainable paints.

Attard Bros Construction Materials is committed to enhance the quality of your living spaces by offering highly breathable products that revitalize the functionality of old walls, for those residing in historic buildings, or optimize structural performance for a superior living experience in modern dwellings.
Our selection of interior and exterior wall paints including protective, high-durability, breathable and low-VOC emission products.
For quality, environmentally conscious building and healthy indoor environments.

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