February 22nd, 2012 at 9:00am |
There are multiple factors involved in making spray foam insulation effective, but let’s begin with how the product is created. There are two main chemical compounds used to produce spray foam insulation, polyurethane and polyisocyanurate, although the latter is merely a more advanced form of the former. They are made from a chain of polymers [...]
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December 30th, 2011 at 12:00pm |
On November 2nd 2011 an eight inch thick layer of open cell polyurethane spray foam insulation was applied to the home of Sergeant Allen Hill. Two days later he and his family moved into their newly built house, courtesy of ABC television and the producers of the popular philanthropic show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Anyone [...]
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December 29th, 2011 at 5:53pm |
pray Foam Insulation and Roofing Magazine recently published an article about a home in Charleston, South Carolina in which a fire completely leveled the home – except for one room. The article goes on to explain how the homeowner constructed his personal music room for maximum sound insulation, using open-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation (spray [...]
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December 21st, 2011 at 9:00am |
So many people seeking a wholly organic and environmentally friendly lifestyle automatically assume any material with a chemical sounding name will cause them harm. Yet that is a notion that is so inaccurate, it is almost laughable. According to the Polyurethane Foam Association, polyurethane is produced as a result of the reaction of two organic [...]
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December 21st, 2011 at 9:00am |
Is polyurethane foam, in its sprayed form and as an insulator, actually environmentally friendly? What does ‘green’ and ‘environmentally friendly’ mean? All excellent questions, and all of them are not answerable in a word or two. Let’s begin with defining the concept of environmentally friendly. According to the International Organization for Standardization (IOS) the term [...]
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December 14th, 2011 at 8:32pm |
Cruising the Internet for information will eventually lead one to vehement ‘consumer advocate’ blog sites bent on demonizing the use of anything man-made. Don’t use stainless steel utensils! The lead will kill your children! Don’t drink decaffeinated coffee! The formaldehyde will kill you! The homebuilding industry is not without these cries of alarm. Vinyl flooring [...]
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October 18th, 2011 at 12:12pm |
You can’t fight it, fall is here. Those days of lounging on the deck in the warmth of a summer of evening are over, at least for now. It is time to prepare the home for a cozy winter away from the rain and wind outside. There isn’t much, especially if maintenance is kept up [...]
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October 11th, 2011 at 12:26pm |
Before spray foam insulation (SFI) has been applied and had a chance to cure, it likes to be in a comfortable environment. Think of it as Granny Polyurethane, she needs tender care and just the right environment to be at her best. Everything needs to be just so, and when the setting is right then [...]
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May 21st, 2011 at 8:13pm |
R-values give us a way to compare insulation types but at what cost? To get a real comparison you need to compare how they handle air, moisture, mold, noise, pests, smells, gas, and more.
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May 17th, 2011 at 4:51pm |
8 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing Insulation Focusing Just on R-Value Are we beating a dead horse here? I don’t think so and here’s why. Once you go back out there, you’ll see R-value time and time again. It’s hypnotic. It can easily sway you to going back to comparing apples to bananas. There’s more [...]
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