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 28th, 2011 at 1:32pm |
Fall is upon us, and soon winter will be knocking at the door. Where on earth did the summer go?! It seems like only last week we were complaining about having to mow the lawn every week. Now the grass has gone into its cold weather hibernation and it’s time to get the patio furniture [...]
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October 21st, 2011 at 1:23pm |
Spray foam insulation (spray foam insulation) is created when two chemical components come together under pressure and create polyurethane foam. In the case of spray foam insulation used for thermal insulation, after full expansion and adequate curing time, the foam becomes hard. If applied under the right conditions, the foam can expand up to 100 [...]
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October 18th, 2011 at 12:30pm |
This article is for all those ladies and gentlemen out there who prefer to ‘wing it’ when it comes to a project. Realistically, everyone one of us has tried to assemble a crib or shelving unit with all the gusto of a bulldozer at a landfill. Which one of us has not tossed aside the [...]
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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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October 27th, 2008 at 10:33am |
Foam It Green is a great way to seal around pipes and other penetrations to protect your home from Radon in the basement. Treating radon is important, but insulating your family from radon is also key to a healthy happy home. Use Foam It Green closed cell polyurethane foam to protect your family and home from what lurks [...]
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