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What is your favorite chicken dish? Is it something traditional like chicken pot pie or chicken stew? Or do you like something a little different, such as Thai chicken curry? The great thing about chicken is it is so versatile! Just about any dish can incorporate chicken without changing the overall flavor. Fieldale Farms in [...]

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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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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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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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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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So, you have chosen to kick out the pink stuff and insulate your home using spray foam insulation instead. Congratulations! You’re on your way to reaping the benefits of more energy savings, less mold, fewer air leaks, greener materials, and twice the protective capability when compared to traditional fiberglass and cellulose insulation. But you won’t [...]

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We know spray foam insulation (spray foam insulation) is the best product out there for thermal efficiency in homes and other buildings. The statistics have helped justify the extra effort of applying polyurethane foam; after all, a 40% savings in energy costs is nothing to ignore. Yet the extra characteristics of spray foam insulation combined [...]

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Drafts are not necessarily caused by leaky windows or doors. It is caused by poorly insulated homes.  It is the movement of air, and heat towards cold. When warm air meets the cold wall surface, the warm air rises and the cold air falls, causing cold floors. Subsequently, children playing on the floor are subject to more colds [...]

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Ok, so your project is done but you got a little Foam It Green on your hands.  Not a problem.  Use some pumice soap and scrub it off.  Don’t have any on hand?  Not a problem- try an easy home-made recipe of regular liquid soap with some sugar.  The sugar granules will scrub your dirty [...]

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When you see videos of Icynene, it looks impressive.  The contractor blasts in one inch (messy process) and it bubbles up over the studs so they have to go back and shave it down.  In comparison, Foam It Green Closed Cell Polyurethane Foam kits go on lightly like paint and cure to only 1 inch.  [...]

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