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The Best Method to Seal and Insulate The answer is (drum roll, please) .   .   . It depends.  Seriously.   Here’s what we recommend day in and day out to consumers to best serve their interests: Filling Existing Walls (Both sides up): Foam it Green Slow Rise formula or Cellulose contractors.  This is a very common [...]

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We’re rolling out the first Slow Rise Class 1 E-84 Fire retardant insulation on the market to help people get extraordinary results in their energy saving projects.

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What you don’t see in your walls can be helping you or harming you. If you have Foam It Green in your walls, you don’t see the foam, but you also don’t see the energy bills. When you have open celled foam, fiberglass or cellulose in your walls, you may have a moisture issue, which [...]

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After the attic, the most significant areas of heat loss or gain are the walls of your home. Insulated walls are what make your home feel comfortable. In 2 story homes, walls equal more than twice the area of your attic.   If you are insulating your attic and not your walls, the attic insulation will not be as [...]

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Here’s the scenario- you have 2×4 (3.5″) stud walls and you want to go the FLASH & BATT route of one inch foam and the rest of the space with fiberglass batt.  However, you’ve heard that if you squish fiberglass batt into the space, you collapse the air pockets, reducing the R-value. The problem is- [...]

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Moving on up- having an R-Value of 40 in your walls, you eliminate convection currents inside a room that will keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and reduces energy costs to keep the room whatever temperature you want it to be. While Northern homes should have at least an R-19 [...]

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