Foam Insulation
412 offers the best in Foam Insulation. Foam insulation protects and insulates your home better than traditional insulation methods by sealing cracks and crevices that ordinary bat or blown in insulation can't always reach! You will have an energy efficient home or structure when you have us insulate it with Foam.
Spray foam insulation or spray polyurethane foam (SPF) is an alternative to traditional building insulation such as fiberglass. A two-component mixture composed of isocyanate and polyol resin comes together at the tip of a gun, and forms an expanding foam that is sprayed onto roof tiles, concrete slabs, into wall cavities, or through holes drilled in into a cavity of a finished wall. "Spray foam" is also an informal term used to refer to various plastic foam materials that are used in building construction to provide thermal insulation and minimize air infiltration. Polyurethane and polyisocyanurate are two types of foam used in this application.
Residential Foam Insulation
Whether you are building a new home or want to make your current residence more energy efficient, spray foam insulation is an excellent choice for either project. Our experience staff can inspect your home or work with your home builder to see that it will be insulated efficiently with spray foam insulation. We can let you know which type of foam insulation will be the best for you home's insulation.
Spray foam in your home will cut electric bills and keep your home dry and warm in the winter and cool and dry in the summer heat. Spray foam can reach into cracks and crevices
to keep out unwanted moisture, heat, cold and even unwanted insects!
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Basement Foam Insulation
The best way to insulate the interior side of a basement wall is with foam insulation that is adhered to or sprayed directly on the concrete. Any of the following insulation materials are acceptable for this purpose: closed-cell spray polyurethane foam or either XPS, EPS, or polyisocyanurate rigid foam. Rigid foam can be adhered to a poured-concrete or concrete-block wall with foam-compatible adhesive or with special plastic fasteners such as Hilti IDPs or Rodenhouse Plasti-Grip PMFs. To prevent interior air from reaching the cold concrete, seal the perimeter of each piece of rigid foam with adhesive, caulk, high quality flashing tape, or canned spray foam.
Building codes require most types of foam insulation to be protected by a layer of gypsum drywall. Many builders put up a 2x4 wall on the interior side of the foam insulation; the studs provide a convenient wiring chase and make drywall installation simple. (If you frame a 2x4 wall, don't forget to install fire blocking at the top of the wall.)
If your basement has stone-and-mortar walls, you can't insulate them with rigid foam. The only type of insulation that makes sense for stone-and-mortar walls is closed-cell spray polyurethane foam.
If you plan to insulate your basement walls with spray foam, the best approach is to frame your 2x4 walls before the foam is sprayed, leaving a gap of 1-1/2 in. to 2 in. between the back of the studs and the concrete wall. The gap will be filled later with spray foam. If you live in an area where termites are a problem, your local building code may require that you leave a 3-in.-high termite-inspection strip of bare concrete near the top of your basement wall.
While reduced costs might tempt you to use fibrous insulation such as fiberglass batts, mineral-wool batts, or cellulose, these materials are air permeable and should never be installed against a below-grade concrete wall. When this type of insulation is installed in contact with concrete, moisture in the interior air can condense against the cold concrete surface, potentially leading to mold and rot.
Foundation Foam Insulation
Home foundations are most often the place where your home suffers from water damage and moisture. Insulation your foundation with closed cell spray foam insulation will help resolve such issues with your home's foundation. We can inspect your home's foundation and give you our best advice for isulation. We can give you an estimate and will answer any questions you may have about your foundation.
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Commercial Foam Insulation
Commercial projects need the best in foam insulation. We can help you as a contractor to get the spray foam insulation you need to complete your commercial builds. We offer free estimates and informative conversation about the best way to insulate with spray foam on commercial buildings.