Spray Foam Insulation
Spray foam can be installed over a wide variety of substrates, including concrete, wood, steel, and most existing roof systems.
SPF insulation can reduce energy usage and lower utility bills. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) information reveals that air infiltration contributes to 30% or more of your home’s heating and cooling costs.
Air infiltrates homes in the form of drafts through any opening in the building envelope, be it doors, windows, or miscellaneous gaps.
Spray foam is used to seal the entire building envelope of your home to prevent air infiltration, so savings of 30% or greater can be achieved when compared to the alternative insulation and roofing systems.
The upfront cost of SPF insulation or roofing systems can often be recovered in a matter of years through energy savings alone.
Traditional fiberglass insulation is only stapled or simply placed into the wall cavity and does not seal the stud and wall cavities from end to end, or top to bottom.
Air infiltration can easily pass through these gaps, making it far less efficient than spray foam. On the contrary, SPF firmly adheres to the substrate on which it’s installed to create a tight seal and an insulating barrier that stops this air leakage. In addition to being an air barrier, SPF also helps to reduce moisture infiltration, which is a source of dangerous mold and mildew growth, and can also cause structural damage to your home or building.
Spray foam insulation can also contribute to a structures overall strength. When applied at 3" or thicker to an entire structure spray foam can increase the raking strength of a structure by up to 300%
Spray foam can fully insulate a home or building, as well as seal it from air and moisture infiltration, resulting in a more efficient structure with lower energy bills. Spray foam can also strengthen the walls and roof of a home or building, as well as protect it from airborne particulates and mold.
As if it didn’t do enough already, spray foam also has sound-deadening properties. Soft, spongy open-cell foam can prevent sound from traveling between rooms when installed in the interior walls of a home or building. Open-cell foam can also be installed between levels in multi-story homes and high rises to prevent sound from traveling through floors.
R-Value
Sprayed polyurethane foam has an aged R-value of approximately 5.3 per 1-inch thickness but the efficiency rating is 90% @2" 95% @2.5 and 96% @3" which out preforms traditional insulations
2 lb Spray Foam benefits
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provides a wall with a racking strength of up to 300% more than a wall without
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Provides Air and Vapour barrier at only 2in and is 90% efficient
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If sprayed under a concrete basement floor it will also prevent radon gasses from entering a home plus insulate the floor.