Foam Door Sweeps for Exterior Doors Make Insulating Simple

Some consider insulating to be difficult work, a task to be left for the pros. Others consider insulating to be an option available only to homeowners, not renters. These both couldn’t be farther from the truth. There are many simple solutions to drafts in the home. One of the easiest places to insulate is the [...]

Closed Cell Foam Vs. Open Cell Foam: What’s The Difference?

Applying spray foam insulation to ceilings and walls is one of the best ways to insulate the rooms that act as a passageway for drafts and outside air during extreme weather months; rooms such as the attic and basement. Sealing up the cracks and gaps in these rooms with spray foam insulation helps reduce the [...]

Spray Foam Insulation: An Economical Way to Insulate Your Basement

As we approach winter, are you among the homeowners who are thinking of how to limit the amount of indoor drafts that are common during cold weather months? Reducing the amount of cold air coming in the home as well as the amount of warm air leaving can be done by insulating the rooms that [...]

How to Weatherproof Your Electrical Outlets

There are many places where energy may be escaping the home: the basement, attic, and garage to name a few. Electrical outlets and wall switches are sources for air leaks that are very often overlooked, meanwhile accounting for 2 to 5 percent of home energy loss. Electrical outlet insulation comes in either a foam gasket [...]

Spray Foam Insulation Kits: Worth the Weight in Foam

Have you noticed during summer the temperatures in the attic and basement areas are hot enough to barbeque in (sans grill!)? Each room in the house should be inviting, but during extreme weather months entering these areas seems more like self-inflicted torture. If you are profusely shaking your head in agreement, may I suggest that [...]

Calculating Board Feet with Spray Foam Insulation

When applying spray foam insulation it will tell you how much board feet it covers. e.g. two part foam kit for 200 board foot. What does that mean exactly?
Will it cover 200 feet? How do you calculate how much you would need for you job?

Board Feet has it’s origins in the lumber industry- it is [...]

2 Part Foam Insulation- How to Work with it in Colder Temperatures?

When 2 Part Foam is sprayed onto your walls, floors and ceilings, the shell of your home becomes protected. It’s this protection that blocks heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter, thus preventing dramatic temperatures changes in the home. Correctly installed, insulation delivers comfort and lower energy bills during the hottest [...]

Polyurethane Foam Machines

Polyurethane foams provide insulation in homes throughout the year. This foam is sprayed throughout the home onto ceilings, walls, and floors in an attempt to provide protection from the fierce heat of the summer as well as the biting cold of the winter. When properly installed, the insulation results in a comfortable living space and [...]

Polyurethane Spray Foam For DIYers

spray foam kit

You know the world is a crazy place when anyone with a DIY-handicap can sing the praises of polyurethane spray foam insulation! Fixing drafty attics floors, basement walls, and other oddly opened areas has never been easier.

What’s in a Spray Foam Kit?

Spray foam kits for DIY projects generally consist of: foam (obviously), [...]

Closed Cell Polyurethane Foam vs. Open Cell Polyurethane Foam

So what’s the difference?

90% closed cell polyurethane foam, R value of 6.8

The easiest way to think of foam is to think of it liked whipped cream in a can. Two components involved: the cream and air.

If you increased the amount of air in the product by 10x, you would get a lot more coverage [...]