Do not lay, nor push the attic floor insulation into the corner where attic floor and roof walls meet, because it will create a cold area at the edge of the roof, which could contribute to the ice dam formation. Further, you do not want to block the air in-flow through the soffit v...
Polyurethane foam insulation has attracted considerable attention in recent years as a green, affordable, and highly effective building material. This material is mixed on site and blown into (and onto) the walls, roof, and other supports of a structure to apply an even insulation surface and c...
We wanted to leave the block as is so it would be a feature in the finished bathroom, but my husband decided to add framing to the wall to hide plumbing and electrical lines. Now he would like to spray 2 part expanding foam insulation all over the wall to seal it and prevent moisture...
although a small amount of thinning may be necessary if the paint is old or if you're using super-thick masonry paint for basement walls. You can also use your sprayer to spray drywall primer; acrylic enamel for interior woodwork;
Insulation is square, the peak is not... do you just stuff more in that triangular gap? Like I said, we have put the foam rafter vents in the entire length from the big peak beam to soffit. I just don't know how much to stuff in that space. Fill it up with scrap? If so, do...
For that last part, you need to make sure you can get enough R value out of the insulation between the rafters, and may need to build out these walls to allow more insulation. You have the option of using a closed cell spray foam which can go directly on the underside of the roof,...
Using long screws is probably the most common way exterior insulation is attached to walls in new home construction. The screws go into wood strapping, girts, orhat channelson the outside, then all the way through the insulation, and then into the structure. The photo below is from the RD...
How To Insulate Basement Walls with foam board can save energy and money. Insulate basement walls without worrying about mold after reading this article.
It is a lightweight spray foam created when two chemicals, polyol resin and a petroleum isocyanate, blend and react. They expand between 30 and 60 times their initial volume. The spray foam insulation is great for concrete and frame walls, and for hard to reach or odd shaped areas too. ...
That does look like remains of a spray foam insulation, possibly UFFI. UFFI was not used to encapsulate asbestos - in general - but of course across the near infinite range of human behaviour we can't say, based on a photo alone, just who did what at your building. UREA FORMALDEHYDE...