I am writing this halfway underneath a plastic drop cloth. Our house is being foamed, and as some of the surfaces are sloped ceilings, they have to foam from the inside instead of the outside. Let me tell you what I mean.
First our house had hardie planks pried off at about the 4 ft and 8 ft levels. Then holes were drilled in the old siding.
What they are trying to do is to drop this crazy, expanding foam down into each of the cavities. Apparently, judging from the way the owner of the company runs in and out of the house looking at our window frames, it is a sort of stressful operation. If walls are not completely tight, foam will seep over through the holes and into your living room. I guess that is not ideal.
This foam is amazing stuff. Unlike “Great Stuff” which I sometimes wonder about its greatness, this stuff is made of nitrogen. It doesn’t off-gas, (it actually doesn’t smell at all), it has a 5.1 R value, and it cleans up with water. The guy said that my chickens could try to eat it and would still be fine. It is messy though, and our house looks crazy.
Hmmm. Foam on little wing.
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Foam on you crazy dreamers!
I read about this eviro-foam and wish that we could just coat our entire house with it- then carve fancy dragon shapes coming out of it. It would give our non-descript split level a real sense of presence ; )
I would like to come stay with you when this project is complete and see how comfy your house is!
January 28th, 2010
Whoa! Hope you don’t have any foam squishing out where it shouldn’t. I like Kirstin’s idea, though. Your house is already purple, isn’t that a good color for dragons?
January 28th, 2010
How have I not heard of this foam? Maybe I have… I love this stuff. Neat-o!
January 28th, 2010
This is why, when I leave the house in the morning, I never look back. I have learned the lesson that Orpheus didn’t. It breaks my hear to see this “progress”. Babe, how come you don’t have any pictures of the foam BILLOWING OUT OF OUR ELECTRICAL OUTLETS inside the house?
January 29th, 2010
Panic, panic silly goose!
If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the construction (zone. Which is our house.)
January 29th, 2010
Ingrid,
Your Uncle Jim had the same stuff put in last summer. They were a little less careful with his expensive cedar siding. However, he loves the insulation. His house is warmer and quieter now.
January 30th, 2010
I don’t know if they were careful or not. The outside of our house looks like it needs a whole new paint job. I am waiting to see what they accomplish with a power-washer. It looks awful right now.
January 30th, 2010
That is too cool! What company did this foam job? I wonder if they would be okay with driving halfway across the state to do our house?
February 1st, 2010
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