Toxicity with spray foam is mostly a question of timing. Sprayed as a liquid, the material is hazardous until the reaction finishes, and once it has cured it is essentially inert. The foam itself is…
Most people first run into Icynene on a contractor’s quote, sitting somewhere between a fiberglass line and a generic spray foam line, with no explanation of why it costs what it costs. It’s a Huntsman…
The Insulation Savings Calculator estimates the yearly savings from upgrading a home’s insulation, and it shows how many years the upgrade needs to pay for itself. Enter a few details about your home and it…
The R-value printed on a batt only holds at the thickness the batt was made to be. Squeeze it into a shallower cavity and you have compressed insulation, meaning fiberglass or mineral wool installed below…
Most vapor barriers that fail were the right product installed the wrong way. The sheet gets stapled to the cold side of the insulation, or a seam never gets taped, and nobody notices until a…