15 May

Types of Insulation

Icynene plastic insulation blown into the walls of a home near Denver. Icynene fills cracks and crevices and adheres to the framing. Paul Norton, NREL When insulating your home, you can choose from many types of insulation. To choose the best type of insulation, you should first determine the following: Where you want or need to install/add insulation The recommended R-values for areas you want to insulate. Installing Insulation The maximum thermal performance or R-value of insulation is very dependent on proper installation. Homeowners can install some types [...]

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How spray foam insulation warms up a cold room

Many houses in Staten Island, New York, NY are to old and were rarely insulated that can get extremely cold Even When the Thermostat is Turned Up Coming home to a cold house in the middle of winter is the last thing anyone wants – especially when you’re paying for it to be nice and warm! If you feel a chill even when you use your heating system, it’s time to figure out the source of your problem and find [...]

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IFTI Introduces DC315 BLACK! – Thermal Barrier Firestop News

DC315-Black International Fireproof Technology, Inc. (IFTI) recently conducted multiple FULL SCALE NFPA 286 fire tests using its new DC315 BLACK INTUMESCENT COATING for use as a 15 Minute Alternative Thermal Barrier or Appendix X Ignition Barrier for SPF. Instead of just supplying the coating to consumers, IFTI ran it through full scale fire testing. “Why would we do this? The answer is simple—to reduce yours and your customers liability and to prove DC315 Black is fully tested and provides the same level of fire protection to [...]

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