well - i looked into the spray foam thing today. it's lookin' good. it IS on the pricey side. but fortunately we don't have that many exterior walls and we get an insulation rebate in the energy audit program for it. so we might even make money on it -- but more about the energy stuff another day. i talked to a couple of companies. i got 2 ~$850 quotes for a 20 foot by 6.5 foot wall and 1 $3000 quote! in the end we went with foam comfort. jen seemed pretty cool -- although she did ask to talk to my husband at one point -- i didn't know what cross-bracing was for the metal studs, although in retrospect, i suppose that i could have guessed. i told her that i did the framing (which is half true) - i think that i made my point. some things to know about spray foam:
1/ it sprays directly on the brick/foundation wall
2/ it's a closed cell polyurethane (this particular foam is, anyway)
3/ walls need to be dry for it to adhere (dehumidifier, here we come)
4/ the truck is big - you need space in front of your house to park it
5/ you or your pets shouldn't be in the home for 24 hours afterwards
6/ foam comfort will be able to book a time for you in 3-4 days .... other people might not be able to
7/ foam has some waterproof qualities!
that's all i know. and now you know.
an update: we got the foam -- we only did the exterior walls and it seems to be keeping the water out! we did also find a crack along the edge of the house -- so we filled it with concrete grout. foam comfort were great, quick, nice, organized and we could book 3 days in advance.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Have something to say -- or ask? Say it here :}