Foam Insulation for the Walls, Ceiling, and Floor

The padding or filling that you find within an exposed floor, wall, or lying in the attic space of an older home serves great purpose. A variety of materials and multiple layers provide protection from the elements and home disasters within the home and within the outer walls. These materials are critical aspects of home construction. Without them the winters would be a lot colder, walking on the hardwood floors would be a lot louder, and the heat trapped inside during the warmer months would be unbearable for everyone. It is necessary to keep these materials updated throughout your inner and outer structure in order to receive lasting protection from mold, mildew, and fire spreading in your walls, floors, and ceiling. Foam insulation is a great way to get into the crevices of your space, whether you are completing new construction, major renovation, or a simple remodel and found yourself into any wall that required updated professional filling.

Foam insulation is one of several forms of filling for the roofs, walls, and flooring found in your home. The type of filling used provides any range or combination of thermal, moisture, fire, and sound barrier protection throughout your office or home space. This type of filling is best applied by a professional who is trained to safely mix, meter, and apply one of its four major forms throughout your space. The R-value of the type of material provides an indication of how thick the material is and how much must be applied in order to offer insulation up to building code standards for the type of structure you are using it in.

Foam insulation comes in beads, liquid, board, and rigid forms. The mason applying your product will know which one to recommend in order to provide smooth crevice filling that will protect that particular area of your home. The beads and liquid applications are useful when you are just constructing the walls or have opened them up to the foundation walls. These can be applied to concrete and they will adhere effectively for lasting protection. The board and rigid forms, however, require additional fire retardant materials in order to reach building code standards. Foam insulation in the form of blocks is built into the home wall construction in order to provide excellent thermal protection.

From blocks built into the frame of your home structure to a spray application during renovation, foam insulation supplies durable fortification for your construction. It can adhere to construction materials better than other forms of padding, while still offering all of the vapor barrier and thermal protection that keep your walls safe from internal damage and the residents comfortable as the weather changes.