I’m planning on spray foaming my fish house. I’ve read some stuff about the horror stories of DIY spray foam. Smell down the road and clogged applicators during application. Anyone with any experience or advice? Thanks
I have a date with the insulation guy. Little higher than DIY for price. I think it is worth the extra money and peace of mind knowing someone is guaranteeing their work.
Thanks for the advice gentlemen
here's the thing with pricing of spray foam... your yield is not guaranteed... you buy it by the liquid pound and if the conditions aren't right, you will get less yield... if it is humid or cold, you could get a fraction of the yield that you should... you are relying on a chemical reaction for your yield, and if you have less than ideal conditions, you will end up with less than you think...
we sprayed a huge commercial job and it was cold... we had to put a flash coat on concrete to warm it up a bit for the next layer of foam to rise like it should... that flash coat to get us started yielded us 1/4" of foam when it should have given us 2"... you can absolutely lose your ass in a hurry if you don't know what you're doing...
The ice house is in 75 degree temp controlled shop. If these conditions don’t fall in the scope of “good conditions”, I don’t know what would be ideal.
good conditions:
75*
<14% moisture content of wood
dew point under 55*
barometer over 29.8
any steel dry
ideal conditions:
85*
<8% moisture content of wood
dew point under 45*
barometer over 30.3
any steel rust free and dry
(this is what your expected yield is based on by the manufacturer)
just trying to help, and just my experience - good luck...
my wife’s nephew (Jared Purdy) runs Interstate Spray Foam Insulation
he’s originally from Jamestown - in West Fargo now
pm the price