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Why should I use PolarFoam?
PolarFoam spray is applied as a liquid and expands as a foam so it fills every single nook, cranny, crevice, hole, crack, and gap making a perfect air-tight seal every time, regardless of complex framing.
Foam has a "Real World" R-Value that is uncompromised by external forces like temperature and wind. Fiber Insulations such as Fiberglass (batt) and Cellulose merely slow down convection which accounts for 80% of heat loss. As the temperature drops, convection currents speed up and Fiber Insulations lose their effectiveness.
Foam on the other hand stops convection. Wind is not a factor either for Foam due to its continuous air-tight seal.
Closed Cell Foam is its own building code approved Thermal Insulation, Air Barrier, and Vapour Barrier. It's closed cell structure stops convection currents, which eliminates condensation, moisture, and mold. Only 2.0lb closed cell foam is an approved vapour barrier, other foams such as Icynene and our own 0.5lb foam are not building code approved vapour barriers and require the use of plastic.
Foam improves indoor air quality and comfort. Since it creates a continuous air-tight seal, dust and other exterior pollutants cannot enter the building. Also it does not contain any fibers, loose particles, VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) or CFCs (Chloro Fluoro Carbons) that can contaminate indoor air quality.
Foam increases comfort by decreasing noise. A building sprayed with Foam is much quieter; it decreases the noise from both the exterior environment and interior mechanical systems.
Foam is environmentally friendly and Closed Cell Foam is made from annually renewable Soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles. It uses a Zero Ozone Depletion Substance (Zero ODS) blowing agent. A building that is insulated and sealed with Closed Cell Foam will also use 50% to 80% less energy, reducing fossil fuel usage and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the 2003 NRC Survey of Household Energy Use, the average 2000 sq. ft. home can reduce it's Green House Gase emissions by 4.1 tonnes, the equivalent of taking 676 SUVs off the road.
Closed Cell Foam has the highest insulation R-Value per inch of any product on the market today.
Recycled Plastics
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Closed vs Open Cell Foam
With the open-cell vs. closed-cell issue, there are two major factors to understand and consider. The first is the nature of the foam. It is either open-cell foam, where the tiny cells of the foam are not completely closed. They are broken and air fills all of the “open” space inside the material. This makes the foam weaker or softer feeling than closed-cell foam.
Closed-cell foam differs in that all of its tiny foam cells are closed and packed together. They are filled with a gas that helps the foam rise and expand and become a greater insulator. These cells can be formulated to obtain many characteristics, the most common being size and density.
The advantages of closed-cell foam compared to open-cell foam include its strength, higher R-value, and its greater resistance to the leakage of air or water vapor. The disadvantage of the closed-cell foam is that it is denser, requires more material, and therefore, is more expensive. Even though it has a better R-value, typically the cost per R is still higher than open-cell foam. The choice of foam can also be based on other requirements or specific characteristics such as strength, vapor control, available space, etc.
Open-cell SPF has an R-value around 3.5 per inch and typically uses water as the blowing agent. Closed-cell SPF has an R-value of around 6.0 per inch (aged R-value) and uses high R-value blowing agents.
Both types of foam are commonly used in most building applications and the choice for which to use can depend on many of the factors discussed above. Some foams are inappropriate in specific applications. For example, you typically would not use open-cell foam below grade or in flotation applications where it could absorb water; this would negate its thermal performance because water is a poor insulator compared to air. Closed-cell foam would be a good choice where small framing sizes need the greatest R-value per inch possible. Closed-cell foam would be used for roofing applications.
What type of foam being used in your building or home is always a good issue to discuss with your spray foam installation professional up front, before the job starts.
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Preventing plastic from landfill sites.
Reducing the energy required to heat and cool your home by up to 50%.
(building heat/cooling is the single largest contributor to green house gas emissions).
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