Retro Foam Wall Insulation
Foam insulation is probably the best retrofit choice in terms of avoiding wall damage.
Retro foam wall insulation. Because it has a higher r value maintains that r value at any temperature and eliminates drafts and air leaks. Insulating the exterior wall cavities with retrofoam injection foam will compress any old insulation in the walls and seal up the area to prevent the outside air from coming in and the inside air from going out. If you have questions about wall insulation cinder block walls slump block walls or insulation r value please call us at 719 749 9276. Typically this is a fairly expensive process that costs anywhere from 50 to 300 more than a standard dense pack cellulose or fiberglass cavity wall fill job.
Retrofoam foam insulation is a class 1 nonflammable product. In most cases the install process can be done conveniently from the outside of the home. Our home is a renovated farmhouse built in the 1940 s. When injected into a wall cavity retrofit foam falls in its liquid form to the bottom of the cavity before it starts its expansion whereas traditional spray foam insulation expands and cures immediately.
This process creates holes in your walls that need to be filled patched and painted. Retrofoam is the best injectable foam insulation. You could honestly hear the northern ohio winds hiss through the walls. The insulmax retrofit wall insulation system is designed to insulate the walls of all styles of new zealand homes without renovation or removing wall linings.
The exterior cladding is left weathertight. Installation uses the smallest holes made in the exterior or interior wall lining. Our aim is to leave no sign that your walls have been. Retrofoam insulation slows the spread of fire.
Retrofoam is a much better solution than standard wall insulation. Foam lok retrofit foam provides the same physical properties characteristics of the foam lok open cell spray applied insulation system and allows the applicator to insulate and air seal existing walls without removing the interior face of the existing wall. As an added bonus retrofoam does not break down over time so your home. Now our house is comfortable to sit in year round and there are no more drafts laura rod b.
Retrofoam adds safety and value to your home because fires burn more slowly through retrofoam filled walls. Foam lok retrofit foam may also be used to insulate the cavities of existing block wall. We re saving 40 a month on our heating bill. Injection foam expands to work into difficult areas that blown in insulation may ignore.
Retrofoam insulation will help with energy savings for your home. Retrofit foam is identical to our open cell spray foam except that the expansion reaction is slowed down. Retrofoam insulation never hurts the.