Comments on: In insulating a newly built home, what is the optimum insulation product? Spray foam, bats? http://insulationmaterials.info/in-insulating-a-newly-built-home-what-is-the-optimum-insulation-product-spray-foam-bats.html Benefits of Insulation - your home will be energy efficient with the highest R-Value. Products include Spray Foam, Rockwool and Cellulose Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: bill b http://insulationmaterials.info/in-insulating-a-newly-built-home-what-is-the-optimum-insulation-product-spray-foam-bats.html/comment-page-1#comment-36 bill b Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:04:38 +0000 http://insulationmaterials.info/in-insulating-a-newly-built-home-what-is-the-optimum-insulation-product-spray-foam-bats.html#comment-36 Spray foam comes in closed cell and open cell types, and is very expensive due to it's application. Vapor barriers are not always a good thing, and can do a lot of damage of not properly installed to your individual situation. There are pros and cons for every material on the market today. If there was something that is best for all situations, we would nothing to choose from. Go to dowbuildingmaterials.com for a cognitive list of different foams and reasons for use, as well as a good faq section in an area called "answers" under one of the drop down menus. Your question has so many different variables that may or may not apply, it would be impossible to discuss here. Talk to your architect or local building code office, they will have a better idea for your area of the country, humidities, temps, snowfall, rainfall, etc. Spray foam comes in closed cell and open cell types, and is very expensive due to it's application. Vapor barriers are not always a good thing, and can do a lot of damage of not properly installed to your individual situation.

There are pros and cons for every material on the market today. If there was something that is best for all situations, we would nothing to choose from.
Go to dowbuildingmaterials.com for a cognitive list of different foams and reasons for use, as well as a good faq section in an area called "answers" under one of the drop down menus.

Your question has so many different variables that may or may not apply, it would be impossible to discuss here. Talk to your architect or local building code office, they will have a better idea for your area of the country, humidities, temps, snowfall, rainfall, etc.

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