Any recommendations? I’m clueless on what to use on my cabin that is being built in Missouri. It’s small, it’s cheap, just how I like it. Any ideas on what I could/should use to save money and make a well insulated cabin would be great, mainly about the foam insulation though. do it yourself spray [...]
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I have a quarter-sized spill from some foam insulation on my ceramic bathroom sink. I initially cleaned it but a thin layer still remains. It’s been there for months and is as hard as rock. I’d damage the ceramic if I’d use a metal scraper. I’ve tried using Goof-Off, but it did little to no [...]
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While trying to pull a wire from the kitchen wall down into the basement, a light white powdery substance came out. The fallen pieces immediately crumbled upon the slightest touch and are bright white. Looking closer up through the hole, it looks like a foam insulation that is at least 2 inches thick. It lies [...]
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I am curious if when building a house if you could reduce energy efficiency by determinig what direction the wind blows the most and adding extra insulation on that wall. An example would be to make the wall that faces the direction with the most wind a 2×6 wall with insulation to match and the [...]
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Will spaying foam insulation to the underside of a roof deck cause problems with the adhesives in plywood and OSB? Being that this could cause the plywood to stay near 200 degrees during a summer day i’m beginning to wonder if it’s possible that the plywood would become un-glued or delaminate.
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I put foam insulation in the cracks around my windows a few months ago,but what’s a way that I can get it off without damaging my windows? I peeled some of the foam bubble that formed but there’s still residue left on the window.
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Should I still us a poly sheeting over the inside wall? (Using foam sheets, not expanding/sprayed foam) insulation with a poly sheeting or kraft faced fiberglass? Which would you recommend?
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My dog has a habit of scratching at the outside door and has scratched away some of the foam insuation between the door and the door jam. There is a thin layer of this foam looking stuff all around the door jam with a metal guard. It’s about an inch or so wide. Now that [...]
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