The reality of owning a home is that that with the ground settling and the natural elements wearing on your house gaps, cracks and holes will appear and will allow air in and air out. That means heat leaking in during the summer and that precious air conditioning leaking straight out. Clearly we all already spend enough on electricity and would like to save in any way we can. The Department of Energy estimates that the average American home loses about 30% of its air conditioned air through these unavoidable cracks and gaps.
Spray Polyurethane Foam is a heat activated polymer that is foam-like, and it is sprayed into place. It is an isocyanate and polyol resin that combines the heated hose used for spraying and hardens into place.
It goes without saying that the cracks in your home’s structure mean that simple R values aren’t the only thing that is going to be the best solution for your insulation needs. If the air is pouring out all day and night the solution is that air tight seal that will make your home more efficient and therefore cut down on your energy costs. Rolls of fiberglass insulation or rigid board don’t fit perfectly into every space and every crevice. The natural process of expansion with spray foam is what makes it the premium and most long term cost effective solution.