On September 5, 2016 at 08:27, Archibald "Harry" Tuttle said...
All of our new construction is pretty much spray foam now. In our opinion spray foam sucks from an ease-of-work/efficiency standpoint. Nasties up our wires real good. No more fishing wires down the wall easily for retrofits. But that's more work for the painter patcher-upper guys.
I'm not convinced in 20 years spray foam will last any better than fiberglass. Same with that cheesy red and blue plastic pipe the plumbers now use(maybe the plumbing equivalent of HDMI).
I've heard horror stories of some cheap branded foam that actually melted wiring from the heat of it curing. From an insulation standpoint the stuff it really is incredible compared to almost all forms of insulation especially regular batt insulation. Just fills the voids so much better. Strengthens the structure. Great resistance to water and air (closed cell). I also am a huge fan of pex plumbing. especially the uponor expansion fitting style. Reliable and so damn easy to work with.
