Spray foam insulation?

[Dirtebiker]

Anybody have any experience with spray foam?
I'm considering insulating an attic ceiling to convert to living space.
Any recommendations appreciated.

 

[2001FZ1]

I had the ceiling of my 24x40 garage spray foamed to seal it from the living space above. I realty like it and would spray the entire house if I could afford it. Totallyfoam.com is who did it.

 

[hornadylnl]

I have icynene in my house. My only exterior wall that isn't concrete is foamed, all attic spaces, some of the interior walls, and the underside of the 2nd floors for sound deadening. My wife doesn't think it helps with sound deadening because she complains about all the noise my daughter makes upstairs. We have all hardwood floors and haven't had experience in a similar house without the foam to see if it really helps.

It's supposed to be way more efficient than standard bats. The nice thing about it is you don't have to vent your attic spaces and your attics are way cooler than conventional insulation.

 

[karl77]

parents had it done back in the spring and the house noticeably quieter.

 

[malern28us]

Yeah but how much does it cost?

 

[Dirtebiker]

Anyone have any recommendations?

 

[hornadylnl]

I'm pretty sure this is who did mine. My general contractor hired them.

http://www.ecocomfortindy.com/index.html

 

[Dirtebiker]

I'm pretty sure this is who did mine. My general contractor hired them.

Eco-Comfort | Located in Anderson, IN

Thanks, I talked to Randy Cook today, I'll be meeting him monday to get a bid.

 

[mohrpork]

We have 100x120 with 17 foot side wall farm shop that has it in the side walls and is the best investment we made in the shop. Warmest I have seen it during the summer is 82 degrees with no air conditioning and it stays about 50 degrees in winter with heat from pex pipe running one wall going to the office area. No drafts and very good at reducing outside noise.

 

[bigretic]

Indiana Spray Foam

do nice work.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

 

[hornadylnl]

Here's a pic of the attic during construction. The first places you notice snow melt is where the trusses are. My roof holds snow way longer than a conventional house.

 

[chipdog4]

Brother had his garage closed cell foamed.
Spray foam adds a bunch of rigidity to the structure . The installers also said that if you were to spray inbetween the joists in an attic, that you could walk on it.

The picture above looks like open cell foam. I'm not sure of the differences other than open cell expands way more.

 

[hornadylnl]

You can poke your fingers through the foam I have.

 

[Dirtebiker]

Here's a pic of the attic during construction. The first places you notice snow melt is where the trusses are. My roof holds snow way longer than a conventional house.

What kind of price is it going for? Sq. ft.?

 

[hornadylnl]

What kind of price is it going for? Sq. ft.?

Not sure. My GC hired them. The same outfit wanted almost $6k to do 50x40x12 area of my barn.