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Quality of Life with Spray Foam
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Enhance your Quality of Life with Spray foam Insulation! 
Spray foam insulation is a product vastly superior to traditional systems because of its radically reduced air and moisture barrier numbers. 

Spray foam Insulation wind proofs walls, floors and ceiling cavities preventing air movement within those structures including spaces around electrical outlets and light fixtures. Sealing at baseboards and where walls meet windows and doors is critical in maintaining comfortable climate conditions within the structure and truly controlling indoor air quality. By virtue of its low permeability to air, its adhesion to other building materials and its flexibility, Spray foam insulation provides value beyond insulation. It provides superior air leakage control, moisture control and sound control, thus becoming a one step insulation, moisture/vapor barrier, wind barrier system. Unlike "loose fill" insulation methods that do not wind proof building cavities, the air sealing characteristics of spray foam provides virtually the same R -value in the field as it does in the laboratory.

Spray Foam must remain flexible in order to maintain its air seal. Buildings expand and contract with changes of temperature. If the foam is too rigid, it can develop cracks and lose its air sealing properties. Traditional insulation such as batts and loose-fill cellulose, slip, sag or settle leaving uninsulated
gaps.

The Affordable Spray Foam Insulation:

  • Reduce heating/cooling costs up to 50 %+
  • Seals and insulates in one application
  • Provides draft free environment
  • Will not promote MOLD growth 
  • Seals building airtight without wraps
  • No food value for insects or rodents
  • Will not absorb water
  • Reduces airborne dust and fibers
  • R-values stable over time
  • No toxic substances are emitted
  • Will not settle in cavities
  • Adds structural integrity to your framework
  • The best insulation and air seal value available

Your Energy Partner
 Spray foam Insulation eliminates the major causes of building envelope problems, air-borne moisture movement and entrapment. Heating and cooling costs are typically reduced by 30 to 50%+, and smaller, less expensive heating and cooling equipment are used.  A more energy efficient home means that energy costs can usually be reduced by as much as 35-40%+. This means a more comfortable home that maintains desired temperature and humidity levels. Spray foam Insulation offers some sound proofing qualities as well because spray foam creates a continuous sound barrier against airborne and reverberating noises. As an added value, spray foam  Insulation can be used in interior walls around media rooms, plumbing and master suites.

Air Quality
Most importantly, spray foam Insulation offers improved indoor air quality. In conjunction with the mechanical ventilation system, a well-sealed building envelope is the key to superior indoor air quality in which your family can live a healthier life.

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SAVE ENERGY WITH SPRAY FOAM

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Contact Northwest Foam Home Today for all your Sprayfoam and Energy Savings questions!

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