Re: SB: Polyurathane insulation

[Ned Allison <ned-a@home.com>]

Ted

There are form of the expanding foam that are closed cell non out 
gassing.  They are slightly more cost, but vastly more permanent and 
resistant to shifting and insect damage.  Given how long buildings last, 
longevity is an issue I think gets too little attention.

Ned


At 05:04 PM 5/30/01 -0500, you wrote:
>....  Janice  ....
>      .          Has anyone compared the cost of application?   My local 
> foam guy charges .75/.85 per sq.foot-1inch thick.
>    ..does anyone have info on  outgassing...is there a health
>hazard either long term or short term? .. I've had to abandon 2 mobile 
>homes in my life. They were NEW and the outgassing was killing us. Can I 
>prove it? NO. Do I know it, yes, (all we had to do was leave for awhile, 
>everything else being the same in our lives, and our health returned). We 
>live in an older double wide now (18yrs.) and my wife presents symptoms 
>occasionally.
>....However...as everyone


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