Foaming at the Top
June 30th, 2009
Earlier last week I talked about our decision to go with Icynene®, a low-density, open-cell foam for our attic insulation. Insulation Day finally arrived on Thursday, a day I had been anxiously anticipating.
Unfortunately for the guys, the HVAC wasn’t yet up and running, and it was going to be a hot, hot day. By the time they arrived around 8 a.m., the attic temps were already in the 90s. Covering everything in plastic, including the windows, wasn’t going to help either, but they didn’t complain and were good-natured about it.
By mid-afternoon, they were done. In areas that are to be dry-walled, they shave the foam flush to the rafters, but in the knee-wall area behind the ducts they left it unshaved for added insulation.
Now that it’s been a few days, I can say that it has definitely made a difference, both in temperature and in sound deadening. On subsequent hot days following their visit, there was a good 10-degree drop in temperature.
There was initially a slight odor to the insulation, a little like latex paint, but it has dissipated and I don’t even notice it any longer.
Overall, we’re very pleased with the job that Tom, Josh, Peter, Alex and the rest of the hard-working team at Eco-Tec Insulation did for us and would highly recommend them for your insulation needs. You can give them a call at 847-675-1400.
One Response to “Foaming at the Top”
southsideandy June 30th, 2009 at 9:01 pm #
I would have liked to use this stuff for my basement family room, but alas, it was just too much money. Installing fiberglass batts on my own was far, far cheaper, and while they’re not perfect sealants, they’ve done a decent job thus far, I think, with solidifying the temperature and definitely with deadening the sounds from the first floor (I insulated the ceiling of the basement as well).
But this looks nice…