When you’re searching for “Spray Foam Insulation Tempe” Barrier Insulation offers quality open cell and closed cell spray foam insulation installation in Tempe, AZ. We install, remove, retrofit, and upgrade insulation for our customers while offering the highest standard of customer service.
Our services are designed to be affordable and help keep living and working spaces cool, comfortable, and lower the load on air conditioners and heaters. Less load on HVAC systems means you will spend less on electricity, and save money.
Benefits Of Spray Foam Insulation
Spray foam insulation is the preference for many Arizona home and business owners because of its high R-value and how it seals cracks and gaps. Sealing up the gaps and cracks in your property’s building envelope means conditioned air stays in and the building uses less energy staying comfortable. Other benefits of spray foam sealing cracks are blocking noise from outside and even sealing the home against allergens and pollution.
How & Where It Works
Spray foam gets into the cracks and gaps by being a 100% water-blown foam insulation that expands many times its volume. The insulation is very durable, lasts many years, and does not settle, shrink, or sag. It is self adhering and is installed by professionals by spraying it into walls, attics, floors, and ceilings. Barrier Insulation offers spray foam insulation installation in Tempe and Valleywide.
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Spray Foam Formula
Spray foam insulation is a polyurethane mixture created by the blending of chemicals that react to each other. As the chemicals are mixed the liquid expands to about 100 times its original volume in seconds. As it expands it fills every crack and crevice while also remaining flexible. Sealing these air leaks helps preserve the building’s envelope. This insulation works as a barrier for air leaks and a thermal insulator.
Spray Foam Thermal Performance
The R-value of spray foam depends on which of 2 variants are installed. Open cell spray foam insulation typically has an R-value of R-3.5 per inch. In contrast closed cell spray foam insulation achieves nearly twice the R-value at R-7
Types Of Spray Foam Insulation
As we know there are 2 types of spray foam insulation available for commercial and residential insulation projects. Which you choose will depend on where it will be installed, and your budget. Closed cell spray foam does have a significantly higher thermal insulation value, yet it does cost a bit more.
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Open Cell Spray Foam – This insulation option is less costly than closed cell spray foam, but has about half of the thermal insulation performance. The name “open cell” is derived from the open spongy type cells that form as the liquid spray expands. Cells form in incomplete bubbles and allow a degree of water permeability. This feature can be advantages in some areas of homes. The R-value of open cell spray foam insulation is R-3.5 per inch. This is approximately half as effective as closed cell.
Closed Cell Spray Foam – Closed cell owes its performance advantage and popularity with homeowners to having an internal makeup of closed cells which are more densely packed together. These bubbles or cells are filled with gas that also helps slow heat transfer and is part of what helps closed cell spray foam achieve nearly twice the R-value of open cell. The foam itself is more rigid and much stronger which can actually improve a building’s structural integrity. Home or business owners that are serious about saving money should consider closed cell spray foam. It will help keep utility costs down and save money.
Financial Advantages of Spray Foam Insulation
Owning a home or business comes with the reality that buildings settle, age, and can be subject to storm damage. This means that cracks, gaps, and air leaks will eventually form that allows air to flow in and out of your home or business. A lot of energy is used to keep our living and work spaces comfortable. Allowing that investment in comfort to slip out of these cracks and gaps inflates utility bills and costs money. Just about everyone agrees that electricity is already expensive enough and wants to lower that bill. The Department of Energy estimates that the average American home loses about 30% of the conditioned air through these cracks and gaps.
Sealing Gaps Saves Money
Gaps and cracks allow air to pour in and out of your home, which wastes energy. Spray foam is a highly preferred insulation option because it helps seal these air leaks and close the building’s envelope. This means that homes stay more comfortable without having to overuse the air conditioning or heaters.
Spray foam conforms to every space as it expands creating a seal. Rolls of fiberglass insulation or rigid foam board insulation can never match this level of perfection in fit. The combination of incredible thermal insulation performance and sealing air leaks is a big reason that spray foam insulation is one of the most popular insulation options in the State of Arizona.
Schedule Spray Foam Insulation Installation
Having spray foam insulation installed in your Tempe home or business is as easy as a phone call. We can help you stay more comfortable in your living or work space while also lowering your energy costs.
While we have listed some information here to better inform our customers, we make services easy and simple to understand. We will inspect your home’s existing insulation and come up with a plan for affordably improving your residential or commercial property’s insulation.
Polyurethane spray foam insulation – comes in two main types, open and closed cell. While closed cell insulation does cost more than open cell it about doubles the thermal performance. Both types of spray foam help seal buildings from air leaks and perform as well or better than other traditional insulation types.
Know Your Needs – Homeowners that understand the various types of insulation options they have available can make more informed decisions. Whether you are building your dream home or just want to bring that electricity bill down, you should be informed and specific about what our insulation goals are with your insulation contractor. Barrier insulation educates clients so everyone knows what options they have, what is being installed, and provides top quality customer service.
Spray foam insulation – can be installed to vertical, horizontal, and inverted surfaces in your home and attic. We can advise customers about the most effective areas to install this insulation which will get our customers the biggest bang for their buck. Common areas it is installed in is under roofs and in walls. With brand new construction projects we can schedule to install the insulation before the drywall goes up. The insulation is trimmed to allow easy installation of the drywall.
If you are planning on – installing spray foam insulation in your insulation project Barrier insulation can help you get the job done right. Spray foam offers the highest R-values and adds the benefit of sealing up air leaks. These qualities save energy, which saves you money. Call Barrier Insulation for any of your Tempe, AZ insulation jobs at (602) 499-2922.