Spray Foam Nation

“Integrating our catalog of spray foam equipment provides contractors and consumers with more flexibility in how shop and purchase these items”, said Peter Cantone, president of Spray Foam Nation. “Our goal is to provide the strongest and most comprehensive support for spray foam contractors. Amazon enables our customers to make purchases using an account they have already established and are comfortable with. We look forward to expanding our selection of spray foam gun parts, hoses, safety equipment, spray foam kits, and cleaning supplies.”

In addition to purchasing directly through the Spray Foam Nation Online Store at http://www.sprayfoamnation.net/, customers now have the convenience of shopping directly through Amazon.  As the largest online retailer, Amazon creates many new opportunities for the spray foam insulation industry.  Spray Foam Nation is proud to launch this new storefront.

“Efficiency First has created an influential voice in the construction industry which we should all support and leverage to create long-term energy efficient solutions” said Peter Cantone, President of Spray Foam Nation.  “By uniting several different entities, Efficiency First can more effectively lobby and advocate for change.  Their efforts are paramount in stimulating economic growth during a difficult time in the construction and manufacturing sectors.  We look forward to further collaboration with Efficiency First.”

The mission of Efficiency First is to “be a voice for the Home Performance industry, and to advocate for policies that will create the foundation for a sustainable and scalable home retrofit market. We will accomplish these goals by promoting a combination of industry standards, financing and performance-based incentives, through collaborations with legislators, government agencies, public utilities and professional organizations. We believe that a public-private market must exist where programs drive demand to a well-regulated private sector that will compete on efficiency and innovation.

Residential efficiency improvements can reduce energy waste in most homes by 20 to 40 percent. A nationwide initiative to improve the efficiency of America’s 128 million homes has the potential to unlock significant reductions in building-related greenhouse gas emissions, improve national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and generate long-term energy savings for American consumers.”

“We’ve sprayed everything from bowling alleys to flat-roofed housing to grain elevators,” he said.

Starting out, H&R used small, portable spray foam kits, but have operated a full-fledge spray rig, in addition to a boom lift, in recent years. The major SPF equipment was implemented recently, when H&R sprayed the interior of a tractor building on a farm near Hillsboro, Texas. The building had previously been un-insulated, a factor that caused temperature issues for the owner.

“When they work on the tractors in the summer and the winter, and it got too hot during the summer and in the winter they could hardly work; they’d practically freeze to death,” Curl said, only half-exaggerating.

The building was in dire need of insulation, so H&R was contracted to spray 0.5 lb. foam–supplied by Premium Spray Products, their principal supplier–over the interior walls. The substrate was to be sprayed to a thickness of 2”, but H&R went above and beyond that mark.

“It was supposed to be two inches, but we ended up putting three or four on there,” Curl said. “We wanted them satisfied.”

In addition to the wall insulation, the building required an application of 3 lb. SPF to the roof. However, in another example of H&R’s versatility, the roofing foam was spray to the underside of the roof, to conform with the customer’s wishes.

“We could have spray the top of the roof and sealed it,” explained Curl. “But they didn’t want to re-coat it every 6 or 7 years.”

So, the tractor building was sprayed top to bottom and all around, much to the satisfaction of the owner, who echoes the general sentiment of H&R’s customers.

“They’re liking it real well,” Curl said. “They could tell the difference.”

Curl also wanted to make sure to credit Jim Peterson of Spray Foam Nation with fostering H&R’s success. “He’s my best equipment supplier and tech support,” Curl said. “I couldn’t run it without him.”

Features:

• 12′x8′ 7000 GVWR V Nose Trailer, 10’4″ overall height, 8′ interior width, 7’4″ interior height
• Double barrel brace/2″ square tube
• Dip Tube to hold Transfer Pumps
• Hose reel holder
• Tool Box
• Wall-mounted overhead steel cabinet
• Fully insulated trailer/diamond plate floor
• 125′ #4 SO cable with 100 Amp breaker
• 125 Amp Panel, wiring, lights, outlets, switches
• Heater 3000 Watt
• 5HP Piston Compressor/Air dryer
• Graco Full E20 Package
  • E20 Reactor
  • 160′ Heated Hose
  • T1 Transfer Pumps
  • Fusion AP Gun

Price: Only $35,000

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Features

• All aluminum light-weight custom fabricated shell built around the Reactor
• Easy access compartments for transfer pumps, Reactor and electrical
• Hose rack compartment
• Shore power cable holder
• Can work with E20, E30, H25 or H40*
• Much smaller and compact than Foam Cube I

Options

Weight:

• E20 FCII: 792 lbs
• H25 FCII: 1012 lbs
• E30 FCII: 900 lbs
• H40 FCII: 1047 lbs

Includes Reactor, 50ft hose, 10ft whip, Fusion Gun, Compressor/Dryer and Aluminum custom body. Add 600 lbs if using steel

Shell Options:

• Aluminum (Painted Blue or other color choices)
• Aluminum – Diamond Plate
• Steel (Painted Blue) Deduct $300
• Roof-mounted hose rack

Air Options:

• Kaeser 5hp Screw Compressor Add $5000

Click here to download our printable PDF overview.  If you have questions or would like a custom quotation, please contact us.

We invite everyone to stop by booth 513 and meet the professionals at Spray Foam Nation.  If you are new to the spray foam industry, this is the perfect opportunity to see how Spray Foam Nation can help you succeed in the SPF contractor business. If you are already a customer, this a great time to reconnect and be social.  We will have representative from across the country available to answer your questions.

At booth 513, we will have live product demonstrations throughout the show.  As part of our National Loaner Rig Program, we will demonstrate our unique Foam Cube mobile spray rig.  There will be plenty of convenient time to ask one-on-one questions from the leading experts in the SPF industry.  We look forward to seeing you!

This video demonstrates the process of trimming closed cell spray foam.  You’ll see how the machine cuts smoothly and trims the wall cleanly the full width of the head. This allows for fast easy trimming of corners. By running the head directly on the studs it also uses its rotating head to feed itself up the wall. This minimizes the effort it takes to operate this trimmer if used properly.

The Spray Foam Nation online store features a few different products to help contractors plane the cured spray foam: 16″ Foam Planer for 2 lb. Closed Cell Foam and a 24″ Foam Planer

When to put on Ignition barrier?
Anytime you are spraying open cell in an attic or crawl space and it’s going to be left exposed.

When to put on Thermal barrier?
When spraying closed cell foam or open cell foam AND the attic or crawl space is going to be used for storage or liveable space and the foam will be left exposed (meaning no sheetrock covering the foam).

Another instance would be any area that is going to be used for living space – foam (open or closed) needs to be covered with a Thermal barrier. In most cases, sheetrock/gypsum board is the answer. Certain commercial applications, like when a warehouse or barn gets converted to working area/residential living, and they don’t want to put up sheetock to frame it out, you would need to spray a thermal barrier over it.

When spraying Thermal barrier, you are using same product as Ignition barrier just adding more material thickness.

If you have additional questions regarding thermal or ignition barriers, please contact us.  We are always happy to help.

What is the CPDS Series 2?
The Touch ‘N Seal Constant Pressure Dispensing System (CPDS) Series 2 provides excellent mobility and quick coverage. It sprays class 1 fire retardant polyurethane spray foam twice as fast as spray foam kits.  This will allow you to get in do the job and then be done in half the time.  It’s now available at the online Spray Foam Nation Store.

What’s included with the CPDS Series 2?
The CPDS Series 2 unit comes fully equipped with enhanced features that improve performance, durability and ease of use.  A built-in thermostatically controlled heater for use in cold temperatures that also improves cold weather starting.  A heavy duty insulated cover that helps to maintain proper operating temperature while protecting the unit from overspray. Thick guage zippers on the front and back – for easy access to the controls without compromising temperature.  A heavy duty pressure booster for increased reliability and longer operating life.  Hose hangers that comfortably hold up to 150  feet of chemical hose for easier handling and storage.

Furthermore, it has a built-in, durable, powder coated metal toolbox with an automatic latching feature that keeps tools secure.  Chemical resistant labeling is durable and scratch resistant to hold up under heavy usage.  An extra set of air pressure hoses to reduce down time, if replacement is required.  Heavy duty ball-baring rear wheels for easy maneuverability.  Heavy duty pressure fittings for ease of attachments and increased strength.  30 feet of durable chemical hoses with the ability to connect up to 150 feet.  CPDS uses disposable chemical cylinders for convenient replacement and maximum product usage and comes complete with 25 fan and 25 conical nozzles.  One can of poly clean and all necessary instructions.  What’s more… bright and easy to read startup and shutdown instructions are never far away.

Inadequate attic insulation causes ice dams.

If your home does not have proper and effective attic insulation, heat can escape from the living space during the cold winter months.  Heat is transferred from the living space and also generated from recessed light fixtures, air ducts, furnaces and other appliances and equipment located in the attic.  This heat raises the roof temperature above the freezing point, causing the snow and ice on the roof to melt and flow downward.

This area is often just inside the perimeter of the outside walls.  Once the melted snow, or water, meets back up with the colder part of the roof (overhang) that hangs over and outside of the interior walls (just above the soffit vent area), it begins to freeze again, expand and back up.  This dam that forms is where this effect gets its name from; ice dam.

Have you ever noticed one house that is completely covered with snow on the roof?  Then you see a house with no snow, or with areas that have completely melted away.  Contrary to one’s belief, the house with all the snow on its roof, typically resembles the better insulated one.  You may also notice huge, long icicles hanging down off the roof of one house, but not on another.  These are all signs of an inadequately insulated roof and/or attic space.  See our section on SPF Attic Insulation and Ventilation.

Damages Can Occur
Backed up water can get under the shingles and through the roof deck. It can drip on the ceiling insulation or run down the underside of the deck to the connection between the roof and the walls. It then makes its way into the building in the form of damaging leaks.  It can also lead to mold and mildew.

Melted water under the unmelted snow can decrease the friction between the snow and the roof and cause a dangerous snow slide, like an avalanche. Melted water often refreezes as icicles hanging from the gutters or edge of the roof. These icicles eventually break off when they get too heavy. Both snow slides and falling icicles endanger passersby.

Properly installed spray foam insulation can prevent ice dams.  Most builders and design professionals are not familiar with modern materials and progressive building science techniques that can virtually eliminate all of these problems that force the traditional, less effective requirement for ventilation in these building spaces.  Spray foam insulation can still provide benefits far greater than traditional materials such as fiberglass and cellulose, regardless of whether you decide to ventilate these spaces or not. By using spray polyurethane foam insulation you can increase your home’s energy performance, structural integrity and air quality.