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Rigid foam insulation concrete block.
These tongue and groove panels are made of expanded polystyrene eps the same stuff that s in the cups that keep your coffee hot and are glued directly to the concrete block with a polyurethane adhesive.
Unfinished walls including foundation walls.
The interior wall surface is usually finished with gypsum wallboard or paneling.
Meps xps are used in insulated structural panels and in insulating concrete forms icfs.
You can even place it under the foundation slab.
It is denser than eps and provides more r value with a rating of 5 per inch of thickness.
Polystyrene also is referred to as molded expanded polystyrene meps expanded polystyrene eps and extruded polystyrene xps the most common foam board insulation product.
The insulation may be rigid board extruded or expanded polystyrene or polyisocyanurate closed cell spray polyurethane foam cellular glass fibrous batt or fibrous blown in insulation note however that fibrous insulation is susceptible to moisture.
New construction or major renovations.
This foam board insulation is available with straight or tongue and groove edges to help limit air movement.
This foam board insulation is the rigid pink or blue panels that can be found at home centers in many different thicknesses.
Foam board to be placed on outside of wall usually new construction or inside of wall existing homes.
Types of insulating boards choose from three types of insulating foam core boards for wall insulation.
Rigid foam insulation also known as insulating boards provide high r values.
There is almost no mess and the foam isn t itchy like fiberglass.
Rigid foam comes in large lightweight panels that you can install directly on the surface of the concrete blocks.
They keep your home at a comfortable temperature without the need to crank your heat.
If you re insulating a storage area or a room that will not be finished you can.
Some manufacturers incorporate foam beads or air into the concrete mix to increase r values.
Drywall can be attached to them directly without the need for studs.