Johns Manville is offering mineral wool insulation. In addition to thermal control, fire resistance and acoustic performance were touted as advantages. Johns Manville states that mineral wool has a 2000° F melting point.
Owens Corning is also getting into mineral wool insulation and cited similar benefits.
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Utility Knife
This utility knife is well-made and comes in handy when cutting rigid foam insulation. You can extend the snap blade to cut through a 2-inch foam board.
Although powered staplers are very popular, you still need a manual stapler on the job site. This staple gun from DEWALT® is reliable and easy to fire, reducing fatigue over prolonged use.
This suit provides full body protection to help you stay clean from head to toe when installing insulation. We recommend wearing sweats underneath for additional coverage.
The 10-in. Jobsite Saw PRO has a wider table, a new dust-control port, and a more versatile fence, along with the same reliable safety mechanism included in all SawStop tablesaws.
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