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Foundation Insulation Source (recall?)

JohnD1 | Posted in Energy, Heating & Insulation on March 13, 2007 05:33am

Well, in this case I mean does anybody recall a posting a while ago about pink foam for foundation walls?  I recall it being described as having grooves to fit 1×3 lumber into it, that it was pink, that it was foam, and that one poster said that he ripped plywood to fit into the grooves to get an exact fit.

BUT–I tried all sorts of search words to find it and I can’t find it [thanks prospero].  I also tried Google, but all sorts of off-topic results were returned.


Edited 3/13/2007 10:34 am ET by JohnD1

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  1. DanH | Mar 13, 2007 05:49pm | #1

    Yep, the discussion was 3-6 months back, I think. We found a site for the stuff, IIRC. I made a few posts. (But then, I make a few posts on just about every topic.)

    So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin
  2. joeh | Mar 13, 2007 06:16pm | #2

    If it's pink, it's Dow.

    Joe H

    1. dovetail97128 | Mar 13, 2007 06:27pm | #3

      Wrong.. If it is Pink it is Foamular, manufacturer is Owens Corning.
      Dow is BLUE Link to their Basement insulation.
      http://www.owenscorning.com/around/insulation/project/foamular.asp

      1. joeh | Mar 13, 2007 07:04pm | #4

        WTFWIT?

        Joe H

        1. VaTom | Mar 14, 2007 05:19am | #6

          Been runnin' that backhoe again (and sniffin' the exhaust)?PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!

          1. joeh | Mar 14, 2007 03:41pm | #8

            Born this way, Joe H

        2. dovetail97128 | Mar 14, 2007 06:37pm | #9

          HUH?
          Sorry I got lost in the "lost thread" on abbreviations, just too many to keep up on.
          ;-)

          1. joeh | Mar 14, 2007 08:46pm | #10

            what the f was i thinking.

            Actuall I know now, I was thinking Dow Corning, not Owens Corning.

            Joe H

             

      2. JohnD1 | Mar 13, 2007 08:51pm | #5

        Thanks for the information.  And, I am so lucky--it is available from Mean Yards and Home Despot.

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          BillHartmann | Mar 14, 2007 05:53am | #7

          Dow does make a similar blue product.It is called Wallmate..
          .
          A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.

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