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   AaronRosenthal | Dec 24, 2004 09:43am | #1

   Hi Sue. Welcome to Breaktime.
   I bet you'll be back as the house is being built. LOL!
   Even though we don't get quite as cold as you or sly karma, I use the appropriate (temperature)foam in all weathers. It does not depend on the temperature to solidify up, but instead, the chemical reaction. Go for it.

   Quality repairs for your home.

   Aaron the Handyman
   Vancouver, Canada

    

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   Piffin | Dec 24, 2004 02:01pm | #2

   Actually, it will work, but not as well. You won't get as much mileage out of it, and there will be some places it will not stick as well. But warm the can, and the area you will use it first for best results.

   notice i said WARM the can, not heat it. Direct exposure to high heat can have some disatorous consequences.

    

    

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   SuefromTO | Dec 24, 2004 05:39pm | #3

   Thank you both for your suggestions.  And, yes you're right...I'll be back in this forum for sure.  I'd been in House Chat for so long until I discovered this forum is more appropriate.  Can I ask how you would warm the framing around the window? 

   Thanks again and Merry Christmas!!

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   Piffin | Dec 24, 2004 05:47pm | #4

   On our jobs, we'll be running some sort of heat during the day. That, plus the normal daytime temperature peak, makes quite a differrence as long as the wind is not blowing. For additional heat if needed, you could use your hair blow-dryer. However, you want one person on the dryer and another using the foam cans. I'm sure you don't want the gummy mess from foam all over the dryer when it goes back to your vanity.

   I got to thinking about htis some more. Why are ther big holes around the windows on this installation? If a window is properly flashed and installed, there should be no holes to the exterior, or maybe an occasional pinhole. What windows are these and what procedure was used to install? Are they flashed on the outside with vycor or similat peel and stick membrane? 

    

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   SuefromTO | Dec 24, 2004 07:58pm | #5

   I shouldn't say they are "big" holes between the frame of the window and the 2x6 studs - it is probably a half inch at most - and more like a quarter of inch generally.  Just the width of the shims my framer used when he installed them.  They were installed with plastic mounting pieces that are nailed directly to the inside of the stud.  That is the way they came from the manufacturer.

   We haven't installed any flashing yet - as we're not going to apply the stucco finish until the Spring.  So when my stucco guy is on the job, he'll seal the exterior.  Right now I want to eliminate gaps just so we can start heating the inside.  Does that make sense?

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   Piffin | Dec 25, 2004 03:16am | #6

   Isee. What you refered to as holes is just the normal shim space between frame size and rough openning, not holes that go all the way outside. You're fine.

   Now enjoy shredding that wrapping paper 

    

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   DavidThomas | Dec 25, 2004 03:55am | #7

   "I'm sure you don't want the gummy mess from foam all over the dryer when it goes back to your vanity."

   Sometimes, you just ought to spurge and spend the $7.95 on a hair dryer at Wal-Mart and dedicate to the construction site.  I throw one in each technician's van and I DON'T expect to be using it later on my hair. 

   No, it ain't a $65 heat gun from Graingers.  For one thing the hair dryer doesn't come with GFCI included for free!

   David Thomas   Overlooking Cook Inlet in Kenai, Alaska

   Edited 12/24/2004 8:38 pm ET by David Thomas

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   Piffin | Dec 25, 2004 05:09am | #8

   I didn't know they were that cheap. I do have a couple heat guns but figured sue wouldn't want to spend extra bucks 

    

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