Has anyone used any of the Versa Foam polyurethane spray foam insulation kits that are advertized in the back of FHB?
I am looking to remove the fiberglass from my basement floor joist bays and re-insulating with foam. The kits look easy to use and I’m thinking it would be cheaper than having a spray contractor to come out and do the job. I would also use it to fill little gaps etc in the basement.
If you have used the kit, was it as easy as the product vid on the website and did it work as expected? Any other ideas or suggestions.
Versa Foam’s site is www.rhhfoamsystems.com
Thanks for any info
J-
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I was looking into that foam and it appeared to cost about $1 a board foot. THe foam contractor here gave me an installed price of $1 per board.
Thanks for the info. Anyone else every use or looking into the Versa Foam kits?
Whoodle was was the going rate for the kits, if you dont mind me askin?
Thanks
J-
I found a local contractor that did the job for a little less than a dollar a board foot. That was actually cheaper than the DIY kits were 2 years ago when I had the band joist area sprayed.
As much as I like doing my own work, this is an area that may pay to let others do it. The guy that did the work started covered totally in a Tyvek suit and wearing a respirator. He had a fair about of over spray on him when he was done. I'm sure his sprayer put out much more product than the DIY kits and you probably wouldn't require the same precautions using one of the kits. However, I saw a show on DIY or HGTV network using one of the Foamo type kits. The sprayer didn't spray very fast and the coverage wasn't near as smooth as the contractor applied foam in my crawl space.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
copy, good info to think about.
Thanks
J-
there is also these guys:
http://www.tigerfoam.com/?gclid=CMD7sZespo8CFRFSagodWlt5Rw
I think the small kits are good for filling in small jobs.
For large jobs, the nozzles on the small kits have such a small spray pattern that you have to go up and down a stud bay several times, at a slow rate, versus a quick up and down pass with a commercial rig.
And as someone else mentioned, you'll get a wavy surface with the DIY kits due to having to make multiple passes.
I love the idea of the DIY kits, but in the real world, for large scale applications (roof and wall assemblies) they just don't cut it. For smaller things, like foaming rim joists, where you spray a bit in one spot and move on to the next one, they're fine.
I've used a similar system to insulate an exterior wall in a small bathroom renovation we did. I would have to echo the comments of previous posters and say that this is best left to the pros.
First off, the cost of the DIY stuff is prohibitively expensive... i can pay a spray foam contractor to do the job for the same it would cost me just for the DIY kit (nevermind my time). Second, you can't spray enough material out of the nozzle at once to get nice coverage. You end up going back and forth, up and down, and are left with inconsistent spray depths, etc. I'd just as well leave this one for the specialist.
Yep cost, time and quality of the finished job are all pointing me towards farming the job out to a pro. Our sub is still under construction, maybe I'll grab the insulation company next time they are out at one of the build sites and see if they could fit me in "on the slide" since they are already out this way. LOL
Thanks for all the replies and suggestions
J-