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One product, very different jobs
Open-cell and closed-cell foam are two materials, but the number of ways they get specified is much larger than two. A vented attic converted to a sealed roofline, a steel building with condensation running down the purlins, and a crawl space with a rotting rim joist are three separate problems that happen to share a spray rig.
This page starts where you start: with the building. Each entry below says what the assembly does, what usually goes wrong in it here on the Gulf Coast, and which system we would normally specify — including the cases where the cheaper option is the right one. If you would rather start from the symptom, the services hub routes that way instead.
Residential
Houses and what fails in them
Most Houston homes lose the argument in the attic. These are the four assemblies we are called to most often.
Attic and roofline
Attic Insulation & Air SealingSealing at the roof deck brings the attic inside the conditioned envelope and takes the ductwork out of a 140-degree space.Attic and air sealing
Whole house
Residential Spray FoamWalls, rooflines and floors on an existing home — what can be reached, what has to be opened, and what it changes.Residential work
Pier and beam
Crawl Space & Rim JoistClosed-cell at the rim joist and band is the usual answer where humidity and floor-level drafts are the complaint.Crawl space work
Retrofit
Insulation RemovalContaminated, rodent-damaged or storm-wet insulation comes out and the deck gets inspected before anything new goes in.Removal work
Steel, agricultural and industrial
Buildings that behave on their own terms
Metal skin, large volumes, and condensation as the primary failure.
Steel
Metal BuildingsClosed-cell applied directly to the underside of the panel removes the condensing surface itself.Metal building work
Mixed use
BarndominiumsHalf shop, half house, one envelope. The living side and the shop side each want their own specification.Barndominium work
Agricultural
Ranch & AgriculturalEquipment barns, tack rooms, shops and covered arenas on acreage — where the priority is usually condensation and rodents.Ranch and agricultural
Energy sector
Oil & GasTanks, vessels, pipe and equipment buildings. Insulation and protective coatings specified against the service temperature.Oil and gas work
Commercial
Commercial & IndustrialWarehouses, light industrial and tenant fit-outs, sequenced to fit the other trades.Commercial work
Roof
Roofing SolutionsSpray foam roofing and coatings over low-slope decks, where the seams are the leak and a monolithic surface removes them.Roofing work
Under construction
If the building is still open
Foam is cheapest and best applied before drywall. Two audiences, two conversations.
Builders, GCs and self-builds
Plan-set takeoffs, a crew that shows up in the window it was given, and a spec the energy rater will recognize — whether it is a production set or your own house.
Builder servicesRenovation with the walls open
A remodel is the one chance to insulate a wall cavity properly. Once drywall is back the options narrow to dense-pack.
Residential scopesThe two systems
Which material, and why
Open-Cell Foam
Lower density, expands further, better at sound. The usual answer at a conditioned attic roofline.
Open-cell detailClosed-Cell Foam
Higher density and a vapor retarder at depth. Steel, crawl spaces, rim joists and flood-exposed assemblies.
Closed-cell detailBlown-In Insulation
Sometimes the right answer, and we will say so. A vented attic with sound decking can perform well on depth alone.
Blown-in detailQuestions
Choosing an application
Describe it when you call. The categories above are the work we do most. Call about anything adjacent. If it is an assembly where another system belongs, we will tell you that too.
Often, yes. A barndominium with a conditioned living side and an unconditioned shop, or a house where the roofline takes open-cell and the rim joist takes closed-cell, are both normal.
Yes. The scope will say what has to be vacated, for how long, and what we do to isolate the work area. Ask for that in writing before you schedule.
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