Seal Attic Spray Foam

Sealing the top of the house keeps the air you paid to heat and cool inside your home.

Seal attic spray foam.

Spray foam is considered a high end insulation because of the cost and because it is seen as a fix all solution for insulation or air sealing. If mechanical systems in your home create a negative pressure environment you could. It s quick and easy to do. Again cover with insulation when you re done.

Fold the bag over and stuff it into the open joist space under the wall a piece of rigid foam board sealed with spray foam also works well for covering open joist cavities. Make sure your attic is properly sealed. In a vented attic all of that expensive airflow is lost to the environment. With the can secured set your desired bead size by adjusting the flow control knob on the back of the gun bead can be.

Unfortunately it s a labour intensive process during a time where good labour is hard to find. One huge benefit of the spray foam insulated attic is that conditioned air leakage from the ac furnace duct system is contained and used to condition the attic. If the can sputters simply. And the benefits range from much lower utility bills to fewer pests to reduced sound transfer.

Using spray foam insulation in an attic is a popular energy saving project. When we seal the attic with spray foam it s as tight as a butter tub. As with pretty much all home improvement projects your contractor might. If using great stuff pro with foam dispensing gun follow these additional steps before application.