http://foamwest.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:02:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well things are kinda slow out there right now.  The economy is making things tough and the lack of new houses being built is hard on the contractor right now. We have however been able to work with several home energy auditors to get some work retro fitting house that are ... http://foamwest.com/blog/?p=22 People ask me all the time why should I foam my house.  To me the answer is simple, but when your writing the check you need a little more answer than it's the most energy efficient product you can use and it will save you up to 50% of the energy ... http://foamwest.com/blog/?p=19 Last month we were contacted by the owner of the disposal service for Smith Valley, and Yerington Nevada.  He has a trash and garbage disposal service that has a large three bay steel building for servicing all his equipment.  He built the building himself and it is standard steel construction.  ... http://foamwest.com/blog/?p=17 Well we finished the house in Bishop California for the Martins and things went really well.  The house as i mentioned was constructed of ICF ( Insulated Concrete Forms) and was located out in the Buttermilk's which lie at the base of Mount Tom essentially.  You can only imagine how ... http://foamwest.com/blog/?p=15 We are off to Bishop California to foam the roof of a new home that has incorporated ICF construction with radiant heat, and solar.  I am really excited about working on this home.  Insulated Concrete Forms and foam roofs go hand in hand with each other.  The icing on the ... http://foamwest.com/blog/?p=12 Well things have gone well on this new home in Reno.  I installed Agribalance in all the exterior walls of this new home.  The wall R value is 24.75, and is sealed tight.  We completed the walls and then went to work on the roof assembly.  This roof assembly was ... http://foamwest.com/blog/?p=10 A local Reno builder encouraged a new Reno resident to invest in the new home with a polyurethane insulation system and have us -  Foam Insulation Solutions install the system. We are currently in the prep phase of the home; which includes a full caulking package on the exterior wall studs, ... http://foamwest.com/blog/?p=3