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You Don’t Know Foam

 

You Don’t Know Foam: Whether you use a gun or a straw, there’s more to filling a gap than pulling a trigger

The first time I saw a professional spray-foam gun was when my friend Andy pulled his Pageris gun from a green protective case to air-seal and insulate around a window he’d just installed. The gun had a larger can than those that dispense foam through a straw, and it offered far better control over the size of the bead. In addition, Andy didn’t have to come up with a use for the other 90% of the can’s foam that he didn’t need on this job.

[To read more of Justin Fink’s article from the February/March 2014 issue of Fine Homebuilding, click the link below.]

You Dont Know Foam by Justin Fink.pdf

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