GBA Logo horizontal Facebook LinkedIn Email Pinterest Twitter X Instagram YouTube Icon Navigation Search Icon Main Search Icon Video Play Icon Plus Icon Minus Icon Picture icon Hamburger Icon Close Icon Sorted

Community and Q&A

Shrinkage in XPS foam board

Abbas14 | Posted in General Questions on

Some times i have faced shrinkage problems in XPS foam board. i could not understand the actual reason. while blowing agent is HFC or HCFC/HC to some extent.
can any body give me the reason and how it can be overcome.
shrinkage is about 2%.

regards.

GBA Prime

Join the leading community of building science experts

Become a GBA Prime member and get instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field.

Related Questions

Replies

  1. GBA Editor
    Martin Holladay | | #1

    Abbas,
    I don't know the reason, nor how it can be overcome, but I have information on the phenomenon. Start by reading this article: "Using Rigid Foam As a Water-Resistive Barrier." (Scroll down until you reach the section with the heading "Do rigid foam panels shrink?")

Log in or create an account to post an answer.

Community

Recent Questions and Replies

  • |

  • |

  • |

  • |
View More Ask a Question

Featured Blogs

Musings of an Energy Nerd View More

Contemplating residential energy use

Product Guide View More

Double Check

Do you really want to delete the list, ?

Note

This won't delete the articles you've saved, just the list.

This feature has been temporarily disabled during the beta site preview.

You must be a magazine subscriber to access this feature.

Subscribe today and save up to 44%

Subscribe

Or learn more

Already a subscriber?