Does spray on insulation from a can exist?

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Does spray on insulation from a can exist?

Postby steveaus » Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:59 am

The ceiling of my trailer gets super hot in the summer, and I want to cover the entire aluminum ceiling with a layer of foam. I'd prefer to use some sort of spray foam from a can - but gap filler won't work since it's the entire surface area of the roof. Does anyone know of a spray on insulation that comes in a can that would work for a whole aluminum ceiling? The trailer is 18 hours drive away in Baja and it would be tough for me to bring enough sheet insulation with me in my car.
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Postby MountainBiker » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:01 am

Yes, there is a type you can get, but I am not sure what it is called.
I just see it a lot on Mike Holmes show, either Holmes on Homes, or Holmes inspection. You should be able to find it on his web site
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Postby Sngleman » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:10 pm

MountainBiker wrote:Yes, there is a type you can get, but I am not sure what it is called.
I just see it a lot on Mike Holmes show, either Holmes on Homes, or Holmes inspection. You should be able to find it on his web site


You can get it at most hardware stores Homedepot / Lowes / Ace. Looks like this:

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Postby Ageless » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:38 pm

I believe this is more like what you are looking for:

http://www.fomofoam.com/




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Postby MountainBiker » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:32 pm

The handi foam was the stuff I was thinking about. I have also seen it on DIY Disasters
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Postby caseydog » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:49 pm

I know that del used the Great Stuff canned foam to insulate his Jelly Belly TD, but it took a lot of cans, and a lot of patience.

It also looks rather like the inside of a coffin. :lol:

But, it can be done.

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Postby kstephenson » Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:45 pm

And the GREAT STUFF.....is hard to clean up......if it gets on things including you.....its work to remove it
You also have to calculate the expansion of the insulation. I only used it to fill cracks
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Postby kennyrayandersen » Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:12 pm

You could score across the regular pink/blue insulation from home depot or Lowes about 75-80% of the thickness and then use liquid nails to just glue it to the inside – I’m guessing that would be a fair amount easier to do than the Ghost-buster-good shootin’-TX method of applying it from a foam can!
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Postby PraireSailor » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:26 pm

Just stop by your local Insulation contractors shop with your trailer at about 5 pm and bring a case of beer and talk to the guys in the back.
you'll have a insulated roof in 5 minutes.
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Postby AWK » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:23 pm

PraireSailor wrote:Just stop by your local Insulation contractors shop with your trailer at about 5 pm and bring a case of beer and talk to the guys in the back.
you'll have a insulated roof in 5 minutes.


:thinking: Now that sounds like a WIN WIN situation! I like that idea.
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