Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) walls consist of two layers of foam board with concrete poured in between. That said, if applied correctly it does do a great job of insulating. It tends to bury wires and plumbing, making it difficult to make any modifications. It will cost you $5.00 USD to $8.00 USD per square foot to get you to R28-and it’s messy. If foam is incorrectly mixed, it can take months or years to dry, during which time it continues to out-gas. Those who apply the foam must wear full-body suits and gas masks.
Gases from the foam are toxic manufacturers recommend that no one enter a house for 24 hours after it has been sprayed. A fiberglass-insulated wall with a rating of R-21 at 75F (24C) can decrease to R-12 at 9F (-13C).Ĭlosed cell spray foam-urea formaldehyde or isocyanates like polyurethane-does a great job of insulating a home if it’s applied correctly, but it does not create the THERMAL BREAK that EZ SIPS do.It’s closed cell insulation, meaning that it doesn’t permit the transfer of moisture or water.
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And if building code requires you to seal batts off completely with plastic, it can cause condensation and rot. Vast volumes of air move very slowly within the fibers. Since fiberglass is permeable, it allows convection. The R-value testing environment is a constant 75F (24C) with neither wind nor HVAC-induced pressure differential. These are things that R-value ratings don’t take into account. Batt insulation can also slump down over time, leaving parts of the wall uninsulated. That’s because convection causes air to circulate between hot and cold surfaces within the wall cavity. As the temperature differential increases-that’s the difference between outside and inside temperature-the R-value of fiberglass decreases. Walls made with EZ SIPS cost $3.50 USD to $4.50 USD per square foot IN TOTAL! For the entire wall! That’s studs, plates, OSB and EZ SIPS panels!įiberglass is the least expensive insulating option. EZ SIPS leave the inner wall open, with removable, replaceable surface channels for wiring and plumbing.
EZ SIPS’ rating of R-28 at 75F (24C) increases to R-33 at 9F (-13C).ĮZ SIPS are EZ to install, don’t out-gas, prevent convection, and when you foam the seam between panels with a can of sprayfoam they form a virtually airtight building envelope. Because of this, EZ SIPS’ R-VALUE CLIMBS as the temperature differential increases. It doesn’t permit air or moisture transfer. EPS is a rigid, durable, non-toxic closed-cell foam. If the floor deckis slightly off level, panels will not line up properly with each other, requiring cement grinding or messy on-site panel modification.ĮZ SIPS are rigid 6¾” x 4’ x wall height foam panels made from precisely routered expanded polystyrene EPS insulation™.
Also as long as your foundation is perfectly square and level. And because you need to fur out the walls and / or build plumbing chases, you’re into more work and more material.Īside from the hassle of fishing wires (and cutting holes), conventional SIPS are great as long as you don’t mind paying extra for your walls, for engineering costs, for crane rental and often for long-distance shipping. They are tough for sub-trades to deal with, as they must fish wires through chases buried deep in the foam and cut holes in the OSB. Factory SIPS systems typically cost between $7.00 USD and $9.00 USD per square foot of wall. They are then stood with the help of a crane, and joined together. Entire walls are pre-fabricated, with openings cut out, and trucked to the job site. Here’s how EZ SIPS stack up against the competition:Ĭonventional structural insulated panels (SIPS) are a sandwich of oriented strand board (OSB) and foam. With EZ SIPS you get SUPERIOR THERMAL PROTECTION without changing the way you frame! DARE to compare… Insulated Panels and EZ SIPS are revolutionizing the way homes are built!Įvery builder has a way they like to build.
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