JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
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I dropped by a current job site yesterday to find the spray foam sub contractors ripping out all the spray foam under the home's kitchen. I asked what happened and was told the spray foam did not go in right and was smelling up the house.
In talking with the crew they mentioned a few things.
Spray Foam does not like the cold.
The spray foam stock ran out during application of product and sprayed this section with another unit.
I have worked with the same spray foam crew for almost ten years now. They have done dozens of jobs for me including my own home and never once has this smell been present. The crew that was hired by my client is not the crew I work with and they mentioned as well that this is only the second time ever they have had to do this.
One thing I understand about this two pound spray foam is that the liquids need to be warm. In the cold I have seen the guys chill outside over an hour while the chemicals warm up. My gut read on this scenerio is the crew was almost done the job and decide to rush this warm up period.
Any of you men seen or heard of this before?
The two pound foam is this colour and appearance
Photo: Source - Page
Before the spray foam contractors arrived I suggested to the home owners they wrap all the plumbing lines (not this job shown in picture) to prevent the foam from bonding with them. In hind sight this made the removal way easier for this two man crew....
I dropped by a current job site yesterday to find the spray foam sub contractors ripping out all the spray foam under the home's kitchen. I asked what happened and was told the spray foam did not go in right and was smelling up the house.
In talking with the crew they mentioned a few things.
Spray Foam does not like the cold.
The spray foam stock ran out during application of product and sprayed this section with another unit.
I have worked with the same spray foam crew for almost ten years now. They have done dozens of jobs for me including my own home and never once has this smell been present. The crew that was hired by my client is not the crew I work with and they mentioned as well that this is only the second time ever they have had to do this.
One thing I understand about this two pound spray foam is that the liquids need to be warm. In the cold I have seen the guys chill outside over an hour while the chemicals warm up. My gut read on this scenerio is the crew was almost done the job and decide to rush this warm up period.
Any of you men seen or heard of this before?
The two pound foam is this colour and appearance
Photo: Source - Page
Before the spray foam contractors arrived I suggested to the home owners they wrap all the plumbing lines (not this job shown in picture) to prevent the foam from bonding with them. In hind sight this made the removal way easier for this two man crew....
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