Pros: Foam board, aka rigid foam ... and expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is often the cheapest. Cons: Foam board insulation can be harder to install snugly in unusually shaped spaces, leaving ...

The average cost of blown-in insulation is between $1.65 and $3.80 per square foot. Foam board, or rigid foam board insulation, is best for insulating the exterior of your home and is installed ...

More commonly used to insulate walls in living spaces than attics, rigid board insulation is made from polyisocyanurate or polyiso, extruded polystyrene (XPS) or expanded polystyrene (EPS).

Three of the most common types of insulation for home DIY are fiberglass batts, rigid foam panels (such as expanded polystyrene, or EPS) and mineral wool. Look below for the advantages and ...

However, if you use a rigid foam board that has a vapor barrier of some kind on the outside, this can cause problems because you’ll be sandwiching the insulation between two vapor barriers ...

If you don’t want to take down the ceiling, you can add rigid foam board insulation above the roof sheathing. But that means taking off the roofing and then installing a new roof. If you need a ...

Confused by the difference between PIR and PUR, or EPS and XPS? Read on to find out the strengths of various insulation boards, where to buy them and how they are best applied around the home.

Davis relies on ACH Foam Technologies for Foam-Control® expanded polystyrene (EPS) rigid foam insulation to fill the void in Enterprise’s architectural precast panels. “I’m confident that ...

Carlisle's Insulfoam subsidiary makes EPS rigid foam insulation. "The acquisition of Plasti-Fab delivers vertically integrated polystyrene capabilities to our Insulfoam EPS business while adding ...

Insulating and air sealing are effective ways to reduce the carbon footprints of homes and other buildings, and rigid foam panels are ... led R&D for the firm’s insulation and roofing business.