Foam Insulation

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[azthundercloud]

i have a few skylights that wre not insulated. can this product be used to fill a 36in wide by 24 in tall by 3in deep area? i deaed going in there to stsaple insulation as it is a pain to get to these areas

[AsktheBuilder]

@azthundercloud Why not used rigid foam to within .5 inch and then the foam from the can?

[panddjensen]

well, didn't think of it that way..thinking more along the lines that these types of products had a certain temp range to them, kind of like painting which you can only do in certain temps. Guess I will give it a go!

[AsktheBuilder]

@panddjensen Correct. That explains my first reply to you. That's precisely why I said to look at the label. We're now on the same page. I had the same fears you did. That it was temperature dependent.

[panddjensen]

I live an hour away from the store so I was trying to do some research before wasting gas and money if I wasn't going to be able to use it. I did go to Great Stuff's website and there wasn't a thing I could find on temp. I tried calling them and was put on hold for a long time so I tried researching it online and that's how I came across your YouTube video. I figured you prob had alot of experience with it and it would be a pretty easy question.

[AsktheBuilder]

@panddjensen It would be an easy question if I was able to memorize the label instructions for the tens of thousands of products out there. My guess is that when you don't see any temp ranges on the label of the product, then you can use it at any temp that you can work in. Go for it.

[catfish4975]

Christ Almighty, that was a sweet shirt you ruined Tim.

[Soythane]

My friend, forget the shirt, you should have wore a minumum of a charchol resperator.

[414Gianna]

could you use the ridged dry to fill cracks on floating docks or boats so they don't leek?

[AsktheBuilder]

@panddjensen When you read the instructions on the cans and went to the manufacturer's website, what did you discover? I'm sure you did that before writing your comment, right?

[panddjensen]

Thanks for the video! Can you tell me what temp it has to be inside the house in order to use the spray? We live in VT and it only gets to a high of 35 degrees right now. Is that too cold if I kept the bottles in a warm car before using them?

[mrjost55]

This stuff dries inside the tube, so it's basically a one time use bottle, unless you can find another supply tube or you can clear the old one out.