Metal Building Spray Foam Insulation In Cambridge, Ontario

Why Steel Buildings Drip

Heat a steel shop and the moist air inside hits frigid metal and condenses. It then rains down on tools, trucks and stored gear. Foam sprayed on the panels keeps their inner face warm, so that moisture never gets a cold surface.

Fibreglass blankets behind plastic tend to fail in these buildings. One tear in the plastic and the blanket soaks through, rusting the steel behind it.

Closed Cell Foam Is The Right Product For Steel

Closed cell foam stops air and vapour in one layer. It also stiffens thin sheeting and dulls the drumming of rain on the roof. Walls, roof and end walls are all sprayed, with care taken around doors and windows.

Steel Sheds And Shops In North Dumfries

Farms and country lots near Ayr, Branchton and Roseville hold plenty of steel machine sheds and hobby shops. Spray foam makes them warm enough to heat and use all winter long.

Changing How You Use A Building

Turning an unheated storage shed into a heated workshop can change the rules on covering foam. We tell you what to ask the building department before the project begins.

Metal Building Spray Foam Insulation For Quonset Huts

Arched quonset buildings are almost all roof, so they lose heat and drip faster than a square shed. Foam follows the curve without seams or fasteners, which no blanket or board can do. Foam on a quonset turns a cold storage shell into a usable shop.

How Thick Should The Foam Be?

It depends on how you use the building. A shop held just above freezing needs less depth than one heated to working temperature all winter. Two inches of closed cell foam stops most dripping. More depth adds heat savings. Your estimate lists the inches for walls and roof separately, so the choice is clear.

Getting A Steel Shop Ready For Spraying

Steel panels should be clean and dry before foam goes on. Oil, dust and frost all stop foam from bonding, so we wipe or blow down the panels and check the surface temperature first. Metal building spray foam goes on best when the steel is above freezing, which is why winter jobs may need a heater running the night before.

Move vehicles and tools to the centre of the floor and we cover them. Doors and windows are masked, and overspray on the floor is scraped up before we leave.