{"id":61,"date":"2012-02-02T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2019-04-23T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:11:15","slug":"rigid-foam-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/rigid-foam-board\/","title":{"rendered":"RIGID FOAM BOARD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-frame \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/foam.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><strong>Polyisocyanurate, Extruded Polystyrene, Expanded Polystyrene<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Rigid insulation is often used for foundations and as an insulated wall sheathing.\u00a0 It is made from fibrous or plastic foams and is produced in board-like forms.\u00a0 These boards can provide full coverage with little heat loss paths and can provide a greater R-value where depth is limited.\u00a0 Some rigid board insulation is faced with a reflective foil that reduces heat flow when next to an air space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is important to understand the differences between the types of rigid insulation to select the proper product for your job.\u00a0 There are a variety of board types as well as a variety of brands.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Polyisocyanurante <\/strong>\u2013 \u201cPolyiso\u201d has the highest R-value per inch of any rigid insulation (as high as 6 per inch).\u00a0 It typically has a reflective foil surface.\u00a0 Certain lines of Polyiso are suitable for exposed use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Rmax \u2013 Thermasheath-3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Dow \u2013 Thermax<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Johns Manville \u2013 AP Foil<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Extruded polystyrene<\/strong> &#8211; (XPS) is usually pink or blue in color with a smooth surface.\u00a0 XPS panels typically are not faced with any other materials.\u00a0 R value is about 5 per inch.\u00a0 This foam will not absorb water like polyiso and is stronger than Expanded polystyrene (EPS).\u00a0 It usually comes in 2\u2019x8\u2019 and 4\u2019x8\u2019 in thicknesses of \u00be\u201d, 1\u201d, 1 \u00bd\u201d, 2\u201d, 2 \u00bd\u201d, 3\u201d, 4\u201d and is available in high-load\/PSI alternatives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Dow Blue Board<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Expanded polystyrene<\/strong> \u2013 (EPS) is the most common and least expensive rigid insulation and has the lowest R value around 3.8 per inch.\u00a0 It comes is a variety of sizes and custom lengths<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Insulfoam<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyisocyanurate, Extruded Polystyrene, Expanded Polystyrene Rigid insulation is often used for foundations and as an insulated wall sheathing.\u00a0 It is made from fibrous or plastic foams and is produced in board-like forms.\u00a0 These boards can provide full coverage with little heat loss paths and can provide a greater R-value where depth is limited.\u00a0 Some rigid &#8230; <a title=\"RIGID FOAM BOARD\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/rigid-foam-board\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about RIGID FOAM BOARD\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricity-distribution.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}