Winter Reflection & Finding Your “Why?”
Winter is a fantastic time to reconnect with – or find! – your “Why?”, and to create more sustainable habits in your work.
Spray Foam Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting, Part 3: Diagnosing Heat Management Issues
Spray foam expansion and setting issues or an abnormal foam stream from your spray gun are indicators of temperature-related problems. Let’s learn to diagnose temperature issues!
Spray Foam Tips, Tricks & Troubleshooting – Part Two: How to Fix Abnormal Spray Foam Colors, Textures, and Pressures
Common pressure issues in a spray foam system are often indicated by abnormal foam colors, strange foam textures, and imbalanced pressure gauge readings.
Spray Foam Tips, Tricks, & Troubleshooting – Part One: Essential Habits for Spraying Better Foam
Today, we will discuss properly maintaining your spray foam equipment, safely storing foam materials, and always preparing your tools of the trade before starting a day on the job. Let’s jump in!
How to Bid a Spray Foam Job, Part Two: Estimating Labor Costs and Bidding Odd Jobs Using Machine Stroke Count
Equip yourself to bid spray foam jobs like a pro AND get paid what you’re worth for every job you spray! In Part Two of our How to Bid A Spray Foam Job, we will discuss bidding odd spray foam jobs using machine stroke count and adding labor costs into your job bids. Let’s go!
How to Bid a Spray Foam Job, Part One – Taking Measurements and Estimating Material Costs
Creating a spray foam job bid can be overwhelming – but don’t fret! Freedom Foam is here to help. In this blog post, you’ll learn how to take on-site measurements quickly AND how to correctly estimate material costs for creating an accurate spray foam job bid. Let’s jump in!
What are HFCs and HFOs? Understanding the Transition from HFC to HFO in Spray Foam Blowing Agents, Part Two
In this blog post, we unpack what hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, and hydrofluoroolefins, or HFOs, are; why the EPA is suggesting the change from HFC to HFO in spray foam insulation; and which US states already require the transition.
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Understanding the Transition from HFC to HFO in Spray Foam Blowing Agents, Part One: Spray Foam Chemistry
The latest EPA guidelines are calling for a transition from hydrofluorocarbon – or HFC – in spray foam blowing agents to hydrofluoroolefin – or HFO.
To better understand HFCs, HFOs, and blowing agents, we first need to examine spray foam chemistry.
Let’s jump in!
Spray Foam Heat Management
Temperature conditions play a huge role in the behavior of your spray foam insulation. Creating the right conditions for your spray foam before, during, and after application will ensure optimal performance.
Open-Cell vs. Closed-Cell: An Introduction to Spray Foam Insulation
At Freedom Foam & Equipment, LLC, we believe that to truly master one’s trade, one must thoroughly understand “the basics.” So let’s start digging into our trade, dissecting all the lingo, and striving to understand spray foam insulation as well as we can, so we can better serve our customers.