Basement finishing

[MacDougalbry]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

do it all man..it's especially good for basements..

it's an airtight seal, no vapour barrier needed... $.50 per sq. ft. per inch.

Did they give you an actual quote for an actual (basement sized) job, or did someone just say $.50 over the phone? What I have heard previously is that the cost of professionally installed sprayfoam is typically around $3.00 per sqft for 2 inch coverage. As you go to greater thicknesses, the incremental cost gets cheaper.

For the DIY Touch and Seal product, I have heard a price of about $1.00 per sqft per inch if you go for the larger kits.

$600 for that Dow DIY does seem rather expensive ($3.00 / sqft / inch)?

[Flames_Gimp]

call the 2 businesses i posted, One of the 2 gave me that quote... I said it was for 2x4 walls..they said that was the price..

[IGGYRULES]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

do it all man..it's especially good for basements..

it's an airtight seal, no vapour barrier needed... $.50 per sq. ft. per inch.

Be careful! There are 2 types of foam, one type is a closed cell which acts as a vapor barrier and one is an open cell which still needs a vapor barrier. The cheaper one would be the open cell. I believe the new national building code has included some products such as rigid insulation (styrospan) vapor impermeable. FYI you are now allowed to insulate and drywall without the vapor barrier if you use vapor impermeable paint

[Flames_Gimp]

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