Residential

1. Spray polyurethane foam can't be green, it's made from petroleum?
Only one part of spray foam is from petroleum. The other part of spray foam is made from re-newable vegetable crops, in fact it used to be called "beet foam" because of the use of sugar beets in the formulation. Additionally, it has the highest "R" value per inch of any insulation product on the market today.

2. Spray foam makes the structure to tight and creates indoor air pollution.
Spray foam can actually make the interior space heather than using traditional insulation. Spray foam is an insulation/vapor barrier that keeps moisture out so mold can not grow. Outside air pollution, dust, airborne chemicals, allergens etc. can not penetrate through spray foam like other insulations. Your home or building receives more than enough air exchange each time you open an outside door.

3. Spray foam produces a toxic smoke in a fire?
The spray foam inside of a home is protected by a layer of sheet rock providing a 15 min. fire resistant barrier between the foam and a potential fire. This is a national building code law. The answer to the question is yes, ANY product containing "plastic" will produce a thick smoke when burned. So this means your carpeting, couch, recliner, television, bed mattresses, curtains etc. will all produce thick smoke in the event of a fire creating a hazardous condition long before a fire could ever get to the spray foam behind a wall or ceiling.

4. Spray foam gives off noxious gases?
Spray foam is the result of mixing two chemicals together producing a cellular structure created by expanding gases. This process stops within a couple of hours after the application is complete. Then the spray foam is sealed behind the sheet rock walls and ceilings. When spray foam is installed under a home it can actually prevent radon gases in the earth from entering the interior of a structure.

5. Spray foam releases deadly urea formaldehyde fumes into your home?
This one is truly amazing. Spray polyurethane foam has NEVER had urea formaldehyde in it! The product referred to was a different type of foam product used in the 1970's & 80's and was unrelated to spray polyurethane foam. Oh, by the way did you know that fiberglass still has urea formaldehyde in it? No one wants to talk about that.

6. Spray polyurethane foam makes the walls sweat.
Spray polyurethane foam will actually prevent condensation from forming on interior wood or metal walls. Condensation occurs when warm moist air makes contact with a cold surface. This can't happen on a properly insulated wall.

7. Spray polyurethane foam is a new product and doesn't have a history of success?
Spray polyurethane foam has been around for decades in the commercial market. My personal knowledge goes back to 1963 when my father (also a contractor) began applying spray polyurethane foam on commercial buildings. Spray polyurethane foam was actually used in the 50's but was not commercially available. As far as a success story goes, well the US government, NASA and all branches of the US military seem to think is a pretty good product.