Dan Meier is an engineer in British Columbia's mining sector. Dan has undertaken a major rebuild of his 40 year old home in the Township of Langley. The project has seen the fnished square footage increase from 1720 ft2 to 3540 ft2, doubling the homes living space.
Q.
Dan, what first struck me about you on our frst meeting is how attentive to detail you are and how focused you are on the task at hand. What was it that brought you to look into insulation options?
Dan, what first struck me about you on our frst meeting is how attentive to detail you are and how focused you are on the task at hand. What was it that brought you to look into insulation options?
A.
We bought a home in East Langley with the intent of renovating and expanding it. One of our main objectives was to create an energy effcient, environmentally sound home and thus we sought out quality products to be used throughout the process. This extended not only to insulation but to all of our materials and mechanical equipment. What drew me to look carefully at insulation materials though is the direct relationship to operating costs and the soft cost of comfort. The old home had extremely poor insulation with no vapour barrier. You would have the thermostat on 21C and the house was very dafty and not comfortable pretty obvious where our heating costs were going.
We bought a home in East Langley with the intent of renovating and expanding it. One of our main objectives was to create an energy effcient, environmentally sound home and thus we sought out quality products to be used throughout the process. This extended not only to insulation but to all of our materials and mechanical equipment. What drew me to look carefully at insulation materials though is the direct relationship to operating costs and the soft cost of comfort. The old home had extremely poor insulation with no vapour barrier. You would have the thermostat on 21C and the house was very dafty and not comfortable pretty obvious where our heating costs were going.
Q.
In our first discussion it became obvious that you had done your homework and had a reasonably good handle on your options for insulation materials, how they performed and what the advantages of each was. What was it that drew you toward Spray Foam Insulation in particular?
In our first discussion it became obvious that you had done your homework and had a reasonably good handle on your options for insulation materials, how they performed and what the advantages of each was. What was it that drew you toward Spray Foam Insulation in particular?
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I had seen the product used on Mike Holmes' shows on HGTV and decided to learn more about the product. It wasn't hard to understand the advantages of spray foam insulation versus the more traditional insulating materials and the value it brought to a home. I was looking for a material that was versatile and would do a number of things all at once. Ideally the material would be a very good thermal barrier, would seal the building envelope thus playing a large role in eliminating potential mold and mildew issues. Spray foam fit the bill and I quickly eliminated other options because of how superior spray foam performed in all of these areas.
I had seen the product used on Mike Holmes' shows on HGTV and decided to learn more about the product. It wasn't hard to understand the advantages of spray foam insulation versus the more traditional insulating materials and the value it brought to a home. I was looking for a material that was versatile and would do a number of things all at once. Ideally the material would be a very good thermal barrier, would seal the building envelope thus playing a large role in eliminating potential mold and mildew issues. Spray foam fit the bill and I quickly eliminated other options because of how superior spray foam performed in all of these areas.
