Buyer's Guide to Pricing For Spray Foam Insulation
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2021
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Man thank you so much for your knowledge and skills you give us! The knowledge and experience you've shared would take 20+ years to collect
All good points and very true. Not just for spray foam, but
any household construction project.
It's all about how much effort is required. Well done on the tips.
Excellent information, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the information
My pleasure
Great show.
Thanks
Well said sir. 👍👍
First off, I love your videos and your workmanship, I wish you were near Duluth, MN!
I have a very small commercial building that only has 11.5' x 15.5' interior with 9' tall walls. I only want the walls sprayed with 2" of closed cell. The walls are all 12" thick cinder blocks and I have metal 2x4 studs 2' on center that are 1" away from the block. I have gotten 5 bids and none of them will get back to me after giving a bid. They all said "We have a minimum charge of $2000." I'm thinking that's a bit high but I finally said "O.K., go ahead, I just want to get it done and I'll pay cash." to the last bidder. And now they too will not get back to me. It must be too small of a job is my guess. My building has extremely easy access right off the main highway, plenty of parking and power. I don't get it.
I'm now thinking about just buying two 650 froth paks and doing it myself. I would very much like your input/thoughts on my situation.
Keep up the great work and videos. Thanks in advance! :)
That's tough. I do all size of jobs big and small. The smaller ones can be good money makers because you are in and out fast with few issues.
DYI foam can be dangerous.
Be patient and persistent and you'll find someone to do it. Squeaky wheels get the grease...
Liked the all the shots of different jobs. Curious why spraying on flexible osb floor?
It is a structural void form floor - uses cardboard void forms. So we asked for the builder to install OSB to stiffen the walking surface.
I went low, hired some Mexicans that retrofitted a used Sara Lee truck with spray foam barrels. Paid a THIRD to a FOURTH of the price of the “good” contractors quotes and am very happy. Granted, I knew the installation would be less professional and I did have to do a bit of my own cleanup, but it was in a crawl space and I literally saved more than $5k. Half the “good” contractors wouldn’t even take the job.
Hey some people eat sushi from a gas station. Go tell the world about it...
@@SprayJones lol y u mad bro?
Hey Mike. I was hoping you could help me out. I have a new all metal pole building. 30x50x12. It has a 6" eave on it that is open. I had a company spray closed cell spray foam 2" on all the walls and ceiling. Problem is they left a 4" gap at the eave. They said they have had problems with the metal on the eves buckling when spray foamed. I suggested putting some batt in there or cardboard etc to cover the opening then completing the 2" of spray foam to make the sealed envelope. They only want to use batt insulation in the eves. Now this is just a home work shop, but I'd like your opinion on this please. Located in upper MI and it will be heated all the time.
If there is a gap at the eave nothing is sealed. Watch my video series on spraying roofs non-vented. I go over it in great detail there with pics.
Im getting a 30x60 building very soon and doing the same thing. What did you end up doing with your eves? My foam guy didn't say anything yet about leaving mine open but then again my building has not been built yet. I'm still waiting on a construction date.
Do you mind sharing the specs on that particular foam in the video.
Do you do work in the South, more specific state of Tennessee USA? If not do you have any recommendations?
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I know this isn't the correct video to ask this question, but I've watched hours of your videos and haven't found an answer to my question. If wanting to spray foam in a steel building that already has the roll out (white plastic backed) insulation installed what prep needs to be done to prepare for foam?
Is there a product that needs to be applied over the plastic backed insulation or does it just need to be removed?
All that batt insulation has to go and spray direct to metal. No and ifs or buts.
@@SprayJones Thank you for that info.
Would spray foam be a good option for a panelized wall system. Where the panels (say 8ft x 8 ft 2 x 6's at 24" o.c. ), were constructed and sprayed in a warehouse. Then assembled on site. What are your thoughts?
I think that is an excellent option for those types of homes. In any type of house, spray foam is the best of the best option.
It also adds structural integrity to the building locks everythjng together.
It still would not will not help at the connection point of each wall section. Unless the foam is able to be sprayed over the connection points. Im talking about closed cell foam.
Open cell foam would not help with rigidity.
Ive been spraying spray foam for 10 years. Mostly closed. A few open. Wisconsin.
In my eyes, closed cell foam is the best insualtion option you can choose.
@@autoandhomediy5974 thank you for your perspective. I want to have the r value without having to frame out the walls 12 inches. I was considering Zip R sheathing or equal... a continuous insulation on the exterior would help the thermal bridging. But my price point is starting to speed to.. too expensive for the average person. That's my target audience. Reduce electricity and heating/cooling for the life of the home saves families the most. And a solar array that pays the family or net metering. We should be building all houses with these considerations at this point.
I paid $18k for a 1200sq/ft A-frame cabin closed cell foam. . Exterior walls and roof deck, non-vented. 3" roof deck and "2 in walls. It's new construction and everything is open. According to pricing I've seen online that would be considered very high-end pricing. What do you think? I love your videos, thanks so much for all your expertise.
That is like me asking you to tell me if I paid too much for a car I just bought....knowing minimal details.
If you said you paid $35K I would want to investigate more, bu at 18K I wouldn't spend any time on it...
Spray foam over gravel,is it neccessary to put down some plastic under gravel.?
No
I had some people come in and tell me that they wanted 20k for a 1000sq-ft attic floor. Told me they would do sub 2" and then put blow in over the close cell. I have to ask, is this as insane of a price as it sounds like to me? Because I feel like I should literally be doing it myself for that price.
Sounds VERY high.
Way to high
An established Maryland company proposed spraying my attic (~2800 sqft. only the underside of roof, no removal of fiber) with 3" closed-cell for $31,299. I am getting another estimate from another company, but I find the first companies proposal to be absurdly disrespectful. Is there any justification for this price in a suburb of Washington DC?
Sounds high...might be a bugger off price..
@@DR-um2bv Getting the fiber removed and attic sprayed by another company in April 2023. I will post price and results at that time.
@@vince2007combustion My Montgomery County project is at the final permitting stage (2300 sqft ranch, 8:12 pitch, 2x6 walls, basement/crawlspace 70/30). Cameron Group provided a quote with a mix of open cell/closed cell/batt because closed cell is so expensive. I don't understand why closed cell is so much more than open cell. Any ideas?
@@vince2007combustion Hi Ryan, how did your project turn out?
Hey Matt, The project turned out great! I ended up going with a company called Devere Insulation. The cost was $31,558 for 6.5" roof / 3.5" gable walls, but they gave me 7" to 8" / 4" to 5". I rented an insulation vacuum and did the blown-in removal and disposal myself, saving $4995 (extremely hard work). I masked up and checked the coverage during the 3 days to be sure.
I got three quotes and they were massively different. I figured the top just didnt want to bother with my buisness.
I have checked companies recent work before. Should have with this.
My worry is that they send me to a fake customer. Or some other way of fooling me. Idk.
All good points. Space angle. How much prep. Anything that adds time or uncomfortable. Doing a open wall is allot different than doing a low pitched attic retrofit.
So how much is a fair wage for a spray foam installer, and what do you look for years of experience, attitude, knowledge, mechanical knowledge, spray foam patter etc? In the process of two people one with 8 years experience but very slow , lazy but dependable and another 2 years and very harworker and knowledge all.
I think this requires a video to answer.... lots to go over there.
As far as wage... that is between you and them. Want to lose them easy? Want to see them advance? Are you generous? What does it cost to train them for 2 years? What mistakes can the poor ones make that'll cost you? What is a good installer worth to keep?
I have said for 17 years we are very specialized, but in a narrow field.
Okay thanks will keep posted income you make a video about it.
Okay thanks will keep posted income you make a video about it.
Okay thanks will keep posted in case you make a video about it.
Okay thanks will keep posted in case you make a video about it.
This justification for non-transparent and inequitable pricing is disgusting… the more they can say “it depends on complexity”, the higher the price they can get away with charging. I see right through you! Maybe you should consider charging by the hour then to make pricing more fair to all types of clients.
Commie Castro, hit the road!
Chris, I don't get why contractors don't just do an hourly rate. Who cares if it's a lot? To me it protects both parties. It would also be cool to expect something more expensive for say, a ceiling than walls.
At least Just name and price something
You don't get it, not even a little bit.
@@SprayJones reallyyy I am glad you do
you talk to slow and not to the point as far as cost