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  • Making Waves

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Feb 27, 2024

    Life aboard a houseboat evokes images of endless sun tanning, cold beverages, and floating leisurely from one beach to the next as the captain of one’s own ship. In modern houseboats, there’s endless relaxation potential—with massive, luxurious, custom-built vessels available with all the comforts of an on-land home, such as multiple rooms, stories, solar panels, and interior living quarters impeccably sealed, insulated, and sound-proofed with spray polyurethane foam. read more

  • One of Their Own

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    Imagine just buying and moving into your first house, only to have that excitement torn away as a hurricane blows through and floods the home’s lower level one week later. That’s exactly what happened to Profoam’s Noelle Krevetski and her partner Mike Byrnes. The place was a mess, with many of their unpacked possessions ruined. Just as they thought all was lost, the phone rang! read more

  • Touchdown or Foam Touch

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    The impressive structure of the Kyle Field American football stadium sits on the campus of Texas A&M University (TAMU) in College Station, Texas. It has been home to the Texas A&M Aggies football team since Spring 1905, with a permanent concrete stadium being constructed in 1927. TAMU has updated their stadium several times over the past 96 years and in two recent projects, SPF was applied to both Kyle Field’s new suites and their metal framed indoor training facility (ITF). read more

  • Spill the Beans

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Team
    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    Love them or hate them, golf carts have been popular in the U.S. since the 1950s. However, it was a few decades earlier when the first golf cart was made in 1932 by disabled golfer Lyman Beecher, in his home state of Florida. Beecher improved upon his initial design by adding six car batteries and two more wheels to make it independently operated, but it was only suitable for short distances. read more

  • Puttin' on the Ritz

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Team
    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    On the Mark Spray Foam, LLC. are based in Tampa, Florida, and they have won some impressive jobs as a preferred vendor of the city. They recently completed a commercial project utilizing their experience, logistics and patience. read more

  • A Pinch of Good Fortune

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    Spray polyurethane foam is highly regarded in the U.S. for its versatile insulating capabilities. But it’s less well-known in other areas around the world, like the Australian island of Tasmania. Roofing expert-turned insulation professional Ryan Worn founded Spray Foam Insulation Tasmania with the goal of making Tasmania more energy-efficient, one structure at a time. read more

  • The Crane Game

    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    Contractors are used to weighing up the pros and cons of bidding on projects. However, a job occasionally comes along where a contractor’s intuition pushes them to bid on it. It’s not because of the size and scope of the job, but it’s the challenge and importance of helping a client in need. Such a venture happened to Titan Applicators, LLC in Denver, Colorado. read more

  • Rising Strong

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and no one knows that better than firefighters and city planners. So, when a construction crew located cracks in the concrete floor of the Ottawa Fire Hall’s Station 56 during a remodel, the City of Ottawa acted fast. An engineering report determined that the cracking had not yet affected the building’s structural integrity, but indicated it was only a matter of time. read more

  • What’s in That Stuff?

    • By The Foamgineer
    • Added on Jan 16, 2024

    Have you ever wondered what’s in those A and B-side drums that makes the liquid turn into the rigid, airtight and highly insulative materials you can apply to just about anything? What causes it to turn from liquid to foam? Have you noticed that roofing foam takes longer to expand than wall foam or even open-cell foam? How and why? In this article, we’re going to ask the dumb questions you’ve always wanted to know but didn’t want to ask. read more

  • Up & Running

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Nov 30, 2023

    Ohio State University (OSU), home of the Buckeyes, is heralded as a national champion in athletics like baseball, football, and basketball. OSU’s culture takes sports and athletics seriously, so when school administrators noticed the indoor track at Ohio State University’s French Field House was experiencing problems caused by subsurface erosion, they knew it was time to call in professionals to solve the problem once and for all. read more

  • Stay & Play

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Team
    • Added on Nov 30, 2023

    Stephanie and Dave Mayer are on a mission to revitalize their small Missouri town. How? By launching what they believe is a first of its kind: a sip, shop, and serve concept involving pickleball. This game’s popularity has soared, with The Association of Pickleball Professionals’ (APP) March 2023 research revealing 48.3 million adult Americans have played pickleball at least once in the past 12 months. read more

  • Pinning Down the Insulation

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Nov 30, 2023

    DeWitt Driscoll of Positive Energy North Carolina knows how important it is to remember your roots. Driscoll grew up in Connellsville, PA, about 400 miles from where he currently calls home in Chapel Hill, NC. Earlier this year, he was contacted by an old coach from his former high school in Connellsville, who informed him that the school was planning to build a new wrestling gym. read more