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  • Turn Your Home Into an Allergen-Free Zone with Spray Foam Insulation

    • By Enverge
    • Added on May 22, 2025

    If you or your family members suffer from allergies, you know how frustrating it can be to deal with sneezing, itchy eyes, and congestion—even indoors. What many homeowners don’t realize is that allergens such as pollen, dust, mold spores, and pet dander don’t just accumulate inside; they actually enter the home through tiny cracks, gaps, and unsealed areas. The good news? Spray foam insulation can help create a healthier, allergen-resistant living environment by sealing up those entry points. read more

  • UK Update: New Lending Options Now Accept Spray Foam—With Controls in Place

    • By Tom Dunstan, FT Advisor
    • Added on May 16, 2025

    Recent policy enhancements from the Co-op concerning spray foam, an issue that can leave many homes unmortgageable, has been welcomed by mortgage brokers. The lender said, under the new enhancements, foam spray will be allowed with the controls in place to manage the associated risks. Helix Financial Partners managing director, Adam Stiles, described this announcement as bringing “constructive and pragmatic changes” to help many people affected by spray foam issues. read more

  • All Bubble, No Trouble

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Apr 15, 2025

    At Spray Foam Magazine, we’re always on the lookout for the clever solutions that the masters of the trade have used to make tough jobs easier, or doable in the first place. When we heard about how Brad Redl of Enviro Home in Alberta, Canada, installed Polysource Industries’ Roof Armor Heat Shield closed-cell foam and Roof Armor HD Silver polyurea coating on a 13,000-sq.-ft. roof in below-freezing temperatures, we had to learn more. The secret? A custom-built, heated bubble. read more

  • The Wheels on the Bus

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Team
    • Added on Apr 15, 2025

    In today’s world, we often forget that objects, buildings, and even modes of transport can serve purposes other than their original intentions. Take, for instance, the bright yellow school bus, a symbol usually associated with transporting children to school. However, one decommissioned school bus is being repurposed in a creative and educational way. The Spray Foam Magazine team delves into this innovative project. read more

  • One Foam to Rule Them All

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Apr 15, 2025

    For one homeowner in New South Wales, Australia, the key to ensuring their underground dream home remained dry and energy efficient, lay  in a critical decision—choosing spray foam insulation.  Enter Spray Foam Australia (SFA), who stepped up to the task using the high-performance AUSFOAM 30. AUSFOAM 30 is a low-density rigid polyurethane closed-cell foam system uniquely developed to provide a highly flame retarded foam insulation system. read more

  • David Siegel, the philanthropist, architectural visionary, and spray foam customer, has passed away at 89

    • By Spray Foam Magazine
    • Added on Apr 07, 2025

    April, 7, 2025 – Spray Foam Magazine – David Siegel, the philanthropist, architectural visionary and spray foam customer, has passed away at 89. David and Jackie Siegel's home in Florida was one of North America's largest residential homes spec'd with foam. Spray Foam Magazine covered their massive project connecting with Christopher Paoli, the owner of Central Florida Spray Foam LLC. https://www.sprayfoam-digital.com/sprayfoammagazine/library/page/spring_issue_2022/45/ read more

  • Round & Resilient

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Feb 09, 2025

    Nestled between Nixa and Clever in the heart of Southwest Missouri, and on the fringes of one of Missouri’s largest open springs, there’s a distinctive custom-built home situated on 30 acres; therefore, the possibilities are endless. Constructed in 1985, the home’s great room features a stunning geodesic dome. read more

  • Stronger Together

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Staff
    • Added on Feb 09, 2025

    In late September, torrential rain from Hurricane Helene rushed down the Appalachian mountainside, flooding valleys and leaving rural communities underwater. In Lexington, South Carolina, Todd Bolton of Synergy SprayFoam & HVAC was spared the worst of the storm, but devastation rippled through a tiny community just four hours away—Green Mountain, North Carolina. read more

  • Good Foundations

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Feb 09, 2025

    One recent project included securing the foundations of two high-rise buildings at Lakeview DXE Club in Mississauga with spray foam insulation. The 12- and eight-story mixed-use residential and commercial buildings are designed by Kohn Architects for Vandyk Properties in Mississauga’s Lakeview area. read more

  • Foam Goes Honky-Tonk

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Feb 09, 2025

    If there’s one thing John Ewell of DFW Urethanes has learned, it’s that it takes a certain amount of ruggedness to make it anywhere in Texas. Ewell has worked in the SPF and roofing industry since 1981, yet he still finds himself impressed by spray foam’s toughness and ability to withstand the test of time. He and his team witnessed this firsthand when they recoated the 100,000-sq.-ft. roof deck at Billy Bob’s Texas read more