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  • Spray Foam Rig Fire Safety

    • By Provided by Rick Duncan
    • Added on Nov 09, 2024

    Spray foam rigs have inherent fire risks from onboard combustible or flammable chemicals and materials. Ensuring proper fire safety prevents accidents that could cause serious injury, damage to equipment and customer property or even fatalities read more

  • The Great Filter Debate

    • By Dudley J. Primeaux II, PCS, CCI
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    Ah yes, the big discussion at times, to use filter screens in the spray gun or not? If so, what is the proper size to use? This discussion, with various opinions, seems to come up on social media quite often. But who is correct here, and what is best? read more

  • The Year in Foam

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Staff
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    From groundbreaking product advancements and a cutting-edge tech series dedicated to advancing contractor expertise through training the next generation of spray foam pros with knowledge and tools, 2024 was a year of honor, growth, and anticipation for an even brighter future. Here’s a look back at some highlights that made this year unforgettable, leaving us excited for what 2025 might bring. read more

  • Stronger Spans

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Staff
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    From flash floods to forest fires, the earth is suffering from what some experts are saying are the effects of climate change. How are these factors impacting bridges? read more

  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    It’s that time of year when nostalgia comes knocking, and for one community that nostalgia came in the shape of a 40-ft Santa statue. read more

  • Worth Barking About

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    Such was the case for Spray Foam Australia (SFA), who saw a single job for one kennel client grow into four jobs for two kennel clients. The clients, Hi-Five Boarding Kennels and Abbeyvale Lodge Boarding Kennels, both wanted to install spray foam insulation to make the kennels more comfortable for the dogs and facility staff. read more

  • Duck & Cover

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    Blake Talley of American Dreams Spray Foam Insulation in Butler, Missouri is on retainer to install SPF to the duck blinds made by Joe Harris of Blind Spot Outdoors in nearby Montrose, Missouri. Harris’s insulated duck blinds have proven popular with customers nationwide, but really hit the target with customers from the North who frequently hunt in wet, freezing climates. read more

  • Got You Covered

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    Insulation methods in residential homes have improved by leaps and bounds over the course of the last century. Houses built during the Victorian era in the late 1800s were either uninsulated or inadequately insulated by stuffing newspaper scraps, shredded fabric, or even straw or wood chips into the wall voids. read more

  • Sweet Success

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    Imagine a place that makes the most delicious chocolates and wine—and it could easily be Hill Country Chocolate in Fredericksburg, Texas. Dan McCoy, now a chocolatier for over two decades, retired from his previous profession as a dermatologist and quickly took on a new hobby. read more

  • Center Stage

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Nov 08, 2024

    VyStar installed VIP seating platforms called Premium Loge Lounges, they knew it was critical to protect the lounges from excessive vibrations caused by sound traveling up the metal support beams. read more