Open Cell vs Closed Cell

Lee County, FL insulation is an incredible insulator that creates an air barrier that prevents heat and cold flow in your home, pole barn, or commercial building. While it’s important to get spray foam installed at the recommended depth, the type of spray foam you choose makes all the difference in how your home or building performs. Open & closed cell foams are both great options but they have different physical structures that impact their performance.

Open cell spray foam has a higher expansion rate and is lighter in density. This allows it to get into all the nooks and crannies of your home or building better and ensure that you have a proper air barrier in place, keeping your conditioned air inside. This type of spray foam also is very pliable which allows for easy accessibility when it comes time to run wiring or other services.

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Closed cell foam has a much lower expansion rate and is denser in material. This allows it to pack in more tightly and provide an R-Value that is a little bit higher than open cell spray foam.

This type of spray foam is also water impermeable. This means that if there is a leak it won’t soak up water and cause mold like traditional insulation would. Icynene’s open cell spray foam is also hydrophobic which means it will only retain 5% of its weight in water, if it is exposed to it for long enough.

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