I am a GM for an insulation company in St. Louis, and open cell is head and shoulders above closed cell in sound dampening and cost, and that is about it. Closed cell is double the r-value per inch, is a perfect vapor barrier, and actually increases the structural integrity of stick built structures. There is nothing wrong with the application of open cell the way your contractor did it! But by the sounds of your needs with the studio you deff should have done open cell there lol.
Yup. You are 100% correct. Now we didn’t wanted the better R value over th sound dampening in the studio. I know that doesn’t make sense. But we def wanted lesser energy bills. And that place stays COLD in the winter. But yes, it is louder.
I'm in Texas and getting ready to start my journey. Mines a little different cause of how simple I am and I'm just a single guy but I'm really excited for the change.
I do wonder about rh cons of the spray foam. Looks wonderful and I love the idea behind it and small utility costs. I would be worried about havinf to make alterations in the wiring or fixing the wiring or any plumbing issues that would need to be adressed and the spray foam needing to be removed to do so. Heck, I even worry abiut just havinf to take drywall down and replacing it for work behind the wall. But spray foam adds an extra, and I mean about a triple extra workload to ever needinf to get behind those walls again. So a BIG thing to do BEFORE soray foam, is maie sure your wiring and plumbing is SUPERB. And also, keep your plumbing clear, everything you can to make sure the plumbing doesn't get a big clog or anythinf requiring getting back to it.
I haven’t yet watched this video but when I saw the title, wanted to see how many mistakes I’ve made in my shed to tiny house conversion. I already know that I should’ve started with plumbing but couldn’t afford it. I wish that I had budgeted better before plunging in. I’ll update after viewing. Well, I pretty much made all of these mistakes plus several more. Needless to say, I was in too much of a hurry and inadequately budgeted before diving in headfirst. Many regrets that I’m still paying for because of failure to properly plan. Now it’s more of a headache than having a peaceful life. At the age of 68, it is more work than I can manage.
The reason your home builder went with partial coverage closed cell spray foam instead of full coverage is because of the cost of the A/C. When you have the entire home insulated with closed cell spray foam you need to add an additional item to your A/C system that brings in fresh air and filters it along the way, as well as a way for the old air to get out, (because the closed cell spray foam seals the building so well). The additional cost would be about $10k... which would raise the cost of the home significantly considering your trying to save money by building on a smaller scale. However, that being said, there are many other things to consider when choosing spray foam, or any insulation for that matter. I've been designing and building homes in Texas 1998. I'm seriously thinking about getting into this "Section" of the market in the very near future...and giving up on the typical style home... or at least put it on the back burner. I love designing these Shed to Homes, then pricing out all the materials, and thinking about the profit for my time and labor compared to a 2000+/- sq ft home.
Thanks for all the great advice. Quick question. I’m thinking of stacking two of these bad boys on a basement foundation in the hopes of achieving a form of “modular construction.” Any advice or forewarnings? I will of course hire an engineer and crane operator.
