Discover the Perfect Great Stuff™ Insulating Spray Foam for Your Project! 

This thought is precisely why he earned a dislike😂

Exactly why I clicked “do not recommend this channel”

The great stuff and fire retardant and most expanding

They are literally called ‘shorts’ 🤦‍♂️ also it’s an advertisement 🤦‍♂️🤦🤦‍♀️

@@PerpetualWane advertisement for what? didnt show the best product so is it an ad for all the products even if they are shit?

Probably have to pay for that

@@semiprofessional8470lol, payed in attention.

Or... you know.... pause the video

@@DES.REVER.DESIGNS yeah, I'll watch the video multiple times to try to pause it at the correct moment it is visible... Cause correct editing is pointless.... Thanks Poindexter

Its not about the results for me, its about the journey

That's assuming your inspector can easily see to verify the foam has been installed at all necessary locations (surface penetrations).

@@mlindholm very true. We're talking about thru penetrations generally so he can see them from the floor or second level to attic. We always keep a can around to prove what we used. In the long run now we just hire the insulation guys to do it because codes change constantly about spacing between cavities. Used to be every hole, then every other hole and now I Believe it's every 3rd horizontal presentation to foam.

​​​@@russellbox5593no exceptions for rural pest abatement? It would seem that doing every third could tempt the creatures to return, especially when they can smell food cooking and warm air passing within them...things they are particularly attracted by.

Actually just about all of their products have about the same fire rating, the fire block foam is specifically for identification purposes in that application. Great stuff foam is only a valid fire block for penetration under a certain size, it is not a valid fire block as exposed insulation as it is still flammable and smokes, but behind drywall or other approved barriers is okay. It's just fire retardant enough that for penetration sealing it doesn't let fire spread through those small holes or gaps. So overall it reduces smoke and flame spread even if it's technically flammable.

@@HappyQuailsLC I foam every hole regardless of code. You'll never get in trouble for overdoing something. But agreed...no way for the bugs to travel thru cells is always a good thing. In "theory"...if the top and bottom are closed off then no bugs should be able to get in but we know they'll do what they need to!

Only so much time in a short🤷 yall can pause the video and look don't be lazy if you want it perfect then you put in the work to test something like this yourself. Easy to write a comment

​@@mexicaninjafredfredhe could have done better. If you want people to watch your videos make them better.

A good shot of the results??? Like he said in his opening, he just wanted to compare and contrast the different types of foam, and he did just that. Pay attention man, find another video for the results you expect, or make your own...and know that the shot you want will show absolutely nothing important.

Seriously, add 5 seconds to the short and it would have made it more interesting and provided useful information!

​@@elguapo5467he literally says multiple times that it's a test. So he conducted a test and didn't show the results. Now you are telling people to go find the results somewhere else lol

You must've blinked @ the end lol

Also the dispensing rates not necessarily the same to compare the volume.

I actually hated that part

@alankluttz4400 i was being sarcastic

... Sure you watched the video??

That guy makes porn for engineers

Lol!

He'd have a 25 minute rundown! Subjecting each foam to 10 tests (plus cheap and expensive brands) to see which foam does what best! Love that channel.

Why anyone would need to fill a window is beyond me. If you want privacy then install blinds. If you want insulation then replace the glass with something that has a better R value than glass. If you want shatterproofing then plastic tint. If there's moisture between the panes then who cares, foam isn't going to improve the transparency either. Stupid is as stupid does.

​@@francislopez8090what in the hell are you talking about? Nobody is putting foam in the window, it's to seal around the framing of the window during installation in all the cracks and gaps before you put sheetrock up. You must be from another planet.

​@@donzmilky5961🎣

If and only if it used properly it can and will exert pressure if you overfill the cavity

⁠@@francislopez8090 I agree with your last sentence.

apples have more fiber.

I’ve always hated phrases like this. “Oh you really can’t compare it, it’s apples to oranges ya know?”. I mean not really nobody ever said you can’t compare two fruits, or a fruit from a tree to a fish from a river or whatever.

@@muchachogrande2019 You shouldn't hate them. Apples to oranges is a pithy statement meant to point out that a comparison that seems valid is not valid. OTOH, apples to fish, means it's so far out of rational comparison as to be a joke.

@@plumbthumbs9584 Fish has more protein and "good fat".

@@AlanTheBeast100 lol I know where you’re coming from and I didn’t mean it with any Ill intent, I just always think to myself “I can easily compare those things!” When people say it. I’m not saying that it would be a valuable or useful comparison or anything.

So which one is best for filling tires?

@benztech2262 I wouldn't know, I know nothing about cars which is why I dont work in auto

“They would never know. How would they know?” 😂

​@@jaysage976 'They'll know...'

fireblock great stuff! still flammable!

true

@@vendomnu -- yes, verify, never trust! Trust is earned ... nobody is perfect :o

Leave a chunk of wood outside with some pre drilled holes and they will go for that over the house found it SUPER helpful!

You can just use any gap filler with steel wool.

premise foam is a pesticide you can use that will prevent insect from wanting to go near the wood and if they do it kills them. It doesn’t fill the gap. Just expands and soaks into the wood and then the excess dries out. Kills anything on contact and leaves a pretty good residual effect too.

​we dont need to be killing bees

@@norml.hugh-mann certain bees can be harmful and dangerous to have around.

that's why it says in bold letters at the top of the video it's "for demonstration purposes only not to be used to fill closed spaces"

Can you use as a way to re-insulate walls in an old stucco home?

@@Dasani_water_drinker Not only can it crack drywall, but stucco, as well.

@@Dasani_water_drinker Much better bang for the buck if you insulate the attic.

@@Dasani_water_drinkerIf you must, pull the drywall, update the electric, if needed, then use fiberglass or rockwool. Vapor barrier, if needed, then drywall

Yes that there is so many types I only see the original and the window stuff around

It's NOT, this stuff breaks down, falls apart, and disintegrates over time, makes a mess and "the holes" reappear, bigger than ever...

Pablo Eskimofo, drug lord of The Last Frontier!

Yea. Wondows and doors definitely want one they doesent put any force on the push. It’s early and I can’t remember the name but it says wondows and doors on it lol

Low expansion foam. Use OSI Quad Foam. Great stuff ain’t great.

@@Slab_Nabber I'll have to remember that

How do you go about warming the cans? And maybe drop a warning label in case anyone thinks microwaving a can is the answer. Haha.

@@jessicagriffithhot water bucket, just don’t submerge past the lid, or put it in a ziplock beforehand.

@@maxwellhesher1790 Thank you!!! Sounds simple enough. Wish I would’ve know this before a bunch of foaming I did. Bet it saves money too.

You can't inject like this into walls it it runs out of space to grow it will pop the drywall off the wall and finish expanding. it expands it will make room if there isn't any

@@donaldliverance2597: My best response is you are wrong, do a bit of research there are many types

these are not made for that according to the manufacturer

True?

​@@mondavou9408I've heard this is true but the water gets trapped and can cause it to smell pretty bad like a blocked pipe and causes the foam to lose its strength which can be important if you're using foams like fence post foam.... Although just things I've heard from other contractors idk how true it is

It didn't really STOP water from coming in, it just limited it to where you didn't notice it is all. I've worked construction and seen it used to try and stop leaks, it never does, but it will trap water in and help the wood to rot.

I didn't see him test any flames near it? Did we watch the same video

@@justinbaratheon4686 I was surprised it actually came out of the can so nice. I had a few this spring that didn't work out.

P=mgA If they sprayed a full can, you just need the height that it crawled up the wall and the net weight of the can. Shouldn't be a lot of pressure since the density is so low. If there's an airtight wall cavity, that's another story and the pressure can get much higher.

@@eshellef It doesn't need an airtight cavity to bow/ crack drywall or stucco. Now, if say 1" holes were drilled every foot vertically, in every stud bay, and each hole was used to gauge coverage, as well as being used as a site for injection, that might mitigate problems with expansion. Might...

​@@williamevans6522if you look carefully you will see the "this is a demonstration dont do this sign they put on screem

For what purpose may I ask?

@@Dasani_water_drinker I’m a handyman & remodeler by trade along with remodeling our own house. I’ve used it to fill gaps where top floor meets concrete basement walls for one example. Really keeps mice out when I install metal window screening then the foam. Mice won’t chew on metal screening. Foam keeps other little crawlies out.

@@lisalibeer7824 thanks for the tip! I might go buy a can

spray foam is generally very flammable, the fireblock is slightly better but the Abesco fp200 is the only one I would consider leaving uncovered, there are videos on the differences

The fire block foam burns very well. I took a new, fully dried piece and lit it on fire with a match. I don't know how its supposed to block flame when its combustible.

@@RemoteCamperits not fire proof, as you found. It's used to close off penetrations in firewalls where pipes, ducts, and wires need to be run to prevent airflow, primarily to stop smoke movement to give occupants more time to escape, but may also slow the spread of fire by closing off a source of additional oxygen. It's orange so an inspector can easily see it's been applied to penetrations, rather than blending in like the white, ivory, or grey normal colors would.

Yeah, at least 10 grand! 😂😂

That's literally impossible.

It says R3.7 per inch on Home Depot's website

@@yaunclemelvin Thank you

I looked at the normal vs fire block. The ingredients are the same. The only difference I could see is one is dyed. Care to comment, great stuff?

Useless video!

Looks like chipboard to me.

😂 I just spit out beer on this. Nicely done.

really?.. you saw his results then?... what did he say ?... he never told any other person but you.

I would have liked it better if he had used an entire can of each into a measured space. That way we could see which version will fill the most space. Also, his camera work sucked. He should have taken just a little bit more time on each fill, and a lot more time on the final product.

😂so in your experiment, you would spray an expanding foam into a crevice, until it filled to a designated spot. And you would use those results as your conclusion eh? 😂 its an expanding foam... How would you know you sprayed the same amount in each crevice?

@@WonkaWillE No. All of them cost about the same but it looks like the fire-block fills a lot more space. I would make the spaces larger and put measurements on them. Then use an entire can of each type.

@@Mike-yc7jc lol i was replying to the post not your comment bud

@@WonkaWillE hard to tell with this format.

Not true

@robertswaine6096 ahh. That makes a difference. I apologize and I was wrong on that foam used in the video.

Just wait a few years and you’ll be replacing structure due do moisture not being able to the cavities rot

@davidanderson1074 This is why I installed vertical lathe from top to bottom in every wall bay on both floors between the studs for an air circulation cavity to keep everything dry and preserved. It gets -50C here in the winter.

​@@davidanderson1074 get rekt

How much did this fiat it green cost vs. $1500 rebate?

@BradSabako first let me say there was a typo. It's called foam it green closed cell spray foam. And I believe I paid around 1200 at the time. I bought 2 kits to do my house. The biggest result wasn't from the state and fed rebates (I think I got around 700 from both collectively). My average utilities for the next 2 years I owned the home stayed around 70 bucks a month. Plus the added value I was able to use when I sold the house was quite a sum as well. But let me also be clear that the foam it green wasn't the only green tech I did to the home. I created an assisted air system that pulled ground temp air flow in through the basement and flowed out through the attic. I had solar panels as well (that was most of the monthly charge added onto the monthly equation for utilities), as well as new windows throughout. Now the green tech went beyond that to include the paint, flooring, sheet-roch, and so much more. But the question was about the foam it green. I added the rest to keep it real that the foam wasn't the only item.