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Spray Foam Solutions for Homes

As a homebuilder you understand that clients trust you with the biggest investment they’ll likely make in their lifetime. Spray foam insulation allows you to provide additional value to your buyers that goes far beyond energy efficiency and comfort.

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Spray Foam: More Than an Insulation

BASF spray foam provides energy efficiency, comfort, and durability benefits more cost effectively than other materials. Applied as a liquid-applied material, spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation easily moves to hard-to-reach area, filling gaps and spaces that can be missed, especially in areas with low-sloped roofs and in corners. 

Spray foam air seals and insulates all in a single step, saving you time and improving comfort and energy performance.  Closed-cell spray foams additionally provide vapor control, and improve resilience in high wind and rain events.

Why Spray Foam is Superior

  • Improves Energy Efficiency – SPF insulates with one of the highest R-values per inch, while also managing air infiltration, helping control energy usage and costs
  • Improves Durability and Resiliency - Increases the structural strength and moisture resistance of the home
  • Improves Comfort - Air sealing helps manage uncontrolled air leakage, while also stoping the outdoor air, allergens, pollutants and pests from entering

Did Someone Say Savings? 

Below are a few common residential spray foam applications that can result in considerable energy savings.

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Attics and Ceilings
Insulation in attics or ceilings is necessary to regulate temperature, improve energy efficiency, control moisture, reduce noise transmission, and protect the structural integrity of the home. It is an essential component of creating a comfortable and energy-efficient living environment.
  1. For residential
  2. For commercial
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Walls
Spray polyurethane foam provides exceptional insulating values, helps improve indoor air quality and comfort, and improves energy efficiency of the home.
  1. For residential
  2. For commercial
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Basement and Crawlspaces
Closed-cell spray foam is an ideal solution for controlling moisture and regulating temperatures in areas like basements and crawlspaces.
  1. For residential
  2. For commercial

Competitive Advantage

Spray foam insulation is a simple way to get that competitive advantage over the rest.  Using SPF to offer a more comfortable, energy efficient home is an obvious advantage, but that’s just the beginning. 

With spray foam in the walls, floors and roof, your buyers can visually see their entire home is sealed and insulated before the first sheet of drywall goes up, avoiding customer complaints down the line.

When you insulate an attic after drywall, sometimes corners and low slope areas get missed. With spray foam in an unvented attic, you can ensure these critical seal areas are fully insulated and properly sealed, reducing the potential for callbacks due to comfort challenges near these spaces.

As one of only two US manufacturers that produce both components that go into spray foam, we ensure our products have the highest quality and compatibility. In addition, BASF provides you with the resources you need to educate your homebuyers on the value of spray foam. You can connect directly with our experts for support on building science, energy codes, products, applications, assemblies, and sales tools to help you maximize the value you provide by providing a high performance building solution like SPF.

Spray Foam Product Line

Our comprehensive spray foam portfolio includes open-cell and closed-cell spray foam insulation and roofing products.

BASF Open-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam installed in wall cavity
ENERTITE®
ENERTITE® is a low-density, open-cell spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation that provides air sealing, sound absorption and thermal insulation, allowing you to better control your indoor environment and create more energy efficient, comfortable and healthier homes and buildings. Applied as a liquid, this water-blown foam quickly expands to many times its original size, completely filling wall and roof cavities.  ENERTITE® easily seals difficult-to-reach areas such as corners and around pipes and wiring to create a seamless seal against air movement.
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BASF Closed-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam installed in wall cavity
WALLTITE®
WALLTITE® is a high-performance, closed-cell spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation that creates a seamless insulating air barrier to help improve the energy efficiency, comfort, and durability of homes and buildings. Spray-applied as a liquid, WALLTITE® expands and adheres to most substrates, flowing into cracks, joints, and hard-to-reach areas to form an airtight seal. Its closed-cell structure also adds rigidity and can help reduce air leakage and moisture intrusion, supporting long-term building performance. WALLTITE® easily seals corners and transitions, as well as areas around pipes, wiring, and other openings.
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SKYTITE®
For residential flat and low-slope roof construction, SKYTITE® high-performance roofing systems offer a seamless, durable solution designed to help protect homes from the elements. Spray-applied as a liquid, SKYTITE® creates a continuous, monolithic membrane that helps reduce leak points and easily conforms to roof penetrations, edges, and other complex details. Ideal for new construction and retrofit applications, SKYTITE® supports strong wind uplift and hail resistance performance while helping simplify installation. It can be applied over many existing substrates, helping reduce disruption, minimize tear-offs, and limit landfill waste. The result is long-lasting roof protection that supports resilient, high-performing homes with confidence.
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Have Some Questions?  We Have Answers!
We understand that you may have some questions about spray foam insulation solutions.  Check out some of our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) below.

What's the difference between open-cell and closed-cell spray foam?

Unlike typical insulation, both types of spray foam provide air sealing and insulation in a single product, which helps make your home quieter, more comfortable and energy efficient. However, closed cell spray foam also has almost twice the R-value (insulating value), adds structural strength, controls transfer of moisture vapor, and is a FEMA approved flood damage resistant material.  With a higher density, the cost of closed-cell SPF is higher than open-cell, but more cavity is required with open-cell SPF due to the lower R-value (similar to conventional insulations).  Open-cell can provide more sound control and is a superior solution for between floors, partition walls and other cavity walls.  Although the open-cell material may be a lower price point for installation, the closed-cell SPF material can help eliminate other materials and provide more value and durability for the home.

Can spray foam be injected into walls?

No, BASF spray foam is not injectable. Obstructions in the wall could block the flow of the foam material or create pressure buildup of the expanding foam. For these reasons it should be sprayed into open cavities in walls, roofs, or floor areas to ensure complete coverage. If you’re looking to make your existing homes more comfortable and energy efficient, unfinished basements and attics are excellent places to consider having spray foam installed.  Visit our applications section to learn about the different areas that spray foam can be applied.

Can I install spray foam myself?

No, BASF spray foam is installed by professionally trained contractors using specialized application and safety equipment (PPE) for applying high-pressure spray foam. There are canned spray foam sealants (e.g. for doors and windows), and low-pressure spray foam kits that can be do-it-yourself, but those products are designed for limited application areas. smaller than a typical spray foam insulation project (e.g. sealing penetrations, repairing an insulated wall).

Does the house have to be unoccupied and for how long?

Yes, it is required that only the professional contractors using proper PPE are present during the spray application.  BASF has conducted studies that indicate if the application is contained and the area is power ventilated at a minimum rate of 20 ACH during and after the application, re-entry times for other trades (e.g. construction workers) can be as little as 2 hrs. For existing homes, the spray polyurethane foam industry recognizes a standardized reoccupancy time of 24 hours after spraying has stopped before a resident should move back in to a home.

Does spray foam have a smell?

Fully cured spray foam that has been properly installed in an appropriately ventilated space typically leaves little if any discernable smell.  If recommended application and ventilation procedures are not followed, some foam materials can retain residual odors that will go away with time and added ventilation. Odor is a fairly subjective property and many other construction materials are often used during a build that can emit an odor. Products like caulks and sealants, paints and finishes, cabinets and carpets all can have odors that some may errantly attribute to spray foam after installation.  During retrofit situations, it’s also important to consider that existing materials may be disturbed that contribute odors to and around the installation area.

If you have additional questions, there are industry associations who provide helpful resources for builders and others interested in SPF. For more information, visit the links below.

Spray Foam Coalition (SFC)

The Spray Foam Coalition was formed under the American Chemistry Council's Center for Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), to ensure proper stewardship of SPF materials in the US market.  Whysprayfoam.org was created by the SFC to provide accurate information and resources to builders, homeowners and those considering SPF insulation. As a member of the Spray Foam Coalition, BASF is committed to the continuous improvement in health, safety and product stewardship of spray polyurethane foam products. 

The WALLTITE® and ENERTITE®spray foams have received recognition under the SFC’s A.I.R. Seal of Excellence certification program, offering a clear assurance of product quality and verification of low-VOC compliance.

Why Spray Foam        A.I.R. Seal of Excellence | Spray Foam Coalition

Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA)

The SPFA is an excellent resource for spray foam.  In addition to providing information for homeowners and qualified contractor referrals, they also provide technical resources, training and a professional certification program (PCP) for installers. BASF is a proud leading member of the SPFA, with many PCP-approved field trainers.

Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance