Foil Faced Rigid Insulation

Choose rigid insulation wisely and consider the effect its characteristics will have on the performance of the your project overall product cost and the best way to get the bang for your buck.
Foil faced rigid insulation. 1 in x 4 ft x 8 ft. Johns manville r 6 common. Thermax sheathing is a non structural rigid board insulation consisting of a glass fiber infused polyisocyanurate foam core laminated between 1 0 mil smooth reflective aluminum facers on both sides. Johns manville ap foil faced foam sheathing board is rigid polyisocyanurate foam sheathing that provides exceptional heat moisture and air control to protect your building s exterior walls and when installed correctly eliminates all major thermal bridges that cause heat loss.
Ap foil provides exceptional heat moisture and air control and when installed correctly eliminates all major thermal bridges that cause heat loss. The foil facing is also known as foil scrim kraft fsk. Sheets with foil facing reflect heat. The glass fiber reinforcement contributes to improved fire performance and dimensional stability.
There s two ways you can go about with foam board insulation. Roxul safe is a lightweight semi rigid stone wool insulation that provides superior fire resistance and sound control. If you want to use them without creating a vapor barrier look for permeable iso panels faced with fiberglass. Roxul safe is ul and intertek approved as a forming material for numerous firestop systems.
This material offers the highest r values about r 6 to 6 5. Seal with reinforced hvac tape sold separately. 1 in x 4 ft x 8 ft ap foil 1 faced polyisocyanurate foam board insulation. Smaller sizes are also available.
Rigid foam insulation packs a lot of r value into a thin package but not all rigid foam performs the same. Iko enerfoil sheathing wall insulation is a rigid polyisocyanurate foam insulation board with high thermal properties. Working with home insulation boards insulation panels typically come in 4x8 foot sheets. They re much lighter and easier to work with than plywood sheets.
This product is designed to fill perimeter gaps between concrete floor slabs and exterior wall systems between firewalls and. It is constructed from closed cell polyisocyanurate foam core bonded on each side to aluminum foil facers during the manufacturing process. Installing rigid foam insulation.