Thursday, December 30, 2010

New manual updates

If you were always wondering where to find manual updates, but didn’t know where to look, then wonder no more! A regular article featuring a list of the most recent manual changes made its debut in the October newsletter and continues in this edition.

Here is a link to all coatings and foam manual updates from September to December 2010.

No whining over this wine tank repair work!

By Jennifer Frakes
Featured in the October 2010 Spray Foam Magazine


President of E&C Foam Insulation, Sergio Madrigal, was called by long-time client Delicato Family Vineyards, to repair the existing SPF systems on 45 wine tanks totaling 105,536 square feet (9,804.6m2).

Click on the link below to read the article on how E&C used two spray rigs, featuring a Graco Reactors® H-40 and H-20/35, and Graco GX7 guns to apply 3.0 closed cell foam to refill the voids so that they matched the profile of the remaining foam; applied 40 mils (1.0 mm) of a polyurea coating on each tank using the Graco Reactor H-XP2 and H-40; and finished the job with two Graco 45:1 King airless sprayers to apply 15 mils (0.4 mm) of a polyurethane coating.

No Whining Over This Wine Tank Repair Work!

Insulation inside hospital walls

By Claire Trageser
Featured in the October 2010 Spray Foam Magazine


Jerry Prager, the owner of Waukesha, Wisc.-based MasterFoam Insulation company, was contracted by Oscar J. Boldt Construction to install spray polyurethane foam (SPF) to precise concrete wall panels in two new five-floor hospital towers. The job the lay before him was not going to be easy. Prager and his five-man crew would need to install a huge area-50,000 square feet (4,645.2m2)of SPF while working around other trades and staying prepared for some nasty weather conditions. Plus, the job needed to meet Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) standards.

Click on the link below to read the article on how MasterFoam applied closed-cell spray foam using a Graco Fusion® CS spray gun and two Reactors®, a Graco E-30 and a Graco H-20/35 to meet architects’ specifications and ABAA standards. Additional information is highlighted about the Fusion CS Gun and MasterFoam Insulation’s participation in an OHSA’s (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) federal evaluation of SPF chemical risk factors.

Insulation Inside Hospital Walls

Armory turned cool community center

By Jack Innis
Featured in the December 2010 Spray Foam Magazine


O’Neill Hall, former National Guard Massachusetts Militia Volunteers Armory, was transformed into the Fitchburg Senior Center. City planners soon found that the heating system was not able to adequately heat the center during winter activities.

Since this is a historical building, this project also had additional considerations such as providing a solution to meet the requirements of the architect and the Massachusetts Historical Commisssion. Click on the link below to find out how FoamRun, an SPF contractor, was able to apply spray foam using a Graco Fusion® Air Purge spray gun and Graco Reactor® E-30 proportioners.

Armory Turned Cool Community Center

NEW DIGS! SPF contractor insulates LEED-aspiring home

By Jessica A Baris
Featured in the December 2010 Spray Foam Magazine


A newly constructed 4,500 square feet home needed SPF insulation to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification points. Click on the link below to see how SealRite Spray Foam applied Demilec’s Heatlok Soy closed-cell foam with three Graco Reactor E-30 proportioners and were able to meet the requirements for LEED on the first inspection.

NEW DIGS! SPF Contractor Insulates LEED-Aspiring Home

Shape and carve that foam!

Graco equipment has been mentioned recently in Spray Foam magazine’s website, www.sprayfoam-mag.com and also in their printed publications. Click on the link below to read an article posted on their website.

Shape and Carve That Foam!

Upcoming events - 2011 industry tradeshows

NAHB International Builders Show (IBS)
Jan. 12 – 15, 2011
Orlando, FL

www.buildersshow.com
www.nahb.orgh


World of Concrete
Jan. 18 – 21, 2011
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
Visit Graco Booth #S13039

www.worldofconcrete.com

SSPC GreenCOAT
Jan. 31 – Feb. 3, 2011
Mandalay Bay
Las Vegas, NV
Visit Graco Booth #542

www.sspc2011.com