Do-it-yourself wall insulation with foam, how to insulate walls with foam yourself?

Wanting to reduce heat loss in the house, they often use do-it-yourself wall insulation with foam plastic. This method allows for insulation both outside and inside the house.

External use avoids a decrease in the internal usable area, in addition, such insulation captures the entire facade of the building, which means that some of the foundation will also be insulated.

If you use the internal arrangement of the insulation, then you can save on materials, in particular - on an additional outer layer of finishing. In general, wall insulation with foam is a relatively cheap and simple way to make a house, apartment or cottage warmer.

In both cases, the foam slabs are fixed to the wall surface using adhesives or mechanical fasteners, which can be easily found at any hardware store. After that, they are veneered. For internal insulation, the foam is sewn under drywall or covered with a layer of plaster. For outdoor use of foam boards, plastering is also possible, but besides this, brick, stone, tile or any other siding is possible.

What is Styrofoam?

Polyfoam is a light material that lends itself well to cutting and slight deformation, which allows it to be used for insulation even with complex architectural shapes. In addition, using this material, you can significantly increase the sound insulation of the room.

Polyfoam is a flammable substance, therefore, using it as a heater, you need to take very seriously the issue of its protection from open fire. Various modern materials and cladding methods can help in this.

Modern building technologies and materials allow for wall insulation with foam plastic even at the construction stage. To do this, you can use a non-removable foam formwork, which, in addition to its main purposes of forming the contours of the walls, will subsequently also serve as a heater. Thus, with its help, double insulation is obtained, which allows you to quickly and efficiently erect very warm buildings.

Thanks to the insulation of the walls with foam, you can quickly and inexpensively reduce the heat loss of any room, increase its noise insulation, and improve the appearance facade and extend the life of the property, and you can do all this yourself, as mentioned earlier, already at the initial stage construction.