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High performance under concrete insulation
- Under concrete insulator and vapor barrier
- First product specifically designed for under concrete
insulation
- Manufactured from
- 3/8” recycled flexible expanded polystyrene core material
- Two layers of 3 mil black polyethylene heavy duty film
- Patented taping system
- Double sided tape along one edge for quicker installation
and for creating a vapor tight seal
- Packaging
- 4’x 60’ rolls packed in a UPS shippable box
- Lay down 240 sq. ft. of of insulation/vapor barrier in
less than a minute.
- Physical Characteristics
- K-Value of.019 Btu / hr ft °F per ASTM C-518
- R-Value of 1.65 hr ft^2 °F / Btu per ASTM C-518
- Zero Water Permeability, exceeds ICBO Standpipe Water
Pressure Test Sec. 4.6.1 and 4.6.2
- Zero Vapor Permeability per Procedure B of ASTM E96
- 0.000 permeance and 0.000 permeability
- Independent Lab Certifications available per request
- Company Performed Test
- Performed January 25 and 26, 2003
- 5x7x11 Concrete “Brick”, material to be tested, frozen
earth
- Barrier performed as well as 1” of Dow Blueboard
- No change in temperature of Earth, remains at 30
degrees F during 6.5 hour test period
- With Blueboard you do not have the vapor barrier and
you lose insulation performance as the rigid board breaks up during
installation
- Bubble/Foil/Bubble
- 10 degree increase in temperature of Earth during 6.5
hour test period
- The New Hydronics, November 2004, Volume 3, Issue 6,
"The Bubble Bursts"
- Test bubble/foil/bubble along with rigid insulation
- Foil fails testing –article claims “bubble pack
performance was similar in nature to uninsulated floor”
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent out warning letter
to stop advertising reflective foil under concrete as everyone is aware
that reflective foil insulation needs an airspace to be effective
Uses
- Under Radiant Heat floors –stop heat from penetrating the
earth
- Under Concrete Floors – to prevent concrete sweating
- Under Sidewalks –prevent heaving or use for snow melt
- Under Cement Driveways –prevents ice damage
- Under Swimming Pool Liners –keeps pool water warmer
- Under Mobile Homes –reduces heat loss under home
- Around Walls –replaces rigid insulation
- Animal Barns –keeps bedding dryer by reducing condensation,
increase animal comfort
Benefits
- Fast installation –lay down 240 sq. ft. per roll
- Flexible -walk on it –don’t worry about losing insulation
value by breaking it up such as you would with rigid board
insulation
- Won’t blow away in construction site wind
- Self taping seams
- Stops 99.98% of heat loss into the ground
- Helps reduce concrete sweating
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Q and A
Question: How about Heat /
Cold Migration?
Answer: The Barrier™ provides excellent resistance to the
transfer of heat and cold energy. By utilizing an extruded EPS foam for
our core component, the material effectively creates an “igloo” effect.
Think of it this way. Have you ever poured hot coffee or an ice-cold
beverage in a thin foam cup? What happens? You’re able to hold that
scalding cup of coffee or that freezing cup of ice in your hand without
feeling the effects of the contents. A normal foam cup is 1/16”
thick—can you imagine how well a foam cored component that is 6-16”
(3/8”) thick will work? It goes without saying - it works extremely
well - as laboratory testing has shown.
Question: How About
Moisture Transfer?
Answer: The other critical area for an underground insulation
material is its ability to stop all forms of moisture transfer. Because
we’ve used an extruded EPS - we can laminate the heavy-duty
polyethylene film to both sides. This combination of extruded foam and
heavy film completely stops - 100% of any and all forms of moisture
transfer.
Question: Why is The
Barrier™ the fastest growing underground insulation?
Answer: The barrier is the hottest product on the market today
for a couple of simple reasons.
- It works better then all other materials.
- It's Cost-effective.
- It's easy to use.
No other single application material is a thermal barrier, a vapor
barrier, and a moisture barrier all in one. Rigid Insulation - NO!
Rigid insulation is a rigid material that crack and break every time
it’s walked upon. Once this happens - you’ve effectively eliminated the
whole purpose of the product - you might as well use nothing. Can you
walk on the flexible Barrier™ - YES! The Barrier is formulated for
performance. |
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3510 Messanie Street, St. Joseph, MO 64507
Local Phone: (816) 901-9999 | Toll
Free: (877) 704-7283 | E-mail:
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