Seasonal Home Maintenance Checklist for St. Louis Residents

Seasonal Home Maintenance Checklist for St. Louis Residents

St. Louis, with its diverse climate and weather conditions throughout the year, requires homeowners to be proactive in maintaining their properties. Seasonal home maintenance is crucial to protect your investment, ensure your family’s comfort, and prevent costly repairs down the road. In this article, we’ll provide a comprehensive seasonal home maintenance checklist tailored to St….

What is Thermal Bridging, and How Can Spray Foam Stop It?

What is Thermal Bridging, and How Can Spray Foam Stop It?

Check out this equation: “Thermal Bridging = Thermal Bypass = Energy Loss = Wasted Money” Energy Efficiency in Owensville MO This house in Owensville, MO got a little tender loving care from its owners, who decided to add energy-efficient and comfortable living space. Custom home insulation and energy efficiency upgrades are a Foam Engineers specialty,…

100 Year Old Townhouse Rehab in the Benton Park Neighborhood – Part 2

100 Year Old Townhouse Rehab in the Benton Park Neighborhood – Part 2

In addition to the main living levels receiving closed cell and open cell spray foam insulation, Patty Maher of Tiger Lily Development LLC, wanted to add insulation to the basement level of the 100 Year Old Townhouse rehab in the Benton Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. To help receive an Energy Star Rating, closed…

100 Year Old Townhouse Rehab in the Benton Park Neighborhood – Part 1

100 Year Old Townhouse Rehab in the Benton Park Neighborhood – Part 1

A 100 year old townhouse is under renovation in the Benton Park neighborhood located on the south-side of St. Louis, Missouri, just west of the Soulard neighborhood. The neighborhood was created on June 25, 1866, by city ordinance. Patty Maher of Tiger Lily Development LLC, a sustainable rehabber of historic properties, brought in Foam Engineers…

New Construction on the Old Warson Country Club Course

New Construction on the Old Warson Country Club Course

With a view of the golf course this new construction on the greens of the Old Warson Country Club in Ladue, MO is the latest project of residential insulation for Foam Engineers. A wide variety of insulation materials came together to provide this beautiful home the right combination for exceptional energy efficiency and comfort. Open-cell…

St Louis Insulators

St Louis Insulators

Foam Engineers is an insulator of new and existing homes. The home, shown below, is located a few blocks west of St Louis Botanical Gardens. Foam Engineers was contracted to apply open cell spray foam between the rafters and to the underside of the roof deck. Only spray foam, which is air impermeable insulation, is code…

The BEST way to Insulate Attic Walls for Comfort & Energy Efficiency

The BEST way to Insulate Attic Walls for Comfort & Energy Efficiency

Expanding Foam Insulation; SPF; Spray Foam Insulation; Open Cell; Closed Cell; 1/2 pound; 2 pound; whatever you call it… this stuff expands in place and adheres to the surface to which it is applied. This means (using conventional construction techniques) it is the ONLY insulation material that is fully adhered to the surface it is insulating! Full adhesion means it does…