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Foam versus fiberglass [message #85317]

Fri, 02 June 2017 23:07

drake
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I think we all agree that fiberglass, has for a long time, been the preferred insulating material. Having said this, why do people prefer fiberglass over foam considering that foam has a higher R-value of 7 compared to fiberglass' 3?

The higher the R-value the higher the insulating power, right?

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		Foam versus fiberglass By: drake on Fri, 02 June 2017 23:07
		Re: Foam versus fiberglass By: minora on Tue, 01 August 2017 08:07
		Re: Foam versus fiberglass By: Wayne Parham on Tue, 01 August 2017 11:46
		Re: Foam versus fiberglass By: Zohanna on Mon, 21 August 2017 16:58
		Re: Foam versus fiberglass By: Wayne Parham on Mon, 21 August 2017 20:24
		Re: Foam versus fiberglass By: drake on Fri, 25 August 2017 02:42
		Re: Foam versus fiberglass By: gofar99 on Fri, 25 August 2017 18:33
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