Set Posts by Filling Holes with Iowa Foam
Iowa Foam - the Farmer's Best Friend
When it comes to Air Sealing and Insulating Barns, Bins, Silos, Sheds and other Outbuildings.
Proper Temperature and Air Control Protect Crop, Poultry, Livestock Investment
Dry Crops
Conserve heat during drying; make grain storages gas tight during fumigation.
Insulate, air seal bulk barns to prevent energy loss. Also reduce demand on furnaces.
Poultry, Livestock
Protect young birds, livestock by maintaining a controlled temperature environment. Helps maintain a constant environment inside the barn.
Produce
Assure constant temperatures in apple, pear, potato and other storage buildings with superior insulation, thus controlling humidity.
Outbuildings
Convenient for building repairs and maintaining 'user friendly' temperatures in workshops, tool and storage sheds and other outbuildings.
Properly Air Sealed, Insulated Buildings could be as Important to your Return on Investment as the Right Amount of Rain and Sun
IOWA FOAM IS INSURANCE THAT YOUR BUILDINGS, AND PROFITS, ARE SOUND AND SECURE
Polyurethane foam has gained wide acceptance and usage for a large variety of agricultural air sealing and insulation applications.
Foam is an incredible insulator. It resists external temperature variations and maintains the interior environment of a building. Foam adheres as well to metal and wood as it does to concrete and leaves a seamless, monolithic finish which prevents passage of air and moisture.
Whether you want to save heat in a drying bin, prevent gas leakage during fumigation, maintain temperature and humidity constants for storing produce or are concerned about a proper climatic environment for poultry and/or livestock, Iowa Foam is just right for your profit insurance.
Typical Agricultural Applications
Grain Storage
IN GRAIN DRYING, it is critical to prevent heat loss within the storage structure. As much as a 33% fuel savings can be enjoyed by proper sealing and insulating of the structure. DURING FUMIGATION, the structure must be air tight to prevent gas loss during the time the fumigant must remain at the effective concentration. FOR STORING, the structure must be as air and moisture tight as possible. Iowa Foam should be used to seal the following areas, where applicable, regardless of type of storage structure (The numbers below correspond to the numbers in the illustration at the left.)
1. Peak of cone junction or where conveyor interfaces with the storage structure.
2. At double roof line (where applicable).
2 & 3. At eaveline
2 & 3. Peaks, roof lines and eaves cannot be permanently sealed in drying structures. If drying structure is also used for fumigation, a temporary seal is required.
NOTE: Where possible, it is recommended these areas be sealed from the inside to avoid having to apply ultraviolet coating to the foam.
4. At tank wall and slab junction. A typical application would be to apply 2" of foam at least 2 feet high on the tank wall and a foot out from the wall on the slab.
5. Foam fan transition to seal rusted areas. Also seal junction of transition and slab opening to keep out air and moisture.
NOTE: All foam applied to exterior surfaces must have an ultraviolet coating to prevent sun damage and deterioration.
Flue-Cured Tobacco
Air sealing (insulation) of bulk drying barns is aimed at preventing heat loss. This reduces fuel cost and demand on the furnace. Typical areas to be sealed are at the roof, wall and floor junctions and the furnace wall. The most efficient bulk barns are fully insulated.
SEAL PERIMETER OF FAN/BARN JUNCTION IN TWIN BAR APPLICATION TO PREVENT HEAT LOSS.
Poultry, Livestock
For years, polyurethane foam has been used to maintain consistent temperatures necessary for survival of young birds. Protection from cold, damp air, and particularly drafts, is important to the health of other young animals. Warm, dry environments can also lead to more productive mature stock. Poultry houses, hog buildings and barns, whether wood or metal, will develop air leaking gaps and cracks. Metal stock buildings are especially vulnerable to rust. With Iowa Foam, it's a simple matter to seal these openings.
Produce Storage
The key to proper storage of product, e.g. apples, potatoes, is maintaining constant temperature and humidity in the storage building. Iowa Foam makes it easy to insulate the building and seal seams to maintain the integrity of the vapor barrier.
Outbuildings
While the economic impact is not as great, air sealing and insulating outbuildings with Iowa Foam creates a warm dry environment in which to store liquids or other items which need protection from climatic extremes. Tools and equipment are less apt to rust in a properly insulated shed. Detached workshops can be used comfortably all year round when protected with insulation. As with most farm buildings, the areas likely to require foam sealing are roof, wall and floor junctions. Roof and floor lines are particularly vulnerable to rotting or rusting. Foam sealing will prevent this as well as keeping out rodents and other animals.
There's Iowa Foam for every job
Other Application Information
Polyurethane foam not only has the best thermal properties of any insulation material, but it is the most versatile. Here is some additional information which may prove helpful:
* Iowa Foam is an ideal adjunct to insulation board stock because it can be used on irregular surfaces and angles. Install the board stock and then seal the edges and corners with Iowa Foam. There is no solvent attack of the board stock by the spray foam.
* Spray Iowa Foam on pipes, water tanks and water heaters to keep them from freezing.
* On wood-sided houses, fill the crack between the foundation and bottom pieces of siding to prevent air leaks.
* Seal off possible radon gas entry routes - uncapped top blocks in hollow block walls, pipe penetrations, cracks and holes in basement walls and floors.
- Set posts by filling holes with Iowa Foam.
REMEMBER, THE APPLICATIONS OF Iowa Foam ARE LIMITED ONLY BY YOUR IMAGINATION!