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SPF a cost-effective and environmentallyfriendly choice By jonathan hamelin Photos by Dale Williams
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y adding Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Insulation to your home this winter, you’ll stay warm, save money and reduce your environmental footprint.
“Quite simply, it is ‘insulation plus sealant,’” said Lane Lascu, who co-owns SprayWest Foam Insulation and Coatings
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Inc. with his wife Tammie Solie-Lascu. “As a rigid cellular plastic with over 95 per cent closed cell content, Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation acts as insulation, an air barrier and also a vapour barrier. Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation will cut energy costs and improve comfort levels in any building.” Since 2008, Spraywest has been insulating homes and educating the public on the benefits of SPF. The business was founded by Pierre Beauchesne and Lea Anne Stephan-Beauchesne, whose motto was to “treat every project as if it were our own.” In September of 2014, Lane and Tammie invested in the company with Pierre retaining a key management role within the company. “We are committed to continuing Spraywest’s reputation for exceptional customer service,” said Lane. “Both Tammie and I are born and raised in Regina. We are excited to be a part of a company that started from the ground up in this city and are especially proud of the positive impact our products and services have on the environment.”
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SPF is the key product the business offers. The average price for walls is $4 per square foot and it can be installed in both new and existing homes. New homes, Lane said, are often sprayed to “full envelope,” meaning the house is placed completely in a sealed barrier. SprayWest sprays under the basement concrete floor, up the basement walls in the basement rim joints, main floor walls, then the roofline. In retro-fit or existing constructions, SPF is often applied to rim joists and basements during renovations.
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“Because SPF is light, versatile and has strong adhesive properties, it easily fills difficult to reach places and adheres to most clean surfaces,” said Lane. “SPF is also airtight, which eliminates all air infiltration or exfiltration. It is durable and odourless and it will not settle or shrink, adding structural integrity.”
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Beyond the high efficiency of the product, Lane noted that homeowners can feel satisfied knowing they are helping the environment. SprayWest’s revolutionary Polarfoam Soya product