Extruded polystyrene xps easily recognized by its blue green or pink color falls in the middle of the three types of rigid foam insulation in both cost and r value used most in walls or below grade applications.
Types of foam board insulation.
Formaldehyde free 14 moisture retardant 1 mold resistant 13 paintable 9 soundproofing insulation 1 structural 2 vapor retardant 4 water resistant 10.
Types of foam insulation today most foam materials use foaming agents that don t use chlorofluorocarbons cfcs or hydrochlorofluorocarbons hcfcs which are harmful to the earth s ozone layer.
This foam board insulation is the rigid pink or blue panels that can be found.
Expanded polystyrene foam eps is the cheapest and least used foam board product on the market.
Foam board insulation types.
There are two types of foam in place insulation.
Both are typically made with polyurethane.