Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Expanding foam around windows before architraves 19Oct 05, 2009 9:18 pm Hills Guy borg using expanding foam and cause more problems than it fixes. ? ? ? Foam is used in many cold climates because batts are not good enough. Like many products there ane tricks of the trade and differing qualities between products. borg Best to use insulation. Expanding foam is insulation LOL, and forms a better air brake than the more open batts most people use. Stopping the air circulating (ie forming an airtight envelope) is a very good way to improve the thermal properties of your home I agree with you 100%. However my first priority would be that my reveals are straigth and not bowed. When building a house you need to think of all issues. By insulation i was refering to pieces of batts as frefered to in previous post. ALso there is the health and safety aspect of the product. It is stick dangerous keeps on growing and you can never use the full can. This is why i say it creats more problems. Also if you dont have at least 10mm gap to begin with you cant get the nozel into the wall. I am sure foam is a great product for insulation i imagine it keeps its form a lot better. However like my earlier post it simply creates more problems. I do like the CA glue and activator idea but like you said, working time in non existent. I use the sika PU glue but it needs to be clamped firm. I had a joint move… 4 9187 I already have the doors and architraves installed as pictured. My question is which size n type of skirting would go with the architraves? I originally wanted a winder,… 0 3264 |