The demand for affordable and convenient construction options along with the availability of shipping containers work together to inspire a surge of interest in building with out-of-service shipping containers. If you’re searching for handy products to use in your pursuit for a container renovation in Ontario, Canada, buy InSoFast shipping container insulation panels.
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Protection from Moisture
The damage that excess moisture can do to a structure is clear. Mold, mildew, corrosion, and rot are all the eventual consequences of moisture. With a shipping container structure, the effects of this moisture are challenging to prevent, but InSoFast insulation panels can help overcome them.
A steel shipping container can provide the bones for a lasting permanent structure, but remedies to mitigate moisture must be put into place. Condensation, in particular, is a significant source of moisture exacerbated by the metal composition of the container itself.
To understand the impact of condensation on a shipping container, you only need to think of what happens to your cold can of soda when you take it out of the cooler. The can sweats as the cold metal meets the warmer air. The same thing happens to a shipping container when temperatures fluctuate wildly due to the metal of the container.
A system of continuous insulation created by InSoFast insulation panels protects your container’s interior from this problem. The panels are non-porous to keep vapor from traveling across the system, and they include moisture control channels to direct any moisture away from the wall. A quality paint will provide further protection on the exterior of the container.
Protection from High Utility Costs
A base level of information is all that’s required to know insulation is essential to a comfortable home that doesn’t cost a fortune to heat and cool. A shipping container project is particularly vulnerable to the extremes of temperature. InSoFast insulation panels provide continuous insulation (CI) that meets and exceeds current and future energy codes with an R-value of 11. The InSoFast PLUS option works well when conditions demand stronger insulation.
The most common insulation design is fiberglass rolls or batts tucked within a wooden frame. While affordable, this option is a bad choice for shipping container projects. The wooden frame requires too much of the finite interior space and causes thermal bridges where skips in insulation coverage occur at studs, and the fiberglass insulation absorbs water, settles, breeds mold, and welcomes pests.
InSoFast continuous insulation doesn’t change over time. It also doesn’t degrade, absorb water, or welcome infestations. Since the panels include polypropylene studs embedded within the closed-cell EPS foam, thermal bridges aren’t a problem either. Electric raceways included in the shipping container panels facilitate electrical work, and the frame created by the built-in studs makes a wooden one unnecessary.
Protection from Surpassing Your Schedule and Your Budget
Installing InSoFast insulation is as its name suggests – FAST. The process doesn’t require much time because the panels build on one another in an obvious fashion via tongue-and-groove notches. Construction adhesive on the embedded studs will adhere them to the wall; a utility knife and saw will modify the panels as required; canned spray foam insulation will seal up any small gaps; and drywall will attach and find support at the stud locations easily identified though indicator lines on the panels.
Buy your shipping container insulation panels from InSoFast, LLC, and we’ll ship your supply directly from our factories to your project site in Ontario, Canada. This choice will save time, money, and aggravation. With questions or orders, call (651) 653-3677 or consult the wealth of resources hosted on our website.
