Shipping containers provide the perfect canvas for an innovated, project-minded builder. More and more, out-of-service shipping containers are being repurposed for use as pop-up retail spots, homes, gyms, additional classroom space, and more. Practically any functional need for space can be remedied with a revamped shipping container. If you plan to answer your particular building need with such a project in Tennessee, arrange to buy InSoFast shipping container insulation panels.
Regardless of the planned function for your shipping container project, insulation will be absolutely essential to your efforts.
Achieve Thermal Stability
The interior of an uninsulated shipping container will likely be impossible to reasonably heat and cool. On winter days, the unit would be paramount to a freezer, and during the summer, the heat and humidity would be suffocating and unbearable.
InSoFast CX shipping container panels combine into wall units of continuous insulation (CI) that can stifle the conductive effects of the steel shipping container to achieve and maintain a balanced temperature. The panel itself is labeled with an R-value of 11, and our systems regularly outperform fiberglass batt insulation because of the continuity of coverage.
A common method of insulation, fiberglass rolls or batting requires a wooden frame for structure. Unfortunately, every single wooden stud causes a break in the insulation, and thermal leakage occurs at these points. Our panels include built-in polypropylene studs every 16” o.c. They prevent these breaks and maintain continuous insulation.
The Side Benefits of Choosing InSoFast Insulation Panels
Simplify Electric Work
Living or working within your shipping container will require running electric services to the unit. InSoFast insulation panels include built-in raceways for installing the required wiring in either direction. Outlets are just as easy to install since the foam can be resized to fit the box with a utility knife.
Include a Built-In, Insulated Frame
Within each insulated panel lie polypropylene studs that have the strength of a 20-gauge steel stud, able to hold up to 250 pounds each. These studs provide a strong way to hang drywall and other mounted products, so the addition of a traditional frame isn’t needed. The thin, 2” panel will include the only frame required, so you’ll have more room for yourself, and your stuff, within the container.
Manage Moisture and Vapor
Strong insulation will prevent a steel shipping container from experiencing regular condensation, where the cooled metal sweats when it meets warmer air. A system of InSoFast wall insulation will not only prevent condensation from occurring, the panels also include drainage channels that direct any moisture away from the non-porous insulated wall.
In-So-Fast Installation
One of the strongest selling points of InSoFast insulation panels is the easy nature of the installation. The panels connect at notched edges to one another and to the wall via Loctite PL Premium 3X Stronger Construction Adhesive. With this construction adhesive, a caulking gun to distribute it, a utility knife and saw for modifying the panels, and canned spray foam to seal up any small gaps, you’ll be fully prepared to install a system of CX shipping container panels. You’ll install the panels horizontally in a running bond pattern, and they’ll follow an 11” repeating pattern.
Build a home for your mother-in-law or an office for your business with a shipping container and your imagination! Arrange online or via phone to buy InSoFast shipping container insulation panels for your project in Tennessee. You’ll have a material that will sufficiently insulate while also facilitating many other aspects of your shipping container renovation.
