The basement area of your Joliet, Illinois is likely the source of most of your thermal energy loss if the insulation in the area isn’t up to the job. InSoFast insulation panels provide an affordable way to get your home winter-ready quickly.
InSoFast, LLC, has produced our panels in the US since our founding in 2006. Our headquarters is in South Dakota, and we have factories in Idaho, Massachusetts, and Minnesota, from which we ship without surcharge directly to project sites from one coast to the other. Customers can also purchase our panels from select Menards locations in the Midwest including in Joliet, Illinois, at the Menards on W. Jefferson St. and the one in nearby Crest Hill.
DIY-ing homeowners and professional contractors alike appreciate the following special features related to InSoFast insulation panels:
- Non-porous, closed-cell Expanded Polystyrene Foam
- 2’x4’ panel dimensions with a 2” or 2.5” thickness
- Built-in service channels, non-ferrous studs, and drainage channels
- Panel lines that work for various environments and circumstances
- Inert chemically and physically panel composition
- Interlocking tongue-and groove notches for true and straight alignment
- Indicator lines for modifying the panels
Installing the InSoFast Insulation Panel System
Our panels connect to one another at notched alignment edges for a tight fitting system of continuous insulation. They attach in a running bond pattern and remain in place with the help of Loctite PL Premium 3X Stronger Construction Adhesive. As each panel is added to the system, it will become even more stable, and you won’t need tape to hold the wall in place as you build it. Once the building system of insulation is in place along the walls, you can seal up the seams and small spaces with expanding foam. When cured, you can remove the excess with a utility knife and be left with a complete system of insulation that’s ready to be drywalled.
To adjust the size or shape of the panels, you will need a utility knife to cut through the EPS foam and a saw to cut through the embedded studs. You’ll also need a caulking gun to apply the construction adhesive. That’s it.
How Well Systems of Insulation Work
The setup of the InSoFast insulation system accounts for its impressive effectiveness. Thermal bridging occurs when heat is lost at the sites where insulation is less effective or absent. Consider the wooden studs that support fiberglass insulation. At each of these locations, the insulation coverage is interrupted, lessening the effectiveness of the insulation.
This problem is overcome with the design of InSoFast insulation panels. Each panel holds polypropylene studs with the strength of 20-gauge steel studs every 16” on center. These studs provide a rot-resistant, strong frame that will not degrade or affect the performance of the insulation.
The tight connection and built-in studs permit InSoFast insulation to outperform traditional fiberglass insulation as well as all open-cell EPS insulation.
From the speed and ease InSoFast insulation panels bring to your basement finishing project to the strength of the studs and the quality of the insulation, choose our methods and measures to complete your basement well. Learn more by calling (888) 501-7899. Click here to buy InSoFast online at Menards and select the store you wish to pick it up at, whether it’s in Joliet, Illinois or another Menards location.
