From tiny homes to stacked-container mansions, turning shipping containers into homes is experiencing a surge in popularity. These projects can be amazingly simple when you buy shipping container insulation panels. Conserve your A/C and survive the weather of La Porte, TX, by choosing InSoFast insulation products. Comfort and durability are the primary advantages of insulating with our methods, but you’ll also save time and enjoy easier construction.
Continuous insulation occurs when there are no gaps in the insulation coverage to cause thermal leakage. InSoFast insulation panels interlock into a wall system of insulation. Each panel is made of closed-cell, injection-molded Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam and works well on any surface. We even offer panels especially for indoor or outdoor applications in addition to shipping container insulation panels.
Specific Issues with Shipping Container Transformations
Shipping containers are literally over-sized metal boxes. These steel containers are subject to condensation when the temperature changes dramatically. This condensation can then lead to corrosion and mold, resulting in destruction of your home and poor air quality for your family.
The conductive nature of metal also results in extreme temperature fluctuations. In fact, the outside temperature will be amplified inside the box. During winter, this means hypothermia, and during summer, it means heat stroke. Either way, shipping containers are simply uninhabitable without insulation to mitigate the conductive properties of the metal.
No insulation system but InSoFast makes better sense for shipping containers. They are affordable, easily applied, space-maximizing, quality insulating, and moisture mitigating.
Special Reasons InSoFast Insulation Panels Work
InSoFast insulation panels can meet your shipping container requirements with two possible solutions.
The first option for shipping container projects is the CX container panel. It’s made just for this sort of project and has an 11-inch repeating pattern. The 44×24 inch panel will fit right along the corrugated ridges when installed with a horizontal orientation so that the embedded studs lie vertically.
The InSerts by InSoFast are EPS foam inserts designed to fill the corrugated spaces of the container construction. When affixed with PL Premium 3X Stronger Construction Adhesive, these inserts will fill all of the empty spaces and provide a gap-free, flush surface upon which you then affix an InSoFast interior insulation panel. You can choose between UX 2.0 or EXi 2.5 for this purpose, and this pairing is the second shipping container option provided by InSoFast.
This decision should be made with an understanding that the UX 2.0 panel meets all base level energy regulations while EXi 2.5 panels offer 20% more insulating power. The UX 2.0 panel is 2” thick, and the EXi 2.5 panel is ½ inch thicker. They share a 2’x4’ size and a simple, stackable design.
Additional Special Features
- Built-in electric raceways
- Moisture control channels
- Embedded studs every 16” on center
- Tongue and groove interlocking notches
- Non-porous, closed-cell insulation
- EPS foam, injection-molded construction
- Simple installation that only requires a utility knife, saw, caulking gun, and construction adhesive
Since 2006, InSoFast, LLC has developed and sold highly efficient insulation panels. We offer American-made, DIY-friendly insulation products that we ship for free within the US from our sites in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Idaho, and South Dakota.
If you’d like to learn more about how the choice to buy shipping container insulation panels for your project in La Porte, TX, can improve your experience, save you money and save you time, give us a call at (888) 501-7899 or contact us online for help with specs, measurements, or installation.
