Shipping containers, used for transferring products across long distances, are all too often abandoned due to the costs of shipping them back to their sender. When they stop being useful for shipping, they can find a second life as the bones for building homes, restaurants, offices, gyms, classrooms, churches, and more. When you buy a shipping container for this purpose in Plano, TX, InSoFast insulation panels should be your next purchase.
The problem with using shipping containers for construction is the flip side of the same reason they work so well: the metal composition. The metal box provides plenty of strength, but it also creates an environment with amplified noise, exaggerated temperatures, and unchecked condensation.
InSoFast Expanded Polystyrene foam shipping container insulation can help resolve each and every one of these problems. The panels are also lightweight, maneuverable, and foolproof in their installation.
While our products were first aimed at the commercial contractor market, the speed and simplicity of InSoFast EPS foam insulation sparked an interest by the DIY crowd, hobbyists, and homeowners. In the years since 2006 when we began operations, our products have gained a firm foothold nationwide in the insulation market.
The Power of InSoFast Insulation to Resolve Problems with Shipping Containers
The closed-cell EPS foam that comprises InSoFast insulating panels creates twice as much thermal energy protection as open-cell technology. The non-porous material also:
- Prevents water and air from passing through the panel
- Doesn’t settle, degrade, or break down over time
- Provides durable and stable insulation power
InSoFast insulation comes in several product lines made just for shipping container projects.
InSoFast CX44 Shipping Container Insulation Panels
Shipping containers have a limited amount of space for furniture and living, making the 2” depth of the CX44 panel ideal. The panels follow along an 11” repeating pattern so that the embedded studs rest along the corrugated ribs of the container. Installing these panels is easy. You won’t need many tools, much help, or special skills. The resulting insulation system will be airtight and sure to protect against unwanted temperature fluctuations, echoes, and condensation.
InSoFast InSerts
Another product created by InSoFast, LLC, to work with the corrugation of shipping containers is the InSoFast InSert. Each InSert is made with EPS foam and designed to perfectly fill the depth of the corrugation. It stays in place with the help of a bit of construction adhesive and creates a flush, flat surface along the shipping container panel. Then, a wall system of InSoFast insulation will follow, composed of the UX 2.0 or EXi 2.5 product line. The totality of the insulation system will be airtight and highly effective.
InSoFast CX-LP LowPro Studs
InSoFast InSerts also work to build a system of insulation using the InSoFast CX-LP LowPro Studs and any rigid foam board insulation. The studs are embedded within EPS insulation, and they should be installed directly on the ridges of the corrugation while the InSerts fill the empty spaces. The rigid foam boards then go between the studs for a fully complete system of continuous insulation. This system will lack the raceways for running services, the drainage channels for controlling moisture, and the interlocking edges for a foolproof installation.
To buy any of these InSoFast insulation panels or other products for insulation of a shipping container in Plano, TX, give us a call at (888) 396-9677.
