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Re: Foam-filled Box beam
By:Kenneth Paul
Date: 1/1/1999, 1:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Foam-filled Box beam (Don Beale)

> Thats a good idea! How many cans of insulation did it take? Did it stiffen
> the beam up quite a bit? I used 2 small cans, 1 large can should be more than enough. When spraying remember that the foam is going to expand quite a bit so don't over do it, even then foam will continue to push out of the fill holes for about 15 minutes so you have to keep scraping off the waste. Yes, it does stiffen the beam quite a bit. Kenny

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Box beam
John -- 12/31/1998, 3:08 pm
Re: Box beam
Jerry Weinraub -- 1/2/1999, 10:41 am
Re: Box beam
Alan Resinger -- 1/1/1999, 8:12 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 1/3/1999, 7:24 pm
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Alan Resinger -- 1/3/1999, 11:25 pm
Re: Box beam
Kenneth Paul -- 12/31/1998, 5:45 pm
Re: Foam-filled Box beam
Don Beale -- 1/1/1999, 12:07 pm
Re: Foam-filled Box beam
Kenneth Paul -- 1/1/1999, 1:43 pm
Re: Box beam
Robert Woodard -- 12/31/1998, 4:48 pm
Re: Box beam
Ross Leidy -- 12/31/1998, 3:36 pm
Re: Box beam
Mike Scarborough -- 12/31/1998, 3:33 pm