Best Rigid Foam For Flooding Crawl Space?

 
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Old 04-09-2009, 08:24 AM   #1
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Best Rigid Foam For Flooding Crawl Space?


What would say is the best material when rigid foam is used to insulate concrete foundation walls in a crawl that is flooded by tidal waters 2 or 3 times a year?

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Old 04-09-2009, 09:21 AM   #2
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Re: Best Rigid Foam For Flooding Crawl Space?


Any EPS foam, do not use XPS
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