world llc

this sounds like a business that in theory would do well... but upon asking a hand full of builders i work with they all (all but 1) say they would never pay the extra for the foam. so my questions are...
how long have you had the rig?
how much did you pay?
how long and how many jobs before you saw that money back?
do you do any advertising? is it effective?
do you believe you could make a living by offering only this service?
have you had any problems or setbacks due to break downs/ problem getting material/ employee incompetence/ etc.
do you run into competition?
i'm sure you get calls from builders/contractors... ever a call directly from a homeowner?
what's the most common job?

i'm very interested in a spray buisness, but the start up is way too much and an idea doesn't pay the bills, so just wanted to know what it's like out there.

SHARONCRAFT

Being in the construction arena for 20+ yrs. I've noticed that Insulation Contractors have very little competition in my area and we often have to wait on their crews to arrive for the job to continue. Only two local outfits in a large area. Since I have an established relationship with a number of builders and already provied HVAC and Electrical for them I'm thinking this might be something I should look in to. Wondering all those same questions. More interested in the blown in mixed with glue, but whatever has the best rating and reputation. Also, is there any "Green" product on the market that anyone knows of. What would be the least expensive way to start up?

mdshunk

Funny you mention that. I use a spray foam contractor fairly regularly (Weaver Insulators LLC, Woodbury PA). The foam has always been yellow in color, but on the last job it was light green. I asked the one guy if it was different stuff now. His reply, "No, same stuff. They're just making it green now. People like green".

nEighter

I would like to break into this field. I am trying to figure out any info on this. I think it would be great for garages with living space above/beside. I am very interested in this also.

SLSTech

Seeing the thread is on Spray Foam - Demilic Closed Cell with Soy is about as Green as you are going to get & a good product (don't know if they have it in Open Cell)

Least expensive? You have got to be kidding - I don't think any of them will deal with you for less than 50K - generally about 100k (classes, equipment, materials, advertising)

World LLC - sorry I hire it out, but I would imagine in todays climate it will take a while to get a ROI as the cost is expensive & most people don't care about the structure & systems as much as the bling

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At a recent Builders Show we saw several different types of spray foam. There seemed to be a lot of interest at each booth. There was one we visited that they trained you and sent you large propane style tanks with a two part mixture, your main expense was the hose and rig. I will look for the brochures/links after the game!

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I am a spray foam business owner and we only offer spray foam in our business and we are doing great. No it is not a cheap business to get into because a spray rig can go from 40K to a 100K depending on the purpose and how much trouble you want. If you buy too small or too cheap you will be sorry later.

We get most of our business directly from customer and some builders.

The biggest problem with spray foam is that there is a lot of mixed information about the product and the use of it so you have to do you're own research and go with the right company. We are using Bayer for product "baysystemsspray.com" but there are many companies out there that offer great products.

I would tell anyone who's interested in starting a spray foam company to do a lot of research and talk to many spray foam manufacturers and go with the one who will give the best support because a lot can go wrong if you don't have the right training and setup.

Also visit sprayfoam. com they have a lot of info about manufacturers

hopefully this will help one of you. If you have more questions you can email me.

Steve

JohnS

Another place to check out for spray foam rigs is www.cpifoam.com. They have the largest and most professionally collection of foam rigs available in the industry. It is nice too because they have complete packages from as little as $23,970.

Aside from price, choice and quality I also think it is incredibly important that where ever you get a rig from you are getting the support and training too. The spray foam industry is one that requires some training and a good partner in support and service for helping with the problems and supporting your businesses growth. Again CPi is a great place that offers the complete package when it comes to getting started in the spray foam industry.