Foam it 602 Polyurethane Spray Foam Insulation Kit

TL;DR Kit was awesome, got about 550 sqft, it smelled for awhile but now it is great! Any questions, please leave a comment!EDIT: August 22nd, 2020I ordered another 2 kits (602) directly from Foam It Green (used the $50 coupon code they send you but you have to pay for shipping... for some reason, it still ended up cheaper). This time, I had to spray foam about 500 sqft but at 2 inches so I needed 2 kits. I received a phone call from the shipping company confirming shipment and delivery times. Received my kits, opened them up to check for any damage and left them in my toasty garage until 2 days before spray. A day before spraying, I moved them to my slightly cooler basement and cleaned all my walls with a stiff brush and vacuum. On spray day, I hydrated and tested my mixture before spraying on my walls. I had to take 3 breaks due to the heat (it was 90+ outside and no AC in the basement). I constantly shook my tanks and after 4+ hours of spraying, I had some left over foam that I used in my crawl space. Once again, I got close to the promised 600 sqft and spraying was easy... my finger though is still numb from pulling that trigger (2 weeks later). Will buy again when I work on the last 1/3 of my basement!Ok, so I’ve read a lot of reviews on several different closed cell spray foam kits and all of them had their ups and downs. Lately, I’ve seen several negative reviews about this kit but I took the risk and got the 602. I liked how the color indicators tell you whether component A or B is working or not. For me, the kit was awesome and it worked so well and got close to the 600sqft as promised. So here is the full review as I explain my process of insulating my basement walls (roughly 180 sqft) and rim joists. I was also planning on spraying at least 2 inches of foam, if not more, so the entire kit would be used at 3 inches.• Order the kit at least 2-3 weeks ahead of time. If anything is broken, you can give customer service a call. My kit was fine and luckily I didn’t have to call. I did read the instructions and I was able to keep my tanks in the garage where it is a toasty 78-80F.• Prepare your areas. About a couple of days before actual spraying, clean your walls/rim joints/ceiling. Use a stiff brush and vacuum the area completely. The area I was spraying previously had fiberglass insulation (R7) and a ton of seeds/acorns from mice that got in from some unknown area of the basement. Cleaning for me took days!• A day before spraying, I took the tanks to the basement to let them equilibrate to room temperature. My basement was about 76F. I also put down drop cloths on the floor (DO THIS!) and I put nozzles in areas of the basement where I knew I would be stopping for more than 20 seconds (the kit says 30 seconds but the foam cured so fast, it was more like 20 seconds for me). I also put my tanks on a cart so that I could wheel them around to minimize lifting them (they are heavy) and kept them off the ground.• Spray day! Put all of your safety gear on. Get super cheap goggles (not safety glasses), a really good respirator, full Tyvek suit with hood, a cheap hat, Tyvek shoe covers and extra nitrile gloves (you can find good 8mil orange ones on Amazon). Depending on how much you need to spray, hydrate before and go to the bathroom! To use this 602 kit, it took me 2-2.5hrs straight without stopping.• Actual spraying: Shake canisters for 60sec! This is a must! I rocked back and forth, shook up and down and it was exhausting with all my PPE on. Before putting the nozzle on, always test into a waste container. If it turns green and hard within 20-30 seconds, slap that nozzle on and spray. I opted not to use the fan tip as I wanted more control and better coverage. Controlling the spray is rather difficult early on, not to mention that when the foam comes out, it sprays and dribbles a lot onto the floor. I think I lost a good 25 sqft in just foam dribble from the nozzle. I followed the videos and started with my rim joists as it was higher than the walls (the kit says if you need to spray ceilings or similar, start there first). Starting with rim joists also allowed me to make mistakes if they were to be made (as I wouldn’t see it). While the rim joists were curing, I sprayed around the studs of my walls and then filled in the middle. Slow and steady was best and there was no need to rush. If sprayed correctly, the foam rises after 10-20 seconds and emits some heat. Once I was done with all my walls, I sprayed an extra inch on my rim joists and went back to my walls for the 2nd layer, paying more attention to areas that had gaps and crevices like other users had commented on. Once the 2nd layer was finished, I didn’t wait the full 10 minutes to cure and added a 3rd spray, again, paying attention to areas that had gaps and crevices. Once I was done, follow instructions on how to empty tanks.• Some key notes:o Shake! Constantly shake your tanks. I shook them after every inch layer. Towards the end, I shook them in between, even for just 10 seconds.o It smells, even with a respirator! I had to stop any other work in my basement for a good 1.5hr. I did not have good ventilation down there and I put my air purifier (IQair MG) on high (which ran for a solid 2-3 days straight just in case).o Drop cloths! The kit doesn’t tell you but the foam just constantly dribbles out of the nozzle.o It will never be even but even 1-1.5inch uneven was better than my fiberglass insulation!o I lost feeling to my index finger (trigger finger) since pulling on the trigger took some substantial force over an extended period of time with no breaks. I sprayed on the 14th and I’m just getting feeling back now. This is why I gave it 4 stars for comfort because my finger is still uncomfortable!o Cutting the foam was pretty easy. I had a serrated insulation blade (for rockwool) and it easily cut the foam in areas where I over sprayed.

We purchased this product to seal around and insulate on top of rigid foam insulation in the ceiling of the garage (which is also the floor of our bedrooms). I was anxious after reading all the reviews about tanks failing, however, we purchased 2 sets of these tanks and both performed as they should. We watched all the videos and read all the instructions. We prepped thoroughly, and followed all instructions, and it worked as expected. (like painting, I think success is in a lot of prep work). The bedroom floors feel much more comfortable and the garage is much quieter! My only concern is that I had assumed our city hazmat disposal would take the tanks when we were done and they didn't, so it would be great if this company offered a recycling program for the tanks.Learned tips: They're not kidding--really let the product run into a lined trash can until you get the right mix. We got just blue for a while at the start of each tank, which looked "green" to us the first time, and it never solidified. We had to scrape it off and respray, and it is not easy to clean that stuff off of anything! Icky. Also, as the pressure started decreasing the spray started sputtering (probably because we were spraying overhead); we thought we were near the end of the tank, but it kept on going for quite a while in that state, so let it run as long as you are still getting the right mix/color. And cover everything! The "snow" gets on everything when spraying overhead, but scraped up easily off the concrete floor using a hoe. Finally, the tanks are heavy and we had a large area to cover, so we strapped the tanks to the scaffolding we were using and wheeled them from location to location, and glad we did. Good luck!

It's easy to use. Though a bit on the expensive size for the amount you get for a container. One of my tyvek suits was missing as I ordered two kits and only received one tyvek suit. I followed all the directions and didn't have any issues I was actually able to use one spray gun for two kits. So I have an extra gun if I use this kit again.

Be careful buying from this company. 1) The Kits never give you the actual coverage. 2) The design of the spray gun is flaky and can result in one tank emptying before the other and spraying uneven leaving an absolute mess out of the walls. 3) Their customer service is more like a "customer integration" when called. They will ask you million leading questions to prove that it was you and not their cheap defective kit. Their manual and operating guide is filled with disclaimers to cover themselves in case the kit doesn't do what it should do. I truly hated working with these folks and after spending $800 they treated me like a lair as soon as I contacted their customer service "Linda AKA the customer interrogator" who doubted me from the first minute. Amazon is investigating the methodology they use to get you on the phone and prove that you did something wrong if the foam is not producing the results anticipated. they ask to visit your site if you ask for money back or send the 100 pound plus tanks back to them for "testing" at your cost...incredible!!!! I ended up completing my project by buying another product called "two component Polyurethane" from another company, and actually got an expanding foam insulation covering the square footage it advertises. What a concept!! Foam it green may be called green since it brings in lots of money to this company. I never got my money back even partially..This is an inferior kit to others and would not buy again.