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« on: February 28, 2009, 12:24:10 AM »
Hello All,
 I have searched high and low and can't find the 3' Foam Insulation Board. I know it is there, Owens Corning makes the Formular and Dow makes the TUFF-R, but neither Lowes, Home Depot or Ace Hardware carry the 3' in South Texas.
 Any suggestions on where to find would be greatly appreciated.
 I'm really new at this and I am trying to follow Terry's tutorials to the letter. I tried it substituting the "Great Stuff" and my habitat looks like a scene from "Mission to Mars" it is definitely not of this world.

I searched and couldn't find a thread like this, so I apologize if I posted in redundancy.
Thanks Again
rich
 
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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2009, 06:33:21 AM »
Get some 2 part foam & do it right.
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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 01:57:47 PM »
I appreciate that Bill,
 I should have waited until the 2 part foam arrived from Van Dykes, I just wanted to try something.
But I am having a heck of a time trying to find the 3' foam board for the base.
Thank You
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2009, 08:39:28 AM »
IF theirs any refrigeration company's around your area they may have some panel just strip the metal off
or company's that do new they always have cut offs
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 08:56:10 AM »
Have you tried gluing a 2 inch piece to a 1 inch piece.  Make sure you remove the plastic coating, and the stuff glues together just fine.  When I did this I did use the glue that was made for gluing foam. 
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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2009, 11:06:22 AM »
Thanks Wayne and Terri,
 I didn't think about the appliance companies. I'll give that a shot. I did try gluing a few together, and it worked ok. The 3' was just what oldTerryr used and looked perfet for base and rock carving.
Thanks a ton folks,
rich
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2009, 08:56:15 AM »
funny thing went in to town yesterday, and a company that I worked for years ago were putting up a
building with 4 inch urethane foam panels, had a chat take all the cut offs you need

just drive around and you will find Wink

I know it didn't help you but it did for me good luck
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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2009, 12:43:13 AM »
Thanks Wayne,
 I'll keep checking constructon sites. Unfortunately, I'm in South Texas, and 3' foam insulation is not used on most buildings. But we got yankee's building down here, maybe thay won't know better Smiley Just Kidding Smiley
Thanks Again,
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2009, 09:54:01 AM »
Texas well they must be building refrigeration warehouses some where in that state
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