Commercial (Glue) Spray Cellulose Insulation Training in Tennessee
4 Evergreen in Ridgely, Tennessee purchased a CM2400 with a 16 inch airlock and positive displacement blower. This combination has allowed them to have great production and flexibility. They are able to fill attics quickly and then transition to wall spray cellulose.
After about 6 months, we revisited James Mooring, the lead of the insulation division. He has successfully wall sprayed some homes last year and wanted to spray his own metal shop building. Fiberlitetech, in Joplin, Missouri supplied them the cellulose (SATAC). SATAC comes in various colors. They chose grey. They also purchased glue and “stick-um” that is used to prep the wall and ceiling surfaces.
Their building has a galvanized ribbed construction. Purlins and studs are typical in a pole barn. It was not framed out. The distance between the structural supports was minimally 36 inches. It is “impossible” to do wall spray cellulose. It will fall out because the thickness and size of cavity. Well… James has the technique down and we experimented with standard wall spray cellulose and were able to spray 4″ thick! That is the maximum we could achieve. The cellulose could not remain that way because vibrations would cause it to fall out, eventually.
This is where a commercial glue spray product is necessary. The glue looks like Elmers glue and is thicker. Since they were only spraying 4″ thick, the glue was diluted with water in a 7 parts water to 1 part glue ratio.
When glue is added to this cellulose product, it sticks very well into the walls. It will also stick to a ceiling. The fall-of is not recyclable, but it doesn’t have the amount of fall off that standard wall spray cellulose has.
If you are considering a commercial spray cellulose product for large buildings, or buildings that only have purlins and wide framing structures, this is a perfect solution. When dried, you can throw a basketball at it and it will not fall off.
The CM1500HP and CM2400 are great machines for this process. Contact Fiberlitetech for material options.