These boxes look innocent enough, but they contain "foam it green" spray insulation, fun to use, easy to install, saves money and time. What more could a person ask for???
The picture below is one of the instructional videos provided by the manufacturer to aid us in what was ahead. Looks clean and neat, so far.
The picture below is me prepping for my journey into the unknown.
The picture below is ME, looks just like in the above mentioned video!!
The picture below is me lying on my back on rocks, sewer and drain pipes, trying to spray as much an area as I can without moving, and according to the instructions, if you stop spraying for 30 seconds, you must change spray nozzels. And as we were only provided with 13 of them, we had to move fast.
The picture below is me covered in my hazmat suit, covered with foam insulation, leaves, sticks, and whatever else.
The picture below, almost finished, as we ran out of spray with only about 10 square feet unfinished, however most of the cabin is now completely insulated. I am anxious to see if we have done any good, or if this was a waste of time and money. Someday, i hope to finish the rest of the spray insulation, but may have to see if I can recruit a son, or son-in-law, to finish it for me. Over and out.
The BOI
And, now for the rest of the story. HORRORS!!!!!. It wasn't bad enough that i could barely move under the cabin. I was supposed to hold the nozzel approx 18 inches from the target, so most of the time i had to look straight up while shooting foam, which meant the overspray was coming directly down on me. It was a darn good thing I had the suit on, and the respirator, and the googles, but eventually the googles were so covered with foam that I couldn't see, and the respirator was becoming clogged so it was difficult to breath, the hazmat suit was catching on everything and eventually came off my head, which allowed some of the overspray to get into what little hair I have left, which in turn attracted dirt, leaves and sticks to be entanged in my hair.
Thanks to herself and a shampoo using acetone we got most of it out. My sinuses were completely clogged up unitil today, my eyes were burning so bad i could hardly open them until this morning.
And it was probably a good thing I had the respirator on, as it no doubt kind of muzzeled all the not so kind things I was muttering. Hopefully no one heard as I even shocked myself a few times. I even told myself to shut the hell up once.
Anyway, its over. I feel much better today, and someday I may even be able to laugh about this.
And herself did a fine job. As we had to change nozzels quite often, that job fell to her, of which she did great. And she had to lug those 60 pound tanks around so the hose would reach wherever I needed to spray. GOOD JOB!!!!
5 comments:
oh wow!! those pics are awesome. Looks like dad had a good time!
Dad had a miserable time! It is true that it was a good thing he was muzzled -- all that cussing and carrying on! I just kept repeating while I watched him suffer "I am so glad this wasn't MY idea!"
Really, it was rough! Sometimes he would just lay there quiet on his back and I would poke him to make sure he was okay.
That was the best post yet! And Dad, you DO look like the man in video! Ha!
Mom, your comment cracked me up! About poking to dad to see if he was alive!
All true. Had that been my idea to spray foam the underside of the cabin, your dad would have charged out of there after the first 15 minutes, thrown the canister of spray down the hill, ripped off the goggles. ripped off the respirator. ripped off the haz mat suit and yelled "I told you it wouldn't work!" :) Dad chuckled just one little chuckle today, remembering that day. Next year he might laugh : )
hilarious! lol
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