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[#2] Posted: 08/26/2008 - 10:07:46 AM |  |  |
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I don't know what the stuff is that looks like hair or fur. It looks disgusting considering I just checked in here while taking a break and eating my lunch.
The foam is UFFI - urea-formaldehyde foam insulation. Since it hasn't been installed since 1980, it's out-gassed long ago and is no longer a concern.
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Disintegrating Foam
[#3] Posted: 08/26/2008 - 10:23:42 AM | | |
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Thanks (again) Bill. It does look like fur or hair in the photo. There was a paper or moisture barrier on the backside of it. Looked like some old and deteriorated form of batt insulation.
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[#4] Posted: 08/26/2008 - 10:43:33 AM | | |
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UFFI and it has been that way since it was installed. After a while in the field you get to know the different types of foam(s) and their characteristics.
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