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Foam board building insulation details (C) Carson Dunlop AssociatesInsect Damage & Foam Building Insulation Products: Termites, Carpenter Ants, Contaminants

Insect resistance of foam building insulation board: this article illustrates and describes the causes of risk of wood destroying insect attack (like termites or carpenter ants) on buildings using foam foundation or wall insulation.

Note that the insect risk associated with foam insulating board details (or any building design and product) varies by geographic location and the types of insect pests that are or are not present. Therefore good construction details to avoid insect damage must suit local requirements and meet local building codes.

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Foam Insulation Products and Risk of Wood Destroying Insect Damage: termites, carpenter ants, etc.

Heated floor slab insulation detail (C) Daniel FriedmanThe following comments pertain regardless of whether the foam insulation products we are addressing are sprayed foam insulation or solid foam insulating boards or panels. Sketch of common foam insulating board details courtesy of Carson Dunlop Associates, a Toronto home inspection, education & report writing tool company [ carsondunlop.com ].

Photo: a foundation and floor slab installation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, using blue foam insulation board under and around the slab. By encasing the foam completely in concrete we think that the installer was avoiding a potential attack path for carpenter ants or other wood-destroying insects.

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Because insect damage on buildings is very often related to locations of water leaks or moisture traps, readers should also

see WATER ENTRY in BUILDINGS.


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