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Default where to buy cheap polystyrene foam board?


"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"peter" wrote in message
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I want to buy about a dozen pieces of polystyrene foam board to tape to my
windows/doors/fireplace as temporary insulation for the season. Home
stores sell them: 1.5 inch x 2 feet x 4 feet for $4. This seems pretty
expensive, consider this is what most people throw out after unpacking a
boxed product. OK, the ones sold by home stores have an extra plastic
sheet (vapor barrior) and R-factors printed on them. I can live without
these extras.

Where can I buy foam boards at lower price? I don't need the vapor
barrior or R factor.


That is really not a bad price. That works out to 33¢ a board foot. If
you buy TL quantities, you can get better. Raw material today is about $1
a pound, plus conversion, extruding, shipping, etc.

I thought exposed non-skinned styro in a living space was a no-no, due to
the outgassing if it gets exposed to flame?

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