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Shea Foams Ltd. was incorporated in 1984. We are one of the largest users of spray applied foam in Western Canada. The owner, Mr. Don Smith, has been involved in the insulation industry since 1984. We are fully insured and bondable up to 5 million dollars. We are a Canadian owned & operated company with steady growth.
Glossary of Terms
A
- A-SIDE
- ABAA
- ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY
- AC-377 / ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 377
- ACCELERATOR
- ACRYLIC COATING
- ACRYLICS
- ADHESION
- AEROSOL
- AGGREGATE
- AGING
- AGRICULTURAL CONTENT
- AIR BARRIER
- AIR BARRIER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ABAA)
- AIR BARRIER SYSTEM
- AIR EXFILTRATION
- AIR FILTER RESPIRATOR
- AIR IMPERMEABLE
- AIR INFILTRATION
- AIR LEAKAGE
- AIR PERMEABLE
- AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (APR)
- AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
- ALIPHATIC (POLYURETHANE)
- ALLIGATORING:
- AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
- AMINE CATALYST
- APPLICATION RATE
- APR
- AREA DIVIDER
- AROMATIC (POLYURETHANE)
- AROMATIC SOLVENTS
- ASPHALT
- ASTM INTERNATIONAL:
- ATOMIZATION
- ATTIC - UNVENTED
- ATTIC - VENTED
- AY DOCUMENTS
B
- B-SIDE
- BACK ROLLING
- BASE COAT
- BIRDBATH
- BITUMEN
- BLEEDING
- BLISTER
- BLOWHOLE
- BLOWING AGENT
- BOARD-FOOT
- BOCA
- BOND, CHEMICAL
- BOND, MECHANICAL
- BUILDING CODE
- BUILDING ENVELOPE
- BUILDING SCIENCE
- BUILT-UP ROOF (BUR)
- BUTYL COATING
C
- CALORIMETER
- CANADIAN URETHANE FOAM CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
- CANT
- CANT STRIP
- CAP FLASHING
- CAPACITANCE METER
- CAPILLARY ACTION, CAPILLARITY
- CATALYST
- CATHEDRAL CEILING
- CAULK
- CAVITATION
- CAVITY WALL
- ccSPF
- CELLULAR
- CENTIPOISE
- CFC
- CHALKING
- CHECKING
- CHEMICAL BOND
- CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
- CHLORINATED RUBBER
- CLOSED-CELL SPF
- COAL TAR
- COALESCENCE
- COARSE ORANGE PEEL SURFACE TEXTURE
- COATING
- COBWEBBING
- COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
- COHESION
- COLD APPLIED
- COLLECTOR BOX
- COLLOIDAL DISPERSION
- COLOR STABILITY
- COMBUSTIBLE
- COMPATIBLE MATERIALS
- Compounds containing carbon
- COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
- CONDENSATE
- CONDENSATION
- CONDITIONED CRAWLSPACE
- CONDITIONING
- CONDUCTOR HEAD
- CONTINUOUS INSULATION (C.I.)
- CONTROL JOINT
- COOL ROOF
- COPING
- COPOLYMER
- CORE SAMPLE:
- COUNTERFLASHING
- COVERAGE
- CPI
- cPVC
- CRAWLSPACE, UNVENTED
- CRAWLSPACE, VENTED
- CREAM TIME
- CREEP
- CRICKET
- CROSS HATCH
- CROSSOVER
- CUFCA
- CURE
- CURE TIME
- CURING AGENT
- CURTAIN WALL:
D
- DEAD LEVEL
- DEAD LOADS
- DECK
- DEFLECTION
- DEGRADATION
- DELAMINATION
- DESSICANT
- DEW POINT
- DIFFUSION
- DIISOCYANATE
- DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
- DISCOLORATION
- DRAFTSTOP
- DRAINAGE
- DRIP EDGE
- DRY BULB TEMPERATURE
- DRYING TIME
E
- ELASTOMER
- ELASTOMERIC
- ELASTOMERIC COATING
- ELONGATED CELLS
- ELONGATION
- EMBODIED ENERGY
- EMISSIVITY
- EMULSION
- EPOXY
- ESR
- EVALUATION SERVICE REPORT
- EXOTHERMIC REACTION
- EXPANSION JOINT
F
- FAST SET
- FEATHERED EDGE
- FELTS
- FERROUS METAL
- FILLER
- FILM THICKNESS
- FIRE RESISTANCE
- FIREBLOCKING
- FIRESTOP
- FISHEYE
- FISHMOUTH
- FLAME RETARDANT
- FLAME SPREAD
- FLAMMABILITY
- FLASH AND BATT
- FLASH COAT
- FLASH IGNITION TEMPERATURE
- FLASH OVER
- FLASH POINT
- FLASHING
- FLUOROCARBONS
- FLUTES
- FM
- FM APPROVALS
- FM GLOBAL
- FMRC
- FOAM STOP
- FREEZE THAW CYCLE
- FRIABILITY
- FROTH PACK
H
- HARDNESS
- HCFC
- HEAT AGING
- HEAT FLUX
- HEAT SINK
- HERS
- HFC
- HIDING POWER
- HIGH PRESSURE SPF
- HOLIDAYS
- HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM (HERS)
- HYBRID INSULATION
- HYDROPHILIC
- HYDROPHOBIC
- HYGROSCOPIC
- HYGROSCOPICITY
I
- I-CODES
- IBC
- ICAA
- ICBO
- ICC
- IECC
- IGNITION BARRIER
- IGNITION TEMPERATURE
- IMPACT RESISTANCE
- IMPINGEMENT MIXING
- INFRA-RED THERMOGRAPHY
- INTERLAMINAR ADHESION
- INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC)
- INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL (ICC)
- INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC)
- INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE (IRC)
- INTUMESCENT COATING
- IRC
- ISO
- ISOCYANATE
- ISOCYANURATE
L
- LAITANCE:
- LATEX
- LCA
- LEADER HEAD
- LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)
- LEED
- LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
- LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS, LCA)
- LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY (LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY ANALYSIS, LCI, LCIA)
- LIFT
- LIFT LINE
- LIVE LOAD
- LOW PRESSURE SPF
- LOW TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY
- LOW-DENSITY SPF (Open-cell SPF, ocSPF)
M
- MASTIC
- MDI
- MECHANICAL BOND
- MECHANICAL DAMAGE
- MEDIUM-DENSITY SPF (Closed-cell SPF, ccSPF)
- MEMBRANE
- MEMBRANE REINFORCEMENT
- METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE (MDI)
- MIL
- MILDEW
- MIST COAT
- MOISTURE VAPOR TRANSMISSION (MVT)
- MOLD
- MONOLITHIC
- MUD CRACKING
- MULTIPLE COAT
- SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
N
- NEOPRENE RUBBER
- NFPA
- NIGHT SEAL
- NOISE REDUCTION COEFFICIENT (NRC)
- NON-BREATHING MEMBRANE
- NON-FERROUS METAL
- NON-FLAMMABLE
- NON-OXIDIZING
- NON-VOLATILE CONTENT
- NRCA
O
- OCF
- ocSPF
- OFF-GASSING
- OFF-RATIO FOAM
- ONE-COMPONENT FOAM
- OPEN-CELL SPF
- OPTICAL COMPARATOR
- ORANGE PEEL SURFACE TEXTURE
- ORGANIC
- OUTGASSING:
- OVERSPRAY
- OVERSPRAY SURFA CE TEXTURE
P
- p-MDI
- PAPR
- PARAPET
- PASS
- PASS LINES
- PCF
- PEEL STRENGTH
- PEELING
- PENETRATION
- PERM
- PERM RATING
- PERMEABILITY, AIR
- PERMEABILITY, WATER VAPOR
- PERMEANCE, AIR
- PERMEANCE, WATER VAPOR:
- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
- pH
- PICTURE FRAMING
- PIGMENT
- PINHOLE
- PLASTICIZER
- POLYISO
- POLYMER
- POLYMERIC MDI (p-MDI)
- POLYOL
- POLYURETHANE COATINGS
- POLYURETHANE COATINGS:
- POLYURETHANES
- PONDING
- POPCORN SURFACE TEXTURE
- POSITIVE DRAINAGE
- POST EXPANSION
- POT LIFE
- POUR FOAM
- POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
- PPE
- PRIMER
- PROPELLANT
- PROPORTIONER
- PSI
- PSYCHROMETER
- PSYCHROMETRIC CHART
- PURGE
R
- R-VALUE
- RACKING TEST
- RADIANT BARRIERS
- RAZING, CRAZE CRACKS
- RCI
- RE-ROOFING
- RECOVERING
- RECYCLE CONTENT
- REFLECTANCE
- REFLECTIVE INSULATION
- REFLECTIVITY
- REGLET
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
- RENEWABLE CONTENT
- REPLACEMENT
- RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SERVICES NETWORK (RESNET)
- RESIN
- RESNET
- RESPIRATOR
- RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM
- RETROFIT
- ROOF CURB:
- ROOF SLOPE
- ROOFING FOAM
- RUST BLUSH
S
- SADDLE
- SAG
- SAR
- SATURATION HUMIDITY
- SBCCI
- SCARF
- SCARIFY
- SCRIM
- SCUPPER
- SCV
- SDS
- SEALANT
- SEALANT FOAM
- SELF-FLASHING
- SERVICE TEMPERATURE LIMITS
- SET
- SET OF FOAM
- SHELF LIFE
- SHORE HARDNESS
- SILICONE COATING
- SINGLE-COMPONENT FOAM
- SKINNING
- SLIT SAMPLES:
- SMOKE DEVELOPED
- SMOOTH SURFACE TEXTURE
- SOLAR REFLECTANCE
- SOLAR REFLECTANCE INDEX (SRI)
- SOLIDS CONTENT
- SOLVENT
- SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC)
- SPF
- SPF, HIGH PRESSURE
- SPF, LOW PRESSURE
- SPFA
- SPI
- SPI / SPFD
- SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM (SPF):
- SPUD
- SQUARE
- SRI
- STACK EFFECT
- STC
- STORAGE LIFE
- STRES
- STRESS-CRACK
- SUBSTRATE
- SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR (SAR)
- SURFACE EROSION
- SURFACE TEXTURE
- SURFACING
- SURFACTANT
T
- TACK-FREE
- TACK-FREE TIME
- TEAR STRENGTH
- TENSILE STRENGTH
- TERMINATION
- THERMAL BARRIER
- THERMAL BRIDGE
- THERMAL CONDUCTANCE (C)
- THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (k)
- THERMAL MOVEMENT
- THERMAL RESISTANCE (R
- THERMAL SHOCK
- THERMOGRAPHY
- THERMOPLASTIC
- THERMOSET
- THINNER
- THIXOTROPIC
- TIE-IN LINES
- TINT
- TOXICITY
- TRANSITION MATERIAL
- TREEBARK SURFACE TEXTURE
- TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM
- TWO-PART SYSTEM
U
- U-FACTOR
- UBC
- UFFI
- UL
- ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION (UV)
- UNDERLAYMENT
- UPLIFT:
- UREA-FORMALDEHYDE FOAM INSULATION (UFFI)
- UV
SPFA believes that the path to a healthful, safe, high-quality and performing SPF installation travels through the hands of a knowledgeable, trained, experienced, and ideally PCP-certified professional contractor.
