FEBRUARY JLC 1997
In Defense of Foam
To the Editor:
I'd like to correct some misperceptions
about foam insulation presented
in a recent letter to the editor ("Dislikes
Spray Foam Insulation," Letters, 12/96).
The letter writer says cutting the
foam flush with the stud faces will
jeopardize the insulation on any
Romex cable sticking out. Yes, if
you're pretty careless. In practice,
there just aren't that many places
where Romex sticks out if the electrician
has been careful (it's mostly
tucked into junction boxes, which
project 1/2 inch from the stud faces).
It's really not hard to avoid nicking
the insulation at the few places where
the Romex does have to stick out
without a junction box, though it's
true this