3 Unique Ways to Use Spray Foam for Your Commercial Building

Spray foam's unique properties make it valuable beyond standard roofing applications. Here are 3 less common but highly effective uses.

1. Wall Coating and Restoration

Just as spray foam and silicone coatings restore commercial roofs, similar systems can restore commercial exterior walls. West Roofing Systems completed a wall restoration project at Paisley Farms in Willoughby, Ohio where a high-solids silicone wall coating replaced traditional paint. The result: a 10-year warranted surface with 10x the durability and far less maintenance than conventional paint. For commercial buildings with deteriorating exterior block or concrete walls, this application provides exceptional long-term value.

2. Encapsulation of Problematic Materials

Spray foam's ability to encapsulate existing materials — including asbestos-containing transite panels and exposed mechanical fasteners — allows building owners to address problematic substrates without costly abatement or demolition. The foam creates a continuous, sealed barrier over the existing material, eliminating exposure risk while simultaneously waterproofing and insulating.

3. Slope Correction and Drainage Improvement

Beyond waterproofing, foam's ability to be applied at varying thicknesses makes it uniquely suited to correcting chronic drainage problems. Building owners with persistent ponding water issues — caused by compressed insulation, building settling, or original construction deficiencies — can have foam applied to create positive slope toward drains without any structural modifications.