Pink or Blue Foam Board in Los Angeles, CA

[hirez00]

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Greetings all,

I have been reading all these great tutorials on here about making tombstones and other props out of Pink or Blue Foam Board instead of the white "beaded" foam and Pink or Blue Foam seems to be the way to go ...

I went my local Home Depot and Lowes and all they have is the white beaded foam ... which is not what I want to use ...

Upon further research I found out that due to "building codes" in California, Pink and Blue Foam is not sold here for building purposes. I read through all the message postings / threads on Halloween Forum and no one seems to know of or list any place in the Los Angeles area that definitely carries either Pink or Blue.

Upon further research, I have found that model railroaders use this sort of foam to build mountains and scenery so there "might" be some places in Los Angeles that carry this sort of foam for those purposes, and not home construction.

Has ANYONE found the Pink or Blue Foam Board in California??? Especially in the L.A. area?

If you know of any place ... please post it in this thread or send me a PM message because I am eager to try and find some without special ordering it and paying a ton of $$$ to get it shipped to me ... I would rather just go pick it up.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Please advise.

HiRez00

[Terra]

I went through some old threads and a couple people mentioned that the only place they could find it in Southern California was here: foamsales&marketing

[hirez00]

Do you happen to know the "brand" or name of the foam I should be looking for exactly?

[devils chariot]

Do you happen to know the "brand" or name of the foam I should be looking for exactly?

Dow makes it, and I had to go to foam sales/marketing in burbank. it come in the weirdest size, 2" by 10" and its pricey. When I go to OR. for xmas, I think I'll buy a sheet or two and break it down to fit in my car.

[Terra]

Dow makes it, and I had to go to foam sales/marketing in burbank. it come in the weirdest size, 2" by 10" and its pricey. When I go to OR. for xmas, I think I'll buy a sheet or two and break it down to fit in my car.

Just curious, what is the price for their foam? I pay $25 for an 8' sheet of 2" pink foam.

[Biggie]

Does anyone know if the green foam works from lowes, we used to have the blue stuff but it was replaced overnight with green stuff.

[BackYardHaunter]

my HD doesnt sell the 8-4 foot sheets of foam just 2-8 sheets. 2in is 14 dollers! for a 2-8 sheet... and i live in the cold states. i got to check the other HD around me. and idk about lowes i think 30 for 2in 4-8foot sheet.


-BYH

[hirez00]

So is pink or blue foam board also referred to as extruded polystyrene????

I just want to make sure I am looking for correct product and not ordering the wrong type of foamboard.

If someone could post the full name product name not just Owens corning or Dow because both companies make a ton of foam / insulation ...

Please advise.

[walkingcorpse]

Here's the info on the pink Owens-Corning Extruded Polystyrene. It is available to all CA Home Depots, but is not carried by all.F150 Board 2 In. x 48 In. x 96 In. - 270895 at The Home Depot The product specifications are on the page as well, I'm not aware of any restrictions on its use in CA except that its probably overkill unless you live in the Sierra Mountains.

[Rojellio]

YES. It is extruded polystyrene.

Certainly someone is doing heated slabs, even in LA. Its THE Green Building method for heating a home. 2" blue board is placed on the ground as a thermal break, then rebar, mesh, hydronic tubing etc is placed, then concrete poured over that. IF you find a contractor that does heated slabs floors... they have to be getting it from somewhere. Maybe Whitecap, or a Concrete tool & supply place.