EIFS and foam shapes Foam shapes are frequently incorporated into applications of Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems. Foam shapes can even be applied on buildings that don't use EIFS at all. The foam shapes are generally added for aesthetic or architectural reasons, to enhance or accent ...

Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) and Environmental Impact Expanded polystyrene foam, or EPS, is typically white and composed of expanded beads of polystyrene. Its most familiar uses are packing peanuts and moulded styrofoam-like pieces that come in boxes protecting and keeping your new television or computer ...

Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems of Ontario Exterior Insulating Finishing Systems have been popular in North America since the late 1960s. Sometimes, issues arise and EIFS inspectors are called out to look at buildings that don't actually have any EIFS on the exterior walls, but instead ...

Flat, flatter and flattest EIFS wall flatness Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems are composed of several different layers and as such, some of the cementitious layers, including the finished top coat, are applied fully by hand. Even though EIFS' construction allows for a nearly perfect and ...