XPS foam sheets in Brisbane?

[duncan_rtfm]

Hi,

I'm looking for XPS foam sheets in Brisbane.  I'm not interested in the crap sold by Bunnings - I'm looking for something like the Dow blue foam quality.  I can get XPS sheets from Perth or Melbourne - but I'm looking for a Brisbane supplier/manufacturer.  I got a dozen or so sheets from a local supplier a while back, but can't find them again.  Google can't find them.

 

Help.
Any ideas?

[gareth lacey]

Try coldsign in coopers plains

[onetrack]

It appears StyroMAX in Darra should be able to supply your needs. However, be aware they only sell, full size sheet sizes (600mm x 2500mm), no on-site cutting is allowed.

 

https://styromax.com.au/products/dow-styrofoam/

 

Edited November 5, 2023 by onetrack

[KRviator]

The Foam Company has it (and online prices too!), address seems to be Archerfield, but they say "may be dispatched from multiple warehouses in Bris-Vegas"

Edited November 6, 2023 by KRviator

[onetrack]

Note that the foam company has a minimum $200 spend on any purchase.

[johnm]

also to help you search for other suppliers  ..................... ?

 

don't think its XPS - its EPS (expanded polystyrene) 

[onetrack]

John, it's known as "extruded polystyrene", thus the "XPS" name. There's a substantial difference between extruded and expanded polystyrene, the expanded polystyrene is much less dense.

 

https://www.usimm.ca/en/polystyrene-panels-should-you-choose-expanded-or-extruded-polystyrene/#:~:text=The Difference between Expanded Polystyrene,on average for XPS vs.

[onetrack]

The full name of the stuff that Duncan is looking for, is "Dow Styrofoam™ RTM-X XPS". It's a very high density, blue-coloured foam, with primary uses in high-grade fibreglass sandwich panel construction, in the construction industry as a gap filler between concrete panels, and in many other construction areas as well. It's a high-strength foam with good thermal insulation properties.

 

We have a local company producing fibreglass sandwich panels for the construction of caravans, truck bodies, and even transportable buildings using this stuff, it makes for a premium-grade sandwich panel.

A friend about 300kms away in the S.W. of W.A. is building a caravan using this sandwich panel, I actually transported the sandwich panels for him, as they comprised several 8M x 2.5M sheets (too long for him to transport) - and I got a good tour of the factory and the products they're using. The company is owned by a Kiwi bloke, who's a pretty clever operator.

 

http://www.advancedfibreglass.com.au/fibreglass-insulation-panels.html

 

Styrofoam RTM-X XPS brochure - http://nebula.wsimg.com/c85c0564aef9ffdb4dd3b78fecf62866?AccessKeyId=123FD79F158CB204173C&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

 

RTM-X XPS Technical data - https://styromax.com.au/app/uploads/2013/10/Styrofoam_RTMX-Tech-Data.pdf

[gareth lacey]

Coldsign make thier own in house best prices and can get offcuts as wrll used it(green colour) for all of my fibreglass molds they have it in 25,30,40,50,100sheet thickness

[duncan_rtfm]

Thank you for your replies.  I've dropped Coldsign a note asking for details, price, availability etc.

 

Cheers,

Duncan