Flats & Blocks | Royal Foam

Flats & Blocks

Royal Foam also covers a full range of foam products for the construction,craft and special events industries. These products are available in sheets, blocks, spheres, cones and many other shapes. They are available to the consumer from major craft and floral retailers throughout the country.

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), is the generic industry name for a white rigid material made by expanding polystyrene beads with steam and bonding the beads together under pressure in a block or shape mold. EPS is used in the construction industry for insulation and void fill. It is also used in a variety of packaging applications including coolers, wine shippers, molded end caps and corners. It can be cut into an unlimited variety of shapes.

Large blocks of EPS (typically 4 ft x 3 ft x 24 ft) are cut, shaped or bonded to provide the following products and applications:

Material Data

Insulation for cold storage buildings
Insulated rendered wall systems
Geofoam – lightweight fill used in civil engineering applications such
As roadways and bridge on/off ramps
Lightweight cores for bridge beam construction
Floatation for pontoons and marinas
Insulation for wine tanks and pipe work
Insulation for buidlings with or without reflective foil facings
Theming for movie sets and amusement parks
Insulated concrete formwork (ICFs) for buildings (cut from block or custom moulded)
Decorative architectural mouldings for buidling applications
Floatation for boats, jetskis and surfboards

The advantages of EPS Panel include:

High load bearing capacity at low weight
Effective and durable thermal insulation
Absolute water and vapour barrier
Air-tightness for controlled environments
Long life, low maintenance
Lightweight, fast and economic construction
Hygienic food grade finish
Most cost effective insulation material available
Royal Foam manufacture permits shorter lead times and prompt delivery

When manufactured the material contains a flame retardant addititve to inhibit accidental ignition from small flame sources.

The long term insulation properties and fire performance characteristics of EPS enable it to be specified for buildings under the Building Code of USA.

EPS Panel is a proven construction material well-suited to the extremes of the USA climate. It is a cost-effective, lightweight construction material with excellent insulation properties.

For over a decade a product has been improving the construction of domestic housing slabs, making them safer and cost effective.

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) flats have contributed to a revolution in slab construction methods. Enabling stronger better-engineered slabs to be constructed faster and cost effectively over traditional methods. Much of the back-breaking manual work associated with traditional concreting of house slabs has been eliminated.

EPS flats are unaffected by water. They are safer as there are no trenches to cave in during construction or in rainy weather. Not only does this save time and work in restoring the trenches it eliminates the uncertainty of maintaining the correct beam widths and thicknesses. It also removes the uncertainty of completion time due to wet weather.

The inclusion of EPS flats in a slab adds an insulation benefit up to 1.0 R (w/mK Thermal Resistance) to the slab. This benefit reduces energy consumption in the house and when multiplied by the many houses who have used them has a significant effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions thus making a very positive contribution to the environment.

We can provide EPS for your project

Royal Foam Products sells expanded polystyrene (EPS) for construction and craft and special events industries. EPS is shipped from over 100 different manufacturing facilities throughout the United States

Still not sure which product you need for your project?

Call us today and speak with an expert foam associate at Royal Foam . We will provide you with a FREE quote and answer any questions you have about selecting the proper EPS product for your project.