The foam in there is available at most insulation or drywall supply houses. It is used for insulating concrete walls, the cover is probably 3 inches thick so you may have to buy 2 sheets to get the thickness you want. The only issue is the cost of the foam may not be much less than a new cover.
I'm sure you've already finished replacing the foam, or whatever, but I figured I should post for other people who find this thread. The foam in one half of my hot tub cover broke with the cracks in the form of the letter "y". I just repaired mine with foaming insulator (i.e. "Great Stuff"), which is available at any harware store. The advantage of it is that it fills the cracks while bonding the two foam peices together, and it's very strong once it's cured. a couple minutes after I finished, the entire half I was repairing was almost entirely rigid!I'm sure you've already finished replacing the foam, or whatever, but I figured I should post for other people who find this thread. The foam in one half of my hot tub cover broke with the cracks in the form of the letter "y". I just repaired mine with foaming insulator (i.e. "Great Stuff"), which is available at any harware store. The advantage of it is that it fills the cracks while bonding the two foam peices together, and it's very strong once it's cured. a couple minutes after I finished, the entire half I was repairing was almost entirely rigid!
Redwine2 is exactly right you can get new foam inserts but often they are not much cheaper than buying a new hot tub cover. You can go to www.thecoverguy.com for all information on hot tub covers and replacing the foam inserts if you need to.
Alec, that is a good advice. I have seen people use 2 part spray foam to fix a foam break. The one thing to remember is IF the foam has saturated any water then it's waste of time to repair. You can get foam panels at http://www.hottubworks.com/ Or you can call and get free advice on anything hot tub related.
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The foam in there is available at most insulation or drywall supply houses. It is used for insulating concrete walls, the cover is probably 3 inches thick so you may have to buy 2 sheets to get the thickness you want. The only issue is the cost of the foam may not be much less than a new cover.
I'm sure you've already finished replacing the foam, or whatever, but I figured I should post for other people who find this thread. The foam in one half of my hot tub cover broke with the cracks in the form of the letter "y". I just repaired mine with foaming insulator (i.e. "Great Stuff"), which is available at any harware store. The advantage of it is that it fills the cracks while bonding the two foam peices together, and it's very strong once it's cured. a couple minutes after I finished, the entire half I was repairing was almost entirely rigid!
Great idea I have to try that!
Redwine2 is exactly right you can get new foam inserts but often they are not much cheaper than buying a new hot tub cover. You can go to www.thecoverguy.com for all information on hot tub covers and replacing the foam inserts if you need to.
Alec, that is a good advice. I have seen people use 2 part spray foam to fix a foam break. The one thing to remember is IF the foam has saturated any water then it's waste of time to repair. You can get foam panels at http://www.hottubworks.com/
Or you can call and get free advice on anything hot tub related.