Attic spray foam insulation plugs the leaks in a ceiling and adds R-value on the same trip. It suits century farmhouses, village homes and newer houses with awkward roof lines.
Every attic we foam is fully insured, and we hand over a written price once we have poked our heads up the hatch at no cost.
Attic spray foam works because it seals the openings that let house air into the attic. An older home in Elmira or Floradale loses heat around pot lights, bath fans, the plumbing vent, the chimney and the tops of interior walls.
Dumping more loose fill on top leaves the air path open. Foam plugs each hole. With the leaks closed, the house holds its heat and the attic keeps its winter chill, which is what you want up there.
Attic spray foam helps prevent ice dams on farmhouse roofs. Roughly 160 cm of snow lands on Woolwich roofs over a typical season. House air leaking into the attic heats the roof boards and thaws that blanket from underneath.
The melt runs down to the cold overhang and freezes into a ridge of ice. More melt then backs up behind the ridge and under the shingles. Sealing the attic floor with attic spray foam stops the warm air before it gets there.
Attic spray foam can be sprayed up against the roof boards or down across the attic floor. Foaming the roof boards pulls the attic into the heated envelope. That suits a finished room upstairs, a low-slope roof or an attic with ductwork in it.
Sealing the floor keeps the attic cold. Often we spray a thin air seal across the floor and cover it with blown cellulose to save money. Your quote explains both choices.
Attic spray foam in an old farmhouse often means working around knob-and-tube wiring, brick chimneys or plank roof boards. We check for these first and tell you if an electrician is needed before any foam goes in. Upstairs rooms tucked under the roof often have sloped ceilings, and our closed cell spray foam page explains why closed cell suits those narrow bays.
Attic spray foam goes around everything that pokes through the ceiling, so we check those things before we spray. A bath fan should vent outdoors through a sealed duct rather than dumping damp air into the attic. Older pot lights that run hot need a cover box or a swap to a sealed type rated for contact with insulation.
We point out each of these at the visit. Some are quick fixes we handle as part of the job, and some need an electrician or a roofer. Sorting them out first means the attic spray foam seals a ceiling that is ready for it.
In Ontario, closed cell attic spray foam against the roof boards sits between $3.50 and $7 a square foot, with open cell lower. Phone (226) 407-7743 and we will climb up for a free look, then put a price in writing. The spray foam insulation home page shows what else we do.
One trip down the lane often covers the farmhouse, the shop and the hog barn.
Pole barn spray foam insulation bonds to the roof steel and wall sheets of a post frame building, so frost and sweat have no cold face to form on. A single closed cell layer wraps the ribs and the girts.
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Livestock barn spray foam insulation keeps the moisture from animals' breath off the roof and walls, so steel stays dry and rafters stay sound. Closed cell foam takes a pressure washer and gives pests no fluff to nest in.
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Workshop spray foam lets you heat a steel shop or old drive shed and actually keep the heat. Foam across the walls and roof stops drafts and keeps warm air from escaping through bare sheeting.
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Basement spray foam turns a cold foundation into a warm, dry wall that is ready for studs. Closed cell foam grips block, stone and poured concrete alike.
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Crawl space spray foam insulation coats the block walls and rim of a short crawl space, keeping the kitchen floor warm and the water lines thawed. Closed cell foam holds back ground moisture as well as cold air.
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Garage spray foam stops the chill that seeps from a garage into the bedroom above it and the kitchen beside it. It also turns the garage into a warmer spot to work, park and store things.
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New home spray foam fills the walls, rim boards and roof of a house while the studs are still bare. That stage is the easiest time to build a tight, quiet, efficient home.
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Closed cell spray foam cures hard and dense, so one coat of it insulates, air seals and blocks water vapour together. We spray more of it on farm buildings, foundations and steel roofs than anything else.
View Closed Cell Spray FoamSend the building type and rough size, and we try to call back before the business day ends.
A few details about the building are enough, and a call follows to fit a visit around milking or chores. Calls go to +1 (226) 407-7743.
