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.
Elmira Spray Foam Insulation insures every project, from farmhouse attics to drive sheds. Your price is written up after we walk the building with you, and the walk costs nothing.
Foam fixes sweating steel by keeping the inside face of each sheet warm. On a clear winter night the roof radiates its heat to the sky and drops below the dew point. Any damp air inside, from livestock, hay or a propane heater, touches that steel and turns to water.
The drip lands on machinery, rusts screws and purlins and soaks whatever is stored below. A vapour retarder stapled under the steel tends to tear, flap and hold water against the sheet. The foam sticks to every rib, so no air pocket remains where damp could collect.
A foam job on a pole barn is only as good as its edges. We spray around each post, along the top and bottom of every girt and up into the peak. Along big sliding and overhead doors we trim the foam back so the doors still run and seal.
The ridge cap, the eave trim and the bottom of the walls let in most of the wind. Those spots get sealed first. If you plan to hang a liner or interior steel later, we can keep the foam flush with the girts to leave room for it.
About two inches of closed cell foam stops drip in most cold storage pole barns. A heated building usually wants three or four inches on the roof and walls. We push a depth gauge in as we go and record the readings for you.
Foam in a heated building where people work usually needs a cover. The building department decides that, and we raise it on the first visit. The workshop foam page explains the cover options.
Even a cold pole barn between Elmira and St. Clements holding a tractor, a combine or square bales gains from a thin coat of foam. Dry steel means less rust on equipment and less mould on feed. Plenty of Woolwich farms do the roof one year and the walls the next. For buildings that house animals, see our livestock barn foam page.
Pole barn spray foam earns its keep most in March and April. Days climb above freezing while nights still drop well below, and the frost that built up under the roof steel overnight melts off in sheets by mid-morning. It can soak a whole mow of hay in a week.
A foamed roof never collects that frost layer in the first place. Steel that stays on the warm side of the dew point has nothing to thaw. If the barn floor is wet on sunny spring mornings, that is the clearest sign the roof needs foam.
Pole barn spray foam in Ontario tends to land between $2 and $5 per square foot of steel covered, depending on thickness and roof height. Phone (226) 407-7743, pick a morning that suits you, and a written price follows the farm visit. The Elmira spray foam insulation home page lists the rest of our work.
One trip down the lane often covers the farmhouse, the shop and the hog barn.
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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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.
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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.
