Warm air escaping upward is the main cost of a leaky Belleville attic. Attic spray foam insulation closes those openings, either across the ceiling or up on the roof boards, depending on what the attic is used for. Each attic job is fully insured.
Most heat lost through an attic escapes through gaps, not through the insulation itself. Light fixtures, plumbing stacks, wiring holes and the tops of interior walls all leak warm air. Foam seals those openings in the same pass that insulates.
An ice dam is a ridge of ice along the edge of the roof. It forms when warm attic air melts the snow higher up and the water refreezes over the cold eaves. Belleville averages about 140 cm of snow a year and long stretches below freezing, so these dams show up most winters on poorly sealed homes.
Piling more loose fill on top seldom ends it, since the warm air still finds the holes underneath. Once spray foam insulation closes the ceiling, the roof stays cold and the snow sits there until the sun takes it.
There are two ways to insulate an attic with foam. In a standard attic, we spray closed cell foam across the top of the ceiling and the wall plates, then top it up with blown-in insulation if more depth is needed. The attic stays cold and vented.
Finished attics, cathedral ceilings and attics carrying ductwork get foam on the roof boards instead. The attic then becomes part of the heated house. During the visit we will say which method fits yours.
Some Belleville homes, especially bungalows with additions, have heating ducts running through the attic. Those ducts lose heat to cold air before it reaches the rooms. Spraying the roof deck turns that attic into a warm space, so the ducts stop losing heat on the way.
Attic prices follow square footage and inches. In this market, closed cell costs roughly $1.75 to $3.50 a board foot and open cell roughly $0.90 to $1.60. Spraying the roof boards costs more than spraying the ceiling, since a sloped roof has more surface. The written quote settles it.
Phone (613) 912-7508 to have the attic looked at and priced on paper. Mention ice dams, frosty nail tips or a hot second floor in July when you call. Our home page shows how attic work ties into the rest of the house, and all of our services sit on one page.
One visit can price the whole house on a single written quote.
A finished basement goes mouldy when warm room air touches cold concrete. Basement spray foam insulation sticks directly to the poured or block wall so that air never reaches it. Closed cell foam goes on the foundation, the rim joists and the slab edge, and each basement job is fully insured.
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Basement apartment spray foam insulation gives a second unit warm walls, a dry floor edge and a quieter ceiling. We install closed cell foam on the foundation and rim joists and open cell foam between the floors. Each job we do is fully insured.
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Frozen pipes and icy floors usually trace back to the crawl space. Crawl space spray foam insulation goes on the foundation walls and rim joists, over a taped ground sheet, so the space holds close to house temperature. Insurance covers every crawl space we do.
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Bedrooms over a garage are cold, and exhaust can drift in from below. Foam closes the shared wall, the ceiling and the outside walls of attached and detached garages alike. Garage work is fully insured.
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A Victorian house loses most of its heat through the attic, the knee walls, the basement and the band joist. Century home spray foam insulation goes after those four places first and leaves the old brick alone. Work on heritage homes is fully insured.
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Cold concrete, crawl space walls and the floor over a garage all call for closed cell spray foam insulation. It packs roughly R-6 to R-7 into each inch, stops air outright and stops vapour once two inches are on. Closed cell jobs are fully insured.
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Noise through a ceiling or a bathroom wall is the usual reason to choose open cell spray foam insulation. It is light and springy, rates about R-3.5 to R-3.8 an inch, stops drafts and soaks up sound. Open cell work is fully insured.
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A new Belleville house only has one chance to be sealed properly, and it is before the drywall. New construction spray foam insulation fills the stud bays, corners and pipe holes while everything is exposed. We fit the builder's calendar, and new-build work is fully insured.
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Sunrooms, additions and closed-in porches are often the coldest rooms in a house, with three outside walls and a chilly floor. Home addition spray foam insulation brings the new room up to the comfort of the old one. Addition jobs are fully insured.
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New foam will not stick to failed foam, soggy batts or dusty old loose fill. Insulation removal strips the space back to clean wood or concrete first, then new spray foam insulation goes on. We cut, bag and haul it all away, and removal work is fully insured.
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