Spray Foam Insulation in Graniteville, SC

Spray Foam Insulation in Graniteville often means working on historic mill houses. Wikipedia notes that in 1845 William Gregg built the South's first large-scale cotton mill here, along with a mill town of 90 homes, boarding houses, stores, churches and a school. Graniteville lies on U.S. Route 1 about five miles west of Aiken, in Horse Creek Valley, and had 2,614 residents in 2010. The Graniteville Company ran textile plants here until Avondale Mills bought it in 1996.

Mill houses

Mill houses were built simply: wood frame, often on piers or low crawl spaces, with little or no insulation. Small attics, open floors and thin walls make them hot in summer and drafty in winter. Sealing the attic floor, blowing loose fill, and dealing with the space under the floor make the biggest difference.

Under the floor

Pier-and-beam houses may be open underneath or have short skirting. Foam on the subfloor or encapsulation of an enclosed crawl space stops the floor from losing cooling and pulling in humidity.

Renovating a mill house

When a mill house is being renovated, with walls or floors opened up, it is the easiest time to add insulation. Open stud bays can take foam or batts, and an exposed floor can be sealed and insulated from below before new flooring goes down. Tell us your renovation schedule and we will fit the insulation in before the walls close.

Code and permits

Graniteville is unincorporated, so permits go through Aiken County. South Carolina uses the 2009 IECC statewide.

Costs

HomeGuide lists blown-in attic insulation at $0.90 to $2.40 per square foot nationally. The written estimate is the price.

Small houses, small jobs

Mill houses are compact, so attic and crawl space jobs are usually smaller and quicker than in a large suburban home. That makes them a good value: a day of sealing and insulation can change how a small house feels in July.

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