Spray Foam Insulation in Harlem, GA

Spray Foam Insulation in Harlem covers a small city on the Columbia-McDuffie county line. Wikipedia lists 3,571 residents and 1,419 housing units at the 2020 census, across 4.5 square miles. The town grew along the Georgia Railroad, was known as Saw Dust until at least the 1860s, and is the birthplace of Oliver Hardy, honored by the Laurel and Hardy Museum.

Older homes in town

Older houses near the center often sit on crawl spaces with little insulation under the floor and thin attics above. Encapsulating the crawl space or foaming the subfloor, plus sealing and insulating the attic, are the main improvements.

Rural lots

Outside town, larger lots often include metal shops, barns and garages. Closed-cell foam on the metal stops condensation and cuts summer heat.

Newer homes

Newer homes around Harlem share the suburban pattern: ducts in the attic, bonus rooms and modest attic insulation. Sealing and loose fill, or roof deck foam, are the options.

Climate

Harlem shares Augusta's hot, humid summers. Wikipedia's Augusta climate summary lists 82 days a year at 90F or more.

Costs

HomeGuide lists closed-cell foam at $3.00 to $5.00 per square foot and crawl space encapsulation at $3 to $10 per square foot nationally. The written estimate is the price.

Farmhouses and additions

Older homes around Harlem have often been added onto over the decades. A porch closed in as a room, a kitchen extension or a newer bedroom wing can each have its own crawl space, roofline and attic. The joints between sections leak air, and the newer sections may sit over open crawl spaces with no insulation at all. We walk every section of the house, note how each one is built, and plan crawl space, attic and joint sealing for each part. Each section is a separate line on the quote so the work can be phased.

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