Spray Foam Insulation in Edmond, OK

Spray Foam Insulation in Edmond usually means work on the second story. Edmond doubled from 16,633 people in 1970 to 34,637 in 1980 and kept climbing to 94,428 by 2020, according to Wikipedia, so most of its 38,705 housing units were built in the last fifty years. Many are two-story homes with bonus rooms, kneewalls and vaulted ceilings, the kind of layout where the upstairs can run several degrees hotter than the ground floor through an Oklahoma summer.

Upstairs that will not cool down

Second-floor rooms sit right under the attic and often have walls that back up to unconditioned attic space. Batts in kneewalls fall out of place over time, and the floor between a bonus room and the garage below is often thin. Closed-cell or open-cell foam on kneewalls and in the floor over the garage, plus sealing the attic floor around the upstairs rooms, is the usual fix. We also look at whether the upstairs ductwork runs through the hottest part of the attic.

Owners who stay

Wikipedia's 2020 census figures put owner occupancy at 67.6 percent of Edmond's occupied homes, with only 1.6 percent of owner homes vacant. Owners who plan to stay usually care about long-term comfort and bills more than the quickest fix, which is where a sealed attic or a well-planned foam job pays off.

Trees, hills and storms

Edmond sits in the Sandstone Hills and the Cross Timbers, with blackjack oak and post oak across much of the city, and Arcadia Lake on its east side. Wooded lots mean branches over roofs and more chance of storm damage. Wikipedia notes frequent severe tornadoes and hailstorms across the area. After a roof repair, it is worth having the insulation checked for water damage.

Older Edmond

Not all of Edmond is new. The first public schoolhouse in Oklahoma Territory, finished in August 1889, still stands on 2nd Street, per Wikipedia, and neighborhoods near downtown and the university date from the early and middle 1900s. Those homes usually need a full attic upgrade and often wall insulation, the same work as older Oklahoma City neighborhoods.

Code and rebates

Oklahoma County is in Climate Zone 3A, where the state's amended code calls for R-30 ceilings on new homes. The Department of Energy suggests R-38 to R-49 more in Zone 3 attics that already have three or four inches. Many Edmond homes buy power from Edmond Electric, the city's own electric system, so ask Edmond Electric what it offers before you plan around an OG&E rebate. Get a free estimate