Spray Foam Insulation in The Village, OK

Spray Foam Insulation in The Village usually involves homes from one era. The Village had 12,118 residents in 1960 and peaked at 13,695 in 1970, according to Wikipedia's census table, then shrank to under 9,000 by 2010 before ticking back up to 9,538 in 2020. A city that was nearly full by 1970 has a housing stock to match: most of its 5,230 housing units on about 2.5 square miles are mid-century houses, many with the insulation they were built with.

Sixty-year-old attics

In a 1960s attic we usually find two to four inches of fill that has compacted over the decades, gaps at every wall top, and recessed lights or fans added later without sealing. Air leaks through the ceiling pull hot attic air into the house in summer and push heated air out in winter. Sealing those leaks before adding fill matters more than the brand of insulation used.

Walls that were never filled

Many homes of this age have little or nothing in the exterior walls. Dense-pack cellulose blown through small holes is the standard fix. In brick-veneer houses we drill from inside or through mortar joints, depending on what you prefer and what the wall allows.

Remodels

Kitchens and baths in The Village get remodeled often. When walls or ceilings are open, it is the cheapest time to add insulation. Open-cell foam in exposed exterior walls and in a vaulted ceiling can make a remodeled room feel very different.

Ductwork added later

Many homes in The Village were built with floor furnaces or wall heaters and got central air decades later. That usually meant running new ductwork through the attic, sometimes with little insulation on the ducts and joints sealed with cloth tape that has since let go. Those ducts lose a lot of cooling in summer. We check them on every attic visit and point out leaks and crushed runs before blowing in new insulation, since a buried leaky duct is harder to fix later.

Code and rebates

Oklahoma County is in Climate Zone 3A. The Department of Energy recommends adding R-38 to R-49 in a Zone 3 attic that already holds three or four inches. If OG&E is your provider, its Oklahoma attic rebate applies when existing insulation is under 8 inches or R-23. Get a free estimate