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Old 05-29-2024, 01:53 PM   #1
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Default Spray foam insulation anyone have experience?

We moved last summer from a house with central AC to our new house without and thought we could get by... But between it being an old house, brown exterior stucco absorbing heat and the living room has vaulted ceiling with probably basically no insulation and old windows we were cooked to death plus small baby.

So we caved and got AC but due to a mix up ended up being close to the end of the summer. So we ended up doing a few things with greener homes grant/loan to hopefully help things and it has but I think the biggest problem is the roof insulation in the vaulted living room. We also need a new roof so we are planning to eventually get a new roof and at the same time spray foam insulate the vaulted roof section that is currently not vented and is tongue and groove wood interior ceiling.

Has anyone had this type or work done? Or have you used any spray foam insulation companies you could recommend?

The sun hits this part of the roof all day long and even on recent warmer days the temp outside ends up being the temp in the living room pretty easily.. AC cant really keep up probably due to the insulation. Have to start the AC earlier in the day to maintain but it runs forever and cant win, rest of the house has normal decent insulation and is cooled down well.
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Old 05-29-2024, 02:40 PM   #2
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We have used Beyond Foam for our last two houses and they have been fantastic!
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We have used Beyond Foam for our last two houses and they have been fantastic!
awesome thanks that is who I had in mind looks like they have a roofing division to so probably would be easiest for them to handle everything. But the spray foam is definitely going to up the cost.
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We have used Beyond Foam for our last two houses and they have been fantastic!
Used them as well. Same experience. Would recommend.
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I'm hoping to get this done this summer.

What was the experience like? How Ling did it take? What prep did you need to do? How has it held up? Did you notice a difference even with old windows?
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I remember some CBC and CTV news pieces about spray foam insulation cases having gone wrong. Definitely something to get experienced companies to do.
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I just renovated my house (full gut to the studs) and used spray foam in the roof as well as some kind of spray filler in the walls. It's amazing for sound and has been awesome for insulation in a cold, drafty house built in the 80's.

Totally recommend it.
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We have used Beyond Foam for our last two houses and they have been fantastic!
I've known the owners for years. Great guys
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