Spray Foam Insulation in Alabaster, AL

Spray Foam Insulation in Alabaster mostly means houses from the 1980s and 1990s. Alabaster incorporated in 1953, merged with Siluria in 1971, and then grew fast: from 7,079 residents in 1980 to 22,619 in 2000 and 33,284 in 2020. Point2Homes' summary of 2019-2023 Census survey data shows 17% of homes built in the 1980s and 29.7% in the 1990s, with a median year built of 1994.

The ground under Alabaster

The city takes its name from the large body of high-calcium limestone it sits on, and it occupies the Cahaba and Opossum valleys, divided by Pine Ridge. Buck Creek and Beaverdam Creek drain toward the Cahaba River. For houses on crawl spaces near those creeks and in the lower parts of the valleys, moisture under the floor is a common issue, and drainage needs checking before a crawl space is sealed.

What 1980s and 1990s houses need

Homes from these decades were built under energy rules that asked for less than today's code, and long before Alabama's 2016 update made blower door testing mandatory. Many have attic insulation that has settled to well under the Department of Energy's recommendations for Zone 3, gaps around attic stairs and recessed lights, and ductwork in the attic with joints that have loosened over time. The usual first step is sealing the attic floor and adding blown-in insulation. Where the ducts and air handler need replacing, attic encapsulation becomes worth pricing.

Bonus rooms and vaulted ceilings

Alabaster's 1990s houses often have vaulted living rooms and bonus rooms over the garage. Vaulted ceilings with little space between drywall and roof deck are hard to insulate with loose fill; the options are foam where it can be reached or improvements during a reroof. Bonus rooms usually benefit from foam in the kneewalls and short attic floors.

Siluria and older homes

The older part of the city, including the former town of Siluria, has more houses from the 1950s through 1970s. Those often sit on crawl spaces and have walls with little insulation, so dense-pack cellulose in the walls and crawl space encapsulation come into play.

When to call an insulation contractor

The signs that an Alabaster house needs insulation work are usually obvious once you know them: upstairs rooms several degrees warmer than downstairs, an air conditioner that runs all afternoon in July, a musty smell from under the house, or attic insulation you can see the tops of the joists through. Any one of those is a reason to have the attic and crawl space looked at. The visit is free, and you get a written quote whether or not you go ahead.

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