Insulation for Northwest Louisiana and East Texas Crawlspaces

Crawl space insulation has a much bigger impact on a home’s energy efficiency than most people realize. Unlike a basement, that has both headroom and fairly easy access, a typical crawl space can be difficult to get into, thus making it often overlooked.

Rectangular-shaped holes that penetrate oval or round vents from the crawl space of your home is a common and burdening situation for homeowners, even if you have batt insulation installed. Since batt insulation is unable to create a vapor/air barrier, it cannot contain contaminated, warm, or cold air, from entering your home through the crawl space. Therefore, the living space of your home can be infiltrated with mold, earth gases, rodents and other allergens if your crawl space is not properly sealed.

The only material that can achieve a full seal is closed-cell spray foam insulation. Overcoming several disadvantages that other insulation products can bring to the table, closed-cell spray foam insulation is the superior product when it comes to insulating your crawl space. In order to accomplish an effective thermal barrier from obstructions like ductwork, wide/narrow joist spacing, and plumbing, spray foam insulation must be applied between the floor joists of your crawl space. Closed-cell spray foam stops any vapor or air from moving into the home’s walls or attic space, eliminating any problems that could be caused by the “stack effect.” Floor insulation problems are reduced, since spray foam completely fills open spaces and voids. Spray foam, unlike fiberglass, fills the open webs of full trusses completely, and creates a complete and uniform thermal barrier on the floor, as it also fills all areas around the wiring and plumbing.