Spray Foam Insulation in Lapeer, MI

Spray Foam Insulation in Lapeer covers a county seat with a long history and a lot of surrounding farmland. Point2Homes' census summary shows 25.8% of the city's homes from the 1970s, 17.4% from the 1990s and 17.3% from 1939 or earlier. About half of occupied homes are rented, and 45.1% of units are detached houses.

Platted in 1833

Lapeer was platted on November 8, 1833. A tamarack swamp once separated the two early settlements, and the flourishing lumber trade brought in the railroads. One story says the name comes from the French for the flint stone in the south branch of the Flint River. Wikipedia counts 3,921 housing units in 2020.

Older homes and apartments

Older houses near downtown need wall insulation and sealed attics. Apartment buildings and rentals need hatch and attic work and rim joist foam, ideally between tenants.

Farms, shops and pole barns

Lapeer County is largely rural, and pole barns and steel shops are common. Closed-cell foam on the walls and roof stops condensation and makes the building heatable.

Code zone

Lapeer County uses the same Michigan residential energy code as Genesee County. For existing attics we aim for R-49 to R-60, the DOE range for Zone 5.

Old homes near downtown

Lapeer's oldest houses, near the county courthouse and the river, date to the lumber and railroad years. They often have plaster walls, balloon framing and attics with only a few inches of old insulation. We check wiring before filling walls, block the open framing paths at the top and bottom, and dense-pack each cavity. In the attic we seal around chimneys and plumbing chases before blowing insulation to depth. Rim joists in these houses often sit on fieldstone or block, and closed-cell foam closes the many gaps between the masonry and the framing.

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