Cottage and waterfront spray foam insulation turns a seasonal building on Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching, Bass Lake or the Severn River into one that can be lived in through an Orillia winter. Insurance covers the work, and the quote is written in the order the work should be done so you can do it in stages.
More cottages around Orillia are becoming year-round homes and retirement homes every year. A building framed for summer has thin or empty walls, a floor over open piers or a vented crawl space, plumbing that was never meant to freeze, and a roofline that was designed to look good rather than to hold snow. Foam is the product that makes those buildings work, and the floor is where it starts.
A cottage on piers has its floor open to the air on all sides. In January the floor is the same temperature as the yard, the water lines under it freeze, and no amount of heat in the room fixes it. Closed cell spray foam insulation sprayed to the underside of the floor, between the joists and over the plumbing, seals and insulates the whole surface in one pass and does not sag, absorb water or feed mice the way batts and board do. Where there is a skirting and a crawl space instead of open piers, the crawl space method applies: seal the walls, close the vents, put a sheet on the ground.
Older cottage walls around the lakes are two by four, sometimes single-board, and often hollow. Where the interior finish is coming off anyway, the open bays get closed cell spray foam insulation, which also stiffens a light frame that was never braced for a snow load. Where the pine is staying, we look at the floor, the roof and the rim first, because that is where most of the heat is leaving, and we tell you honestly what the walls are costing you so you can decide whether to open them.
The vaulted pine ceiling in a lakeside great room is the classic cottage failure: warm, moist air reaches the cold roof deck, frost forms, and it drips down the boards when the sun comes out. Foam on the underside of the roof deck, from the inside where the ceiling is opened or from above during a reroof, makes the roof unvented and dry and keeps the pine. It also carries the depth a snowbelt roof needs in a rafter that was never deep enough for batts.
Cottage lots around Orillia are on rock, on slopes and at the end of narrow roads. Getting a spray rig to the building, running hose down to a boathouse or under a deck, and working in a crawl space that is bare granite are all part of the job here. We look at access on the visit and price it honestly. On a septic lot we keep the rig and the hose off the bed. On the Shield we look for where the water runs before we seal anything.
If a cottage in Severn, Ramara, Oro-Medonte or on the Orillia waterfront is about to become a full-time home, send us the address or call +1 (705) 805-5871 and we will come out, boat access included. Insulation removal covers the failed foam and rodent-damaged batts we find in older cottages, and the Orillia Spray Foam Insulation home page covers the year-round houses in town.
The same closed cell and open cell spray foam insulation goes into every other part of the building.
Attic spray foam insulation seals the air leaks in the ceiling and insulates over them in one visit, which is what stops ice dams and bare roof stripes on Orillia houses. All of our work is fully insured, and the quote is written before anything is sprayed.
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Basement spray foam insulation puts closed cell foam directly on the foundation wall, where it insulates, blocks vapour and seals the joint between concrete and wood in one product. The work is insured, and every basement quote names the thickness in writing.
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Crawl space spray foam insulation seals the walls and the rim joist with closed cell foam, closes the vents and turns a cold, damp box under the floor into part of the heated house. Insurance covers the work, and the quote covers the ground sheet as well as the foam.
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Garage spray foam insulation makes an attached garage stop pulling heat out of the house beside it and above it, and makes a detached garage usable all winter. The work is insured, and the quote separates the ceiling, the shared wall and the outside walls so you can choose what to do.
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New construction spray foam insulation seals and insulates a new house, addition or cottage while the framing is open, so the envelope is right once and never has to be opened again. Insurance covers the work, and we schedule around the framer, the electrician and the drywall crew.
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Closed cell and open cell spray foam insulation are two different products for two different jobs, and choosing the wrong one is the most common mistake we are called to fix around Orillia. All of our work is fully insured, and every quote names which product goes on which surface.
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Insulation removal and replacement takes out foam that failed, or batts that got wet or were chewed through, and replaces them with foam installed properly. The work is insured, and we photograph what we remove so the quote shows why.
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Commercial, shop and pole barn spray foam insulation sprays closed cell foam straight onto the metal or wood skin of a building, which stops the condensation, stiffens the structure and makes the space possible to heat. The work is insured, and we quote by the square foot at a stated thickness.
View Commercial, Shop and Pole Barn InsulationWe come to the building, measure, and write the quote. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation to go ahead.
Describe the space as well as you can and we will phone to set the visit. The form sends with just a name and a number. If you would rather talk, call +1 (705) 805-5871.
