Spray Foam Insulation in Fountain, FL

Spray Foam Insulation in Fountain is as much about outbuildings as houses. Fountain is an unincorporated community in north Bay County where U.S. 231, State Road 20 and SR 388 meet, about 28 miles north-northeast of Panama City by way of US 231, according to Wikipedia. The area is rural: homes on acreage, pole barns, metal shops and equipment sheds, far from the beach and its rentals.

Country homes

Rural homes here range from older frame houses on piers to newer site-built homes and manufactured homes. Older houses often have thin attic insulation and floors open to the air underneath. Sealing the ceiling and blowing insulation deep is usually the first step. Bay County is in Climate Zone 2A, where Florida's 2023 energy code lists R-38 for ceilings, and the Department of Energy recommends R-49 to R-60 for a Zone 2 attic with no insulation. Floors over crawl spaces or piers get closed-cell foam underneath, kept six inches clear of the soil as Florida's termite rules require.

Barns and shops

Steel buildings around Fountain are used for everything from hay and equipment storage to workshops and hobby garages. In a humid climate, bare steel drips when warm, damp air hits panels that cooled overnight. Closed-cell foam sprayed on the inside of the panels stops that and cuts the summer heat coming through the roof. A storage barn may only need an inch or two to stop the drip; a shop you plan to air condition needs more on the roof.

Power and financing

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative established its Fountain Substation in Bay County in August 1978, according to the co-op's own history. Co-op members can look at GCEC's Energy Efficiency Loan Program through MAX Credit Union, which lists foam or cellulose attic, floor and wall insulation and manufactured home skirting among eligible upgrades. Loans run up to 10 years when a heat pump is included and 5 years without, after a co-op energy audit.

Manufactured homes

For manufactured homes, closing the gap under the home and sealing the floor helps comfort and keeps humid air from reaching the belly. We look at the existing underbelly and skirting before recommending anything.

Timing farm and shop work

Outbuildings are easiest to spray when they are empty or the contents can be covered and moved to the middle of the floor. Hay, feed and equipment have to be protected from overspray, and animals must be out of the building during spraying and while the foam cures. We plan the job around your schedule, and we can split a large building into sections if it cannot be cleared all at once.

Homes and buildings on one visit

Most rural customers have more than one building to think about: the house, a shop, a barn or a garage apartment. We can look at all of them on the same visit and price each one separately, so you can decide which to do first and which can wait for the next season.

Call (850) 788-8628 or send the form with photos of the house or building, and we will set up a visit in Fountain.