Spray Foam Insulation in Wewahitchka, FL

Spray Foam Insulation in Wewahitchka means working in some of the dampest country in the Panhandle. Wewahitchka lies southwest of the Dead Lakes and west of the Chipola River, a tributary of the Apalachicola, about 28 miles from Panama City along State Road 22, according to Wikipedia. Its name comes from a Seminole word meaning water eyes, after Lake Julia and Lake Alice at the edge of town. Beekeepers set hives along the river swamps here for tupelo honey, and the town holds a tupelo honey festival every May.

Homes in a damp setting

Wewahitchka was settled around 1870, platted in 1875 and incorporated in 1959, and it served as the Gulf County seat from 1925 to 1965. The 2020 census counted 2,074 residents and 1,036 housing units, 18.0% vacant. Homes range from older frame houses on piers to newer site-built and manufactured homes. With water on several sides, the air under floors and in crawl spaces is damp much of the year. Closed-cell spray foam under the subfloor seals out that air and does not soak up moisture, and we keep it six inches clear of the soil as Florida's termite rules require.

Attics

Older homes often have little attic insulation. Sealing the ceiling and blowing cellulose or fiberglass deep is usually the most affordable fix. Gulf County is in ASHRAE Climate Zone 2A, the same as Bay County, where Florida's 2023 energy code lists R-38 for ceilings. Homes with the air handler in the attic can benefit from open-cell foam on the roof deck instead.

Shops and barns

Steel buildings drip when humid air meets cold metal. Closed-cell foam on the inside of the panels stops it and cuts summer heat.

The local co-op

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative is headquartered in Wewahitchka. Members can look at GCEC's Energy Efficiency Loan Program through MAX Credit Union, which lists foam or cellulose insulation among eligible upgrades after a co-op energy audit.

Older homes on piers

Some Wewahitchka homes are older frame houses on piers, sometimes with additions built at different times. Each part of the house may have different framing and a different crawl space height. We look at each section separately and price them as separate lines, so you can see where the money goes. Where a crawl space is too low to work in, we explain the options, which can include insulating from above during a floor replacement.

If the home has been flooded in the past, we check the floor framing for rot before insulating it.

Attics in older frame houses

Older frame homes often have board roof decking, low-slope attics and old wiring. We check the wiring and look for leaks before adding insulation. If the attic is too tight to work in safely, we explain what can be done from inside the rooms below.

Call (850) 788-8628 or use the form to set up a visit in Wewahitchka.