Spray Foam Insulation in Delta Township, MI

Spray Foam Insulation in Delta Township deals mostly with houses from the 1960s through the 1990s. Delta is the most populous community in Eaton County, with 33,119 people in 2020, and its Waverly area holds most of the township's urbanized population. Waverly's median home was built in 1979, and fewer than 5% of homes there predate 1950.

What 1970s houses need

Houses from this era usually have some insulation everywhere, but not much. Attics with six inches of fiberglass that has since compacted. 2x4 walls with R-11 batts. Basements with uninsulated block walls and bare rim joists. Aluminum or early vinyl windows that have been replaced, while the walls and attic were left alone. The biggest returns usually come from sealing the attic floor and the rim joist, then adding attic depth.

Split-levels and tri-levels

Delta has plenty of split-level houses. Their weak spots are the rooms over the garage, the band joist between levels, and the short kneewalls and crawl spaces under the half-flights. Foam fits these awkward spaces well.

Many rentals

About 44% of occupied homes in the Waverly area are rented. Landlords call us to reduce heating complaints and to stop frozen pipes on outside walls.

Block basements in 1970s homes

Many homes from the 1970s sit on concrete block basements. Block walls can let moisture wick through, and their hollow cores and the rim joist above them leak air. Closed-cell foam on the rim and upper block walls seals both. We check for efflorescence, the white mineral deposit that shows water moving through the block, before recommending foam on the walls.

Split-level crawl spaces

Some split-levels have a crawl space under one wing instead of a full basement. Closed-cell foam on the crawl walls and rim, plus a ground vapor barrier, warms the floor above.

Utilities and history

Delta Township is in the Lansing Board of Water & Light's electric territory, which lists insulation and air sealing rebates of up to $100 when standards are met. The township's oldest settlement, Delta Mills on the Grand River, was first settled in 1836, and the first township hall stood at Delta Center from the 1870s until 1955. Get a free estimate