Spray Foam Insulation in Courtland, AL

Spray Foam Insulation in Courtland means working around a lot of history. Courtland was laid out by the Courtland Land Company in 1818 and incorporated in December 1819. One of the South's earliest railroads, the Tuscumbia, Courtland and Decatur, was organized here in 1831. More than 100 buildings make up the Courtland Historic District, listed on the National Register in the early 1990s, and most date from the 1830s through the 1930s, in Federal, Italianate, Victorian, Colonial Revival and Neoclassical styles.

What older homes need

Houses of that age were built to dry out through air movement. The goal is not to seal them like a new house, but to stop the worst leaks, add insulation where it is safe and out of sight, and deal with moisture in the crawl space. That usually means:

• Sealing obvious attic bypasses and adding loose fill to the attic floor
• Keeping foam away from old plaster, historic woodwork and old wiring
• Covering the ground in a damp crawl space and improving drainage before insulating

Along Big Nance Creek

Courtland is concentrated along Big Nance Creek, a Tennessee River tributary, so some properties sit on lower, damper ground. That makes the crawl space the first thing to check.

Newer homes too

Not everything in Courtland is historic. Newer homes and outbuildings on the town's edges and toward U.S. 72 can take a more modern approach, with foam in attics, bonus rooms and shops.

Cost and timing

Attic sealing and loose fill in an older house usually take a day. Crawl space work depends on clearance and how much old debris has to come out. HomeGuide puts a crawl space vapor barrier at $1,200 to $4,000 and encapsulation at $3 to $10 per square foot nationally. We write separate lines for each area so you can phase the work if you like. If you plan any exterior work on a building in the historic district, check with the town first.

Call (256) 973-9880 or get a free estimate to talk through your house.