Spray Foam Insulation in Bacliff, TX

Spray foam insulation in Bacliff often goes into older homes owned by the same family for years. Wikipedia says the town was founded in 1910 as the resort Clifton-by-the-Sea and took its name from the Bay Cliff subdivision, which the post office misspelled as Bacliff. A post office opened in 1948 as petrochemical workers settled there after World War II.

Long-time owners

Census QuickFacts lists a 61.8% owner-occupied rate, a $201,500 median owner-occupied value and 86.5% of residents in the same house a year earlier. Older homes usually have thin attic insulation and leaky ceilings; some have pier-and-beam floors.

Elevation and storms

Bacliff sits about 16 feet above sea level on the western shore of Galveston Bay. After Hurricane Ike in 2008, the county offered debris removal there, and the higher elevation helped limit flooding. Roof damage from wind still reaches attics in storms, so we check for old water damage.

Code baseline

Galveston County is in Climate Zone 2A (OpenEI), where the Texas code summary lists R-38 for ceilings and R-13 for wood-frame walls. For older attics with 3 to 4 inches, the Department of Energy suggests adding R-38 to R-49.

Bay wind

Homes on the bay shore take steady wind off the water, which pushes humid air through gaps in floors, walls and ceilings. Air sealing the attic floor, the access hatch and the floor penetrations is often as valuable as adding R-value.

Shops and garages

Detached garages and small shops are common on Bacliff lots. Closed-cell foam on steel or wood walls cuts heat and stops dripping condensation.

Typical work

Sealing and insulating the attic, roof deck foam where ducts are in the attic, closed-cell foam under raised floors and dense-pack in older walls. Get a free estimate