Oakland County's largest city

Spray Foam Insulation in Troy, MI

Bonus rooms, vaulted ceilings and finished basements that need a tighter shell.

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Written quote with foam type, thickness and R-value by area
Moisture, knob-and-tube and leaks flagged before anything gets covered

Bigger Homes, Bigger Weak Spots

Spray foam insulation in Troy often involves larger homes with more complicated layouts. Troy is the largest community in Oakland County, with 87,294 residents and 34,488 housing units at the 2020 census. Only 4.4% of units were vacant and the homeowner vacancy rate was just 0.7%, so most Troy homes are owned and lived in.

Where larger homes leak

Larger two-story homes leak in their own ways. Bonus rooms over garages have cold floors. Vaulted ceilings and skylight wells leave little room for insulation. Attic spaces are broken up by dormers and roof valleys. Cantilevered floors and bay windows hang past the foundation. Closed-cell spray foam handles many of those spots well.

Building code in Troy

Troy's building department lists the codes it currently enforces. For residential work, it notes that implementation of the 2021 Michigan Residential Code has been paused, and that the 2015 Michigan Residential Code and 2015 Residential Energy Code remain in effect in the meantime. Under that energy code, Climate Zone 5A homes are expected to have R-38 ceilings and R-20 or R-13 plus R-5 walls in new work.

Finished basements

Many Troy homes have finished or partly finished basements. If yours is unfinished, foam the rim and walls before framing. If it is already finished, we can often reach the rim joist from the utility room or through access cuts.

Two-story attics and dormers

Larger homes often have several separate attic spaces over different wings, plus dormers and valleys that make some areas hard to reach. We map each space during the visit, seal what we can reach, and plan foam for the spots where loose fill will not stay in place. Each attic area gets its own line on the quote.

Summer heat

The upstairs of a big two-story house can run several degrees warmer than the first floor in a humid Michigan summer. Sealing and insulating the attic floor, and fixing leaky recessed lights, cuts that heat gain and makes the air conditioning work less hard.

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What to Know in Troy

Largest in the county. Troy had 87,294 residents in 2020, the largest community in Oakland County (Wikipedia).
Owner-occupied. 34,488 housing units in 2020, 4.4% vacant, with a 0.7% homeowner vacancy rate (Wikipedia).
Codes in force. Troy's building department says the 2021 Michigan Residential Code is paused and the 2015 Michigan Residential Code and Residential Energy Code remain in effect in the interim.

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Troy Questions

My bonus room over the garage is always cold. What fixes it?

Closed-cell foam in the floor framing seals out cold garage air and insulates. We also look at the kneewalls and ceiling of the room.

Do I need a permit for insulation in Troy?

Insulation work in an existing home usually does not need the same permits as structural work, but it depends on the job. We will tell you if your project needs one.

Can you insulate a vaulted ceiling?

Sometimes by dense-packing if there is a cavity, or with foam during a re-roof or remodel. We look first.

Do you insulate over finished basement ceilings?

We can reach the rim joist in many finished basements through the utility room or small access cuts. We explain what is practical for your layout.

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