Spray Foam Insulation in Rice Lake, MN

Spray foam insulation in Rice Lake often means a house and a shop. Rice Lake was founded as a township in 1870 and is now a city of 4,112 people (2020) just north of Duluth. Its 1,743 housing units, 4.2 percent vacant, sit mostly on larger lots spread across a big land area, and detached garages and steel buildings are common.

Growth

Rice Lake had 1,518 housing units in 2000 and 1,743 by 2020, so a good share of houses are from the last few decades. Newer homes typically have insulated walls; the opportunities are in attic air sealing, bonus rooms and the rim joist.

Shops

Closed-cell foam on steel roof and wall panels stops condensation and holds heat. We base the thickness on how warm you keep the building.

Older homes

The township's older farmhouses and mid-century homes need the same work as Duluth's older stock: seal the attic, insulate to depth and foam the rim.

Bigger lots, longer driveways

Rural lots can mean long driveways and buildings set well back from the road. Our spray rig needs to get reasonably close to the building, so tell us about access, gates or soft ground when you call. In winter, a plowed path to the shop door helps us schedule.

Attached garages and bonus rooms

Many Rice Lake homes built since the 1990s have attached garages with living space above. The floor over the garage and the knee walls beside it are frequent cold spots. Closed-cell foam in the garage ceiling and air sealing at the knee walls usually fixes a bedroom that never warms up.

Code

Rice Lake is in St. Louis County: Climate Zone 7 and frost Zone I. Get a free estimate