Spray Foam Insulation in Scanlon, MN

Spray foam insulation in Scanlon is mostly about older single-family homes. The city was named for Michael Joseph Scanlon, president of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, and a post office called Scanlon opened in 1901. The 2020 census counted 987 residents; the 2010 census found 448 housing units. Houses from the lumber era and the decades after tend to have small attics, uninsulated rim joists and walls with little or nothing in them.

Typical work

Attic air sealing and blown-in insulation, closed-cell foam on the rim joist, and dense-packed walls when rooms stay cold. Basements along the river can be damp, so we check for water first.

Weather

Scanlon sits just downriver from Cloquet, inland from Lake Superior. Minnesota's energy rule gives Cloquet a -20F winter design temperature, and Carlton County is in Climate Zone 7 and frost Zone I.

An older-population town

In 2010, 24 percent of Scanlon residents were 65 or older. For many households the goal is a warmer, more comfortable house with lower bills and fewer ice dams to deal with. We keep the job tidy and short.

Bath fans and attic moisture

We often find bath fans in older homes that vent into the attic rather than outdoors. That moisture frosts on the roof deck in winter. We point it out and can route the duct outside as part of the attic work.

What to expect

We look at the attic and basement, measure, and send a written quote with the R-value and price for each area. Get a free estimate