Spray Foam Insulation in Punta Gorda, FL

Spray Foam Insulation in Punta Gorda works around water. The city sits on the south bank of the tidal Peace River and the east shore of Charlotte Harbor, and about 28.5% of its area is water. Punta Gorda Isles, founded in 1959, was carved out with 55 miles of canals, 100 feet wide and 17 feet deep, and the dredged sand was used to raise the land the homes sit on.

Two direct hits

Category 4 Hurricane Charley hit Punta Gorda on August 13, 2004, the first direct hit on the southwest coast since Donna in 1960. Eighteen years later, Hurricane Ian made landfall near Punta Gorda with 145 mph winds after first coming ashore on Cayo Costa. Wikipedia notes that buildings rebuilt after these storms followed stronger codes. Many homes here have newer roofs, and many attics were opened, soaked or trampled during repairs.

An older population

Punta Gorda's median age at the 2020 census was 67.6, and 56.8% of residents were 65 or older. That means a lot of owners who are home all day in summer, as well as seasonal residents who close up the house for months. For the first group, an attic that stops leaking heat makes daily life more comfortable. For the second, humidity control while the house is empty matters as much as insulation.

What we usually do here

• Replace insulation that was soaked or crushed during storm repairs
• Seal the ceiling and blow in to R-38 or more in vented attics
• Spray open-cell under newer roof decks where ducts are in the attic
• Insulate garage ceilings under bonus rooms and the walls of enclosed lanais

Frame and block homes

If your Punta Gorda home has wood-frame exterior walls, the wall cavities may be able to take dense-packed insulation. Block homes are best improved through the attic. HomeGuide lists dense-pack cellulose at $1.60 to $4.20 per square foot and a typical attic job at about $1,800 nationally; your written estimate sets the actual price.

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