Spray Foam Insulation in Garden City, GA

Spray foam insulation in Garden City covers small homes, rentals and a lot of steel buildings. Garden City began in 1939 as Industrial City Gardens, a planned community to house workers for new factories and chemical plants west of downtown Savannah. Today it is home to the Port of Savannah's largest ocean terminal and much of Chatham County's heavy industry.

Worker housing

Homes from Garden City's early decades are often small single-story houses with low attics and either slab or crawl space foundations. They usually have a few inches of old insulation in the attic and little in the walls. Sealing the ceiling and blowing in insulation to around R-38 to R-49 is the most cost-effective first step.

Rentals

The 2020 census counted 4,064 households in Garden City, in 4,521 housing units. Landlords here often want to reduce tenant complaints about hot rooms and power bills without a large project, and an attic seal-and-top-up is usually the answer.

Steel buildings

Trucking yards, warehouses and shops around the port and along Augusta Road include many metal buildings. Bare steel sweats in coastal humidity and heats up in the sun. Closed-cell foam sprayed on the panels stops condensation and cuts heat gain.

Low ground

Garden City sits about 16 feet above sea level, with creeks and the Savannah River nearby. Crawl spaces under older homes can be damp, so we look for water and fallen insulation before deciding on a liner or floor insulation.

Code

Chatham County is in Climate Zone 2A. Georgia's energy code calls for R-38 ceilings in new homes, and the Department of Energy suggests R-13 under floors over unconditioned space. Get a free estimate

Metal building costs

For steel buildings, HomeGuide lists closed-cell spray foam at about $3.00 to $5.00 per square foot installed, and Fixr lists new construction spray foam at about $2.75 to $6.50. Panel profile, height and any required coating affect the price. For homes, sealing plus blown-in at about $0.90 to $2.40 per square foot is the usual budget route. Your written estimate is the price.

Scheduling around shifts

Many Garden City residents work port, trucking and plant shifts. We schedule visits and attic work around them, including early starts where possible.