Spray Foam Insulation in Guyton, GA

Spray foam insulation in Guyton covers historic homes in town and rural houses and shops around it. Guyton is in Effingham County, about 28 miles northwest of downtown Savannah, at about 95 feet above sea level. It had 2,289 residents in 2020, up from 1,684 in 2010.

Railroad and summer homes

The Central of Georgia Railroad laid track here in 1837 or 1838, calling the stop Station Number 30, and the town was named Guyton after Archibald Guyton. After the county auctioned off lots, many were bought by well-off Savannah residents as summer homes during the city's yellow fever epidemic. The town was incorporated in 1887, and older homes from its early years still stand.

Older houses

Homes from Guyton's early decades often sit on piers or brick foundations with open or vented crawl spaces, have high ceilings and little insulation. We work from the attic and from below so original finishes stay untouched. Closed-cell foam under the floor seals out drafts and humid air.

Rural lots

Outside town, larger lots usually include a metal shop, barn or garage. Closed-cell foam on steel stops dripping condensation and helps keep the building cooler.

Climate

Guyton is on higher ground than the coast, but Effingham County is still in Climate Zone 2A, with long, humid summers. The Department of Energy suggests adding R-38 to R-49 over 3 to 4 inches of existing attic insulation. Get a free estimate

Planning the work on an older house

In Guyton's older homes we often find original heart pine framing, balloon-framed walls open to the attic, and later additions built to different standards. Open wall tops let attic air pour into the walls, so we block and seal them from above before adding insulation. Additions on slabs or new crawl spaces get looked at on their own, since they rarely match the original house.

Typical price ranges

HomeGuide lists an average attic insulation job at about $1,000 to $2,700, and crawl space spray foam at about $2,000 to $4,000. Older homes with fallen batts usually add removal, which HomeAdvisor puts at about $1 to $2 per square foot. Your written estimate sets the actual price.