Spray Foam Insulation in Cornish, ME
Cornish has some genuinely old buildings in it, and old buildings deserve a bit more thought than a hose and a full tank.
Cornish is the one town on our list in York County, out on the western edge of it rather than anywhere near the coast. The village has a concentration of nineteenth century buildings that people have taken real care of, and the work here reflects that. Nobody wants a beautiful old house sprayed carelessly. The good news is that foam is often kinder to an antique building than the alternatives, because it can be applied where it is invisible and it does not require the wall to be opened up and reframed.
The houses we meet in Cornish
Timber frame, post and beam, and early stick-built houses with hand-hewn members are all in the mix here, along with the barns and carriage sheds that came with them. Those buildings were never insulated because they were never meant to be. The cavities are odd sizes, the framing is not on any regular spacing, and there is often no sheathing between the frame and the clapboards. That is exactly the situation batts handle worst and expanding foam handles best, because foam takes the shape of whatever it finds.
Getting to Cornish. We come across through Sebago and Baldwin, which is a pleasant run and not a long one. Cornish is at the far southwestern corner of where we work, so it pairs naturally with a Standish or Sebago job in the same week if you are flexible on timing.
Working in Cornish
On an antique house the conversation we always have first is about where the moisture is going. A timber frame that has been breathing freely for two hundred years is not doing any harm to itself; seal it wrongly and you can trap water against sills and posts that have survived fine until now. So we look at the whole assembly, we are careful about which side the foam goes on, and there are places in a building like this where the right answer is to leave it alone. We will say so.
What a job costs depends on the space and the depth it needs, and we would rather show you the arithmetic than quote a number down the phone. Here is how we price it.
The Jobs That Come Up Most in Cornish
Attic Insulation
The biggest single comfort win in most older houses up here, and usually where the heat you are paying for is escaping.
Crawl Spaces & Basements
Cold floors over an unheated crawl space, and the damp that comes with them. Closed-cell underneath fixes both at once.
Drywall & Finish
Hanging, taping and skim coat. The same crew that sprayed the foam - most insulation contractors hand you off at this point.
Where Cornish sits on our map
Cornish is in York County, and we are out this way regularly. We also work in Standish and Sebago. Not on the list? Call anyway - we travel for the right job.
Cornish Questions We Get Asked
Will spray foam damage our antique Cornish timber frame?
It can if it goes in the wrong place, which is why we look at the whole assembly first. A Cornish frame that has breathed freely for two hundred years is doing itself no harm, and sealing it carelessly can trap water against sills and posts that have survived fine until now.
Cornish is in York County, not Oxford. Do you still cover it?
Yes. Cornish is the one town on our list in York County and we reach it through Sebago and Baldwin, which is a short run rather than a long one. It often pairs with a Standish or Sebago job in the same week if you are flexible on timing.
There is no sheathing behind our Cornish clapboards. Can you still spray?
That is exactly the situation foam handles better than the alternatives. Irregular cavities, framing that is not on any regular spacing and no sheathing behind the boards are all normal in a Cornish house of that age, and expanding foam takes the shape of whatever it finds.
Get a Real Number for Your Cornish Job
(207) 452-2930Call and talk to us. If you would rather write it down, use the form and we will call you back. Mon-Fri 7am-5pm.