Spray Foam Insulation in Gorham, ME
Gorham runs from a tight old village out into open farmland, and the two halves need different things.
Gorham is one of the towns we reach on the way down to Portland, and the work here splits neatly in two. In and around the village there is a lot of property that is rented rather than owner-occupied, including a good deal of it let by the room. Out past that it opens into farmland with houses set well apart and barns that have been converted or are about to be. The rental stock is where the interesting decisions are, because the person paying the heating bill and the person paying for the insulation are often not the same person.
The houses we meet in Gorham
The older village houses are mostly wood frame with plaster interiors and additions on the back that were built to a different standard than the original. Where a building has been divided into flats there is usually a floor between units that nobody has ever treated as a thermal boundary, so heat and noise both travel freely. Out in the farmland the barns and the ells are the story again, and so are the workshops and garages that have had a woodstove put in them and are now expected to hold heat.
Getting to Gorham. We come through Gorham regularly on the Portland run, so it is easy for us to get to. On a rental we will happily talk to a landlord about doing several units in one visit, which is usually cheaper per unit than coming back three times and easier on the tenants.
Working in Gorham
Because we hang and finish drywall as well as spray foam, a Gorham job that involves opening a wall does not end with us handing you off to somebody else to close it up. That matters most on rentals and on additions, where the gap between the insulation being done and the room being usable again is the part that actually costs the owner money. One crew, one schedule, and the wall goes back the way it came apart.
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 Gorham
Attic Insulation
The biggest single comfort win in most older houses up here, and usually where the heat you are paying for is escaping.
Drywall & Finish
Hanging, taping and skim coat. The same crew that sprayed the foam - most insulation contractors hand you off at this point.
The Building Envelope
Insulation is only half of it. The air barrier is the half that decides whether the insulation gets to do its job.
Where Gorham sits on our map
Gorham is in Cumberland County, and we are out this way regularly. We also work in Portland, Scarborough, Windham and Standish. Not on the list? Call anyway - we travel for the right job.
Gorham Questions We Get Asked
Do you take on rental properties in Gorham?
Regularly. A lot of Gorham property near the village is rented rather than owner-occupied, and we are happy to talk to a landlord about doing several units in one visit, which works out cheaper per unit than three separate trips and is easier on the tenants.
There is no insulation between the floors of our Gorham flats. Can that be fixed?
Yes, and it is one of the more common Gorham jobs. Where a building has been divided into flats the floor between units was usually never treated as a thermal boundary, so heat and noise both travel freely. Treating it deals with both at once.
Who puts the wall back after a Gorham job?
We do. We hang, tape and skim coat as well as spray foam, so a Gorham job that involves opening a wall does not end with us handing you to somebody else. On a rental that gap is the part that actually costs the owner money.
Get a Real Number for Your Gorham 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.