Spray Foam Insulation in North Conway, NH
North Conway is a village of steep roofs, cathedral ceilings and buildings that have to earn their keep through a Valley winter.
Denmark sits about ten minutes from the New Hampshire border, and we have worked both sides of it since the beginning. North Conway is a different job from most of our Maine towns because so much of what stands here was built to be looked at as well as lived in, and because a lot of it is rented rather than occupied. A cold room in your own house is an annoyance you learn to live with. A cold room in a property somebody has paid to stay in for a week is a refund.
The houses we meet in North Conway
The Valley is full of buildings with the roof line as the main event - chalets, A frames, open great rooms with the rafters exposed and glass running up to the ridge. Those are the hardest shapes to insulate with anything that comes in a batt, because a cathedral ceiling has no flat plane to lay anything on and every collar tie and valley is an awkward cavity. There is also a large stock of seasonal camps and cabins that have been converted to year round use without anybody revisiting what is in the walls.
Getting to North Conway. We come across on Route 302 through Fryeburg, which is a road we drive most weeks anyway. Being this close matters for rental property in particular, because the useful window for work is often a narrow gap between bookings and it is not much good if your contractor can only offer you a date three weeks out.
Working in North Conway
On a cathedral ceiling we can fill the full depth of the rafter bay, and that surprises people who have been told a roof has to have a vent channel above the insulation. Venting exists to carry moisture out of fibrous insulation. Foam is a closed structure, so there is nothing to vent off it. That single difference is why a foamed cathedral ceiling stops the ice damming that a rebuilt vented one often does not, and why we can get a real R value into a bay that only measures a few inches deep.
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 North Conway
Ice Dam Prevention
Ice dams are a heat problem, not a gutter problem. Seal the ceiling and the roof stays cold enough that the dam has nothing to form from.
Closed-Cell vs Open-Cell
Which one your job actually wants, and why. Closed-cell for moisture and strength, open-cell for coverage and value.
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 North Conway sits on our map
North Conway is in Carroll County, and we are out this way regularly. We also work in Conway, Bartlett, Jackson and Fryeburg. Not on the list? Call anyway - we travel for the right job.
North Conway Questions We Get Asked
Does a cathedral ceiling in North Conway need a vent channel above the foam?
No. Venting exists to carry moisture out of fibrous insulation, and foam is a closed structure with nothing to vent off it. That is why we can fill the full depth of a North Conway rafter bay and get a real R-value into a shallow one.
Can you work around bookings on a North Conway rental?
That is usually the whole scheduling problem, and being ten minutes over the line is why we can help with it. The useful window on a North Conway rental is often a narrow gap between guests, which is no good if your contractor can only offer a date three weeks out.
Our North Conway place is a converted camp. Where would you start?
With the roof line, in most cases. A lot of North Conway camps and cabins were made year-round without anybody revisiting what is in the walls or above the ceiling, and the ceiling plane is both the biggest loss and the thing causing the ice damming.
Get a Real Number for Your North Conway 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.