Spray Foam Insulation in Grand Haven, MI

Spray Foam Insulation in Grand Haven deals with the same wind and moisture that every lakeshore town knows, in a housing stock that ranges from older homes near downtown to condos and cottages near the water. Grand Haven has a warm-summer humid continental climate with about 37.6 inches of precipitation a year. Average January highs sit near 32F, and the record low of -13F was set on February 20, 2015.

Snowmelt downtown

Grand Haven built a downtown snowmelt system in 2009 and 2010 for $3 million. It first ran on heat from the J.B. Sims power plant and now uses natural gas boilers on Harbor Island, and the city estimates about a quarter of its cost is offset by not hauling snow or spreading salt and sand. Homes outside downtown face the same snow with nothing but their own insulation.

Seasonal and single-person homes

The 2020 census counted 6,066 housing units, 14.7% of them vacant, and 39.5% of households were single-person. That points to a lot of second homes, condos and smaller houses. Seasonal homes need tight crawl spaces and rims so they can sit lightly heated; smaller older homes usually need attic sealing and wall filling.

Our usual plan

For an older Grand Haven house, we seal and insulate the attic, foam the rim, and fill closed walls with dense-pack. For a cottage or condo, we focus on the floor, crawl space and any exposed walls facing the lake.

Downtown and Harbor Island area homes

Older houses in the blocks around downtown often have balloon framing and plaster, and some have been split into apartments over the years. Each unit may have its own attic space or none at all. We map out which spaces can be reached and seal and insulate them, and fill closed walls with dense-pack cellulose where the owner wants them done.

Call (616) 801-4092 or book a visit and we will look at your Grand Haven home. Get a free estimate