Spray Foam Insulation in Clive, IA

Spray foam insulation in Clive mostly means larger suburban homes from the 1990s on. Point2Homes data gives a median year built of 1995, with 16.4% of homes from the 2000s and 15.4% from the 2010s. About 4.9% are older than 1940. Owners occupy about 75.4% of the city's 7,053 occupied homes. Clive was platted in 1882 and incorporated on August 18, 1956, according to Wikipedia, and it sits in both Polk and Dallas counties.

Big houses, big attics

Larger two-stories with complex roofs have long eaves, hip roofs and several attic spaces. That means more hatches, more places where insulation thins at the edges and more recessed lights. We seal each attic area, add baffles at the eaves and blow to depth.

Finished basements

Many Clive basements were finished when the house was built or soon after, often with fiberglass behind the drywall. We can usually still reach the rim joist from the unfinished mechanical room and from joist bays at the edges, and closed-cell foam there stops a lot of draft.

Along the Greenbelt

Clive's Greenbelt park and trail run through the city. Homes on low lots near the Greenbelt are worth checking for past moisture before insulating basement walls, and closed-cell is the right choice where dampness is possible.

Elevation and wind

Clive sits at about 889 feet. Open lots near the Greenbelt and newer subdivisions without mature trees catch winter wind, which pushes cold air through every gap. Air sealing matters as much as R-value.

A typical Clive job

A 1998 two-story with a finished basement and a large attic is a common call. We reach the rim joist from the mechanical room and the edges, seal around recessed lights and multiple hatches in the attic, add baffles where insulation was blown into the eaves, and top up the low spots. Rooms over the garage get foam on the garage ceiling.

What it costs

HomeGuide lists air sealing at $350 to $3,000 nationally, depending on how much there is. Big attics with many fixtures sit toward the upper part of that range. We show you each leak we plan to seal, and the written estimate is the price.

Vaulted ceilings

Many Clive homes have vaulted great rooms with tight rafter bays. Those are a good place for closed-cell foam when the ceiling is opened for a remodel. Get a free estimate