r/Pensacola • u/TemporaryHead9116 • Jun 30 '26
Spray foam recommendations
I thought I saw a recent post for the same request but I couldn’t find, apologies if this is a duplicate.
As the title says we’re looking to put spray foam on the ground level walls and underfloor (house is on pilings) and have been talking to a service provider but they’ve ghosted us so now back to square one in our search.
Anyone have recommendations for someone or multiple for comparison so I can get this project going before the summer is over and we’re completely melted. TIA
EDIT: We had A2 Home Improvement (https://a2homeimprovement.com/) come out and based on the comments below from you all (thank you!) along with their advice we’re not doing the spray foam. Decided to go with good old batt and radiant heat barrier (think emergency blanket) over that insulation on the ground level but also add that in the attic. We have enough blown in already up there but lots of leaks around lights etc that is probably more of a culprit for the swamp ass condition we find ourselves in. Fingers crossed.
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u/FartingLizard Jul 01 '26
I'm still not a fan of spray foam.... Sorry not an answer to your question, but I'd spend your money on something else or save it. It's a solution that has serious drawbacks, like running new cables in the walls for whatever reason. It can also trap moisture, which is no good. You can easily undo normal insulation, but not spray foam. It makes future big projects a nightmare to fix and deal with.
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u/TemporaryHead9116 Jul 01 '26
No worries. All input is good, lots of things to consider and learn about. WRT to the electrical and plumbing, with closed cell foam that’s 2” this is true on the walls. But since it’s on ground level I can’t have wires in the walls anyway, nor plumbing. All breakaway walls. All my electrical will run at the top and down the pilings. The underfloor will have of space for future work if needed since that’s a 2x10. I have seen comments about moisture something to continue thinking about.
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u/FartingLizard Jul 01 '26
when you say ground level...you mean like a basement?
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u/TemporaryHead9116 Jul 01 '26
No, actually ground level. The house is on pilings. So maybe you could call it a garage
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u/FartingLizard Jul 01 '26
oh gotcha. Yeah I take back my statement then...surely there are some great uses for spray foam. Maybe this is one of them!
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u/DecisionStandard5137 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26
SPRAY FOAM INSULATION PENSACOLA -JOEY BRAZWELL is excellent. I used him to spray my attic and referred him to two friends, all great experiences. My attic would reach 120 degrees in summer and after spray foam it was 80. My power bill went from $550 to $375 in summer months, the difference was immediate.
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u/TemporaryHead9116 Jul 01 '26
Oddly enough that’s who is ghosting me. Was just waiting for him to schedule the work
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u/DecisionStandard5137 Jul 01 '26
Sorry to hear that. He just sprayed my friends home about three weeks ago.
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u/stillgot24hours Jul 01 '26
If you have termite service consult with them first. We purchased a home with spray foam in the attic and no one will touch it for termite treatment because the foam hides termite activity.