Spray Foam Insulation in West Melbourne, FL

Spray Foam Insulation in West Melbourne is often about newer homes. West Melbourne has grown faster than any other Brevard municipality since 2000, adding 41.2 percent from 2010 to 2020 to reach 25,924 residents. Voters incorporated the city on September 11, 1959, to avoid being annexed by Melbourne. The most recent census counted 11,448 housing units on about 10.66 square miles.

Newer homes still have gaps

Homes built to recent Florida codes start with an R-38 ceiling target and must pass a blower-door test at seven air changes per hour or less. That is a good baseline, but we still find weak spots: bonus rooms over garages, kneewalls around upstairs rooms, attic hatches with no weatherstrip, and recessed lights that leak. Builders also tend to set the air handler in the attic, so the ductwork sits in heat all summer.

Older neighborhoods

West Melbourne also has older homes from its first decades. Those often have thin attic insulation, open ceiling gaps and ducts with leaky joints. Sealing and blowing in to depth is usually the first step.

The commercial corridor

U.S. 192, called New Haven Avenue, carries nearly all of the city's business activity, and the city has one I-95 exit, Exit 180. Many steel and block commercial buildings line that corridor; we insulate small commercial steel buildings as well as homes.

Heat and humidity

With summer highs near 90F and warm, humid nights, an attic air handler works hard. A sealed attic, with foam on the roof deck, can bring that equipment into the conditioned space.

Code

Brevard County is Climate Zone 2A. Florida's 2023 energy code sets R-38 for ceilings and R-13 for wood-frame walls in Zone 2.

Rentals and newer buyers

With steady growth, many West Melbourne homes have changed hands in recent years. New owners often get an inspection report that mentions thin attic insulation or missing hatch insulation. Those are quick fixes, and we can address them in a single visit.

Interstate noise

Homes near I-95 and U.S. 192 pick up traffic noise. Open-cell foam in attic and wall cavities dampens sound as well as heat, which is a bonus for bedrooms on the road side of the house.

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