Spray Foam Insulation in Gulfport, MS

Spray foam insulation in Gulfport covers a wide range of houses. The city was founded in 1887 by William H. Hardy as the terminus of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad and grew fast: about 1,000 people in 1900, over 6,000 by 1910, around 22,000 by 1950 and 30,000 by 1960. In 1965 it annexed the older Mississippi City and Handsboro areas. The 2020 census counted 32,737 housing units, 11.8 percent vacant.

Older neighborhoods

Homes near downtown and the old railroad have older attics, crawl spaces and wood floors. Typical needs: attic sealing and depth, sealing ducts, and either encapsulating the crawl space or foaming the floor.

Postwar and newer homes

World War II brought two bases to Gulfport, including what became the Naval Construction Battalion Center, and the city boomed. Brick ranch homes on slabs from that era and later mostly need attic work. Newer subdivisions north of I-10 often have ducts in the attic, where roof-deck foam can help.

Metal buildings

Larger lots north of town often have metal shops. Closed-cell foam stops sweating steel.

What the visit looks like

We start in the attic, measure what is there in several spots and look at the ducts, the air handler platform and the ceiling penetrations. Then we look under the house if there is a crawl space or raised floor. The written quote lists each area separately so you can choose what to do now and what can wait.

Code

Harrison County is in Climate Zone 2A; Gulfport is among the Mississippi cities that adopted a local residential code. ENERGY STAR suggests R-49 for an uninsulated Zone 2 attic. Get a free estimate