Blown-in cellulose or fiberglass is loose fill delivered through a hose, and it is how we insulate most Innisfil attics, fill the empty walls of older houses and pack the cavities of new builds. It reaches any depth you ask for, flows around obstacles that batts cannot, and costs far less than foam over the same area. We carry full insurance on every job.
The depth is checked against rulers fixed to the framing, and the finished attic is photographed for you.
Blown-in cellulose covers an attic floor in one continuous layer with no gaps at the trusses, the wiring or the ducts, which is where batts leave cold spots. Cellulose is made from recycled paper treated against fire and pests, it holds about R-3.7 an inch, and it settles into a dense blanket that resists air moving through it. Blown fiberglass is lighter and slightly lower in R-value per inch, and we install it where a customer prefers it.
On a top-up, the new material goes straight over the old once the ceiling has been air sealed, which the attic insulation page explains in full.
Dense-pack cellulose is also how we fill the empty walls of an older house without stripping the drywall. Cellulose is packed through small holes drilled in each stud bay from inside or out, at a density high enough that it cannot settle, and the holes are plugged afterward. The farmhouses around Churchill and Stroud and the older streets of Cookstown often have nothing at all in the walls, and dense-pack is the least disruptive way to change that.
The wall insulation page covers the process and what it costs per wall.
On open framing, blown-in cellulose is held in the stud bays behind a netting stapled to the studs, then packed to density before the drywall goes on. It fills around wiring, boxes and plumbing far better than a batt cut around them, and it gives the wall a sound and air resistance that a batt wall does not. The additions and rebuilds going up along the shore at Alcona and Lefroy are a good fit for it.
Where batts make more sense, such as a simple garage or basement wall, we say so, and the batt insulation page compares the two.
Loose fill slows heat but does not stop air on its own, so the ceiling is sealed and the eaves are baffled before the hose comes out. Innisfil's snow load makes this matter more than it does further south, because a leaky ceiling under a deep drift is how ice dams start. The air sealing and attic ventilation page describes that work.
Blown-in cellulose in an attic here runs about $1.50 to $2.50 a square foot installed to R-60, and blown fiberglass about $1.75 to $3. Dense-pack walls are priced by the wall and depend on the siding and the access. Those are Ontario market ranges, not a quote, and the written price is measured on site.
Call +1 705-805-8881 or use the form below and tell us whether it is an attic, a set of walls or a new build. We measure the depth or the wall area, tell you what the material will reach, and write the number down. The full list of what we install is on the Innisfil Insulation Services home page.
The visit and the written scope are the same for every service, so pick the part of the building that needs attention.
Attic insulation is the service we install most often, because the attic is where a house loses the largest share of its heat and where a top-up returns the most for the money. We air seal the ceiling, fit baffles at the eaves and blow cellulose to the recommended depth, and every job is fully insured.
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Spray foam insulation is the material we install where air, moisture and heat all have to be stopped in one layer, which in Innisfil means rim joists, crawl spaces, foundation walls, cathedral ceilings and steel buildings. Closed cell and open cell foam are both available, the substrate is measured before anything is sprayed, and the work is insured.
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Batts are fiberglass or mineral wool cut to fit between studs and joists, and they are the simple choice for open framing in a basement, a garage, an addition or a new build. Batts are inexpensive, they go in quickly, and fitted properly they perform to their rating. The work is insured.
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Insulation removal is the vacuuming or bagging of old attic, wall and crawl space material that is wet, soiled by animals, mouldy, burnt, failed or simply in the way of a renovation, and we do it as its own service or as the first step of a new install. The material is taken away and the framing is cleaned before anything new goes in. Insurance covers the work.
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Basement insulation covers the foundation walls, the rim joist and, where it helps, the ceiling of a lower level, and it is the cure for cold floors on the main level of a house. We install closed cell spray foam directly on the concrete or batts in a framed wall depending on the basement, and the rim joist is foamed either way. The work is fully insured.
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Crawl space insulation is the work that makes the floors of a shallow-foundation house or cottage warm, and Innisfil has more crawl spaces than most Ontario towns because of the lakeshore building stock. We seal the ground, insulate the walls or the floor above with closed cell spray foam, and turn a vented crawl space into a sealed one. All of our work is fully insured.
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Wall insulation is how we fill the empty or under-filled exterior walls of an existing house without stripping the drywall, and how we fill the open walls of an addition or new build. Dense-pack cellulose goes into closed walls through small holes, and netted cellulose, batts or spray foam go into open ones. We carry full insurance on every job.
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Garage insulation covers the walls and ceiling of an attached garage, the ceiling under a bonus room, and detached garages and workshops that are heated, and it is one of the most common calls we get from the newer subdivisions. We install batts, mineral wool or spray foam depending on the assembly, and every job is fully insured.
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Soundproofing insulation is mineral wool or dense-pack cellulose installed inside interior walls, floors and ceilings to keep the noise of one room out of the next, and it goes into renovations, new builds and finished basements across Innisfil. It goes in while the framing is open or through small holes in a finished wall, and insurance covers the work.
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Air sealing and attic ventilation are the two pieces of work that decide whether attic insulation performs, and in Innisfil they are also the cure for ice dams. We seal the ceiling from the attic side, insulate and seal the hatch, and fit baffles at the eaves so the soffit vents keep working above the new depth. We carry full insurance on every job.
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Cottage insulation is the work of bringing a seasonal building along the Lake Simcoe shore up to a standard it can be lived in through an Innisfil winter, from the crawl space to the roof, and it is a job this town has more of than almost any other. We plan it in stages that match a budget and a season, and every stage is fully insured.
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Commercial insulation in Innisfil covers the steel and block buildings at Innisfil Heights along Highway 400, the shops and retail space along Innisfil Beach Road and in Cookstown, and the barns, drive sheds and workshops on the surrounding farms. We install spray foam, batts and blown-in insulation to suit the building and schedule the work around the business. Every job is fully insured.
View Commercial And Agricultural InsulationGive us the size of the space and what is in it now, and a written scope and a start date will follow.
Describe the space and we will reply with a written scope and a firm number. If you would rather talk it through, call +1 705-805-8881.
