Spray Foam Insulation in Hartselle, AL

Spray Foam Insulation in Hartselle covers both old and new houses. Hartselle was founded in 1869 with the arrival of the South and North Alabama Railroad and incorporated on March 1, 1875. Most of the oldest buildings were destroyed by a fire in 1916. The Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register in 1999. The city had 15,455 residents in 2020, up from 12,019 in 2000.

Steady growth

The 2020 census counted 6,573 housing units with only 6.5% vacant, up from 5,170 units in 2000. Newer homes in growing neighborhoods need sealing and fine-tuning; older homes near downtown need more: attic depth, wall tops sealed, crawl spaces handled.

Location

Hartselle sits along I-65 and US 31, 13 miles south of Decatur and 20 miles north of Cullman, in western Morgan County. Morgan County is in climate zone 3A like Cullman, so the same code R-values apply: R-30 ceilings and R-19 floors in the Alabama code summary.

Older homes near downtown

The 1916 fire means most of Hartselle's oldest homes date from after that year. Homes from the 1920s through the 1950s often have balloon framing or open wall tops, little attic insulation, and crawl spaces with no floor insulation. Sealing the wall tops from the attic, adding depth, and dealing with the crawl space is the usual order. If walls are empty, dense-pack cellulose through small holes fills them without tearing out plaster.

Families

In 2020, 33.8% of households had children. Bonus rooms and upstairs bedrooms that are too hot or too cold are a common call. Get a free estimate