Crawl Space Insulation Winnipeg

In Winnipeg, crawl spaces have traditionally been built as cool, ventilated spaces. They were meant to breathe to allow moisture to dissipate and they were not considered from an efficiency point of view.

Today, crawl space insulation is key to building energy efficient homes in Winnipeg. Home Inspection services frequently point out that crawl spaces are the largest source of heat loss in the home. Over the years a number of things have been tried to insulate these bare concrete walls with varying degrees of success from framing 2x4 studs and using batt insulation to gluing rigid foam boards up on the wall, but none has worked terribly well against either Winnipeg's humidity or temperature variations.

Spray foam insulation is the ONLY way to insulate a crawl space properly. Because it bonds to the substrate (your concrete wall), it will remain in place for as long as you live in the home. Because it forms an air and vapor barrier it will keep moisture, mildew and rot out of your floor boards and because it has a higher R-Value than any other insulating material available, it will keep your crawl space warm, dry and efficient.

The best way to insulate your crawl space in the Winnipeg area, from a building science point of view, is to install spray foam insulation on the perimeter walls from the foundation slab to the underside of the floor above - in this way you get an unbroken, continuous energy efficient barrier and provide moisture no point of access.

Winnipeg homes that have had the underside of the floor insulated above the crawl space end up with an accumulation of condensation and mold and rot in your floor joists. In addition to this, you create a risk of damage to water lines that run through the crawl space and your heat ducts now must travel through a cold area to take warm air to your various rooms, losing heat in the process.

By sealing your crawl space into your home above, you create a warm, dry, clean area that will provide energy efficiency, warm floors, storage space and a comfortable home.

If you would like to discuss what Spray Foam could do for your home, please feel free to contact EcoLogic Spray Foam at 888-880-8420.