Insulating Edgemoor.
Edgemoor sits out on the point south of Fairhaven, a quiet neighborhood of larger, higher-value homes close to the water. The houses here run the gamut, but a lot of them have vaulted and cathedral ceilings, bonus rooms, and finished spaces that are hard to insulate well with batts. Bonus rooms over the garage freeze, vaulted ceilings lose heat, and the rim joists leak air. These are the spots where the air leak is as much the problem as the missing insulation.
That's where spray foam earns its keep, sealing and insulating the rim joists, bonus rooms, and vaulted ceilings in one pass. Down below, Edgemoor's position near the bluff and the water means the crawlspaces hold moisture, so encapsulation and a heavy vapor barrier are common asks to keep the space under these homes dry. We do a whole-home assessment, match the right approach to each part of the house, and handle the moisture before we insulate.
What we see on Edgemoor homes.
Common home styles
Mixed, many larger homes homes, with varies, vaulted ceilings common. Bluff moisture, crawlspaces are the moisture issues we run into most here.
Popular jobs
Spray foam for rim joists and vaulted ceilings, crawlspace encapsulation, attic air-seal-and-top-off are the recurring work on Edgemoor homes, matched to the housing stock and the moisture.
Moisture & prep considerations
Like everywhere in Bellingham, we air-seal and get the moisture under control before we insulate. In Edgemoor that means paying close attention to bluff moisture, crawlspaces, then insulating to current WA energy code.