Spray Foam Insulation in Massillon, OH

Spray foam insulation in Massillon is mostly retrofit work in older houses. Point2Homes, using ACS data, shows 33% of the city's homes were built in 1939 or earlier, with another 13.1% in the 1950s and 13.4% in the 1960s. Massillon was plotted in 1826 along the east bank of the Tuscarawas River on the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal and became a busy canal port before growing into a steel and manufacturing city.

What older Massillon homes need

Pre-war houses here typically have empty walls, open chases, attics with a few inches of old fill and rim joists open to cold air. Rim joist foam and attic sealing come first, then dense-pack walls.

Mid-century homes

The 1950s and 1960s ranches and Cape Cods need attic depth, knee wall work and rim joist foam.

Owners

About 65.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and 72.6% of housing is detached, so many customers plan to stay and want the work phased.

Rentals and duplexes

With about a third of Massillon's homes rented, landlords call about high heating bills and tenant complaints. Air sealing and rim joist foam reduce both. Dense-pack walls can be done during turnovers when rooms are empty.

Basements in an old city

Many older Massillon homes have stone or brick foundations. These walls can wick moisture, so we usually foam the rim joist and sill above them and leave the masonry to breathe unless it is dry and the plan calls for insulation.