Spray Foam Insulation in Sugarcreek, OH

Spray foam insulation in Sugarcreek covers houses, shops and farm buildings in roughly equal measure. Wikipedia calls the village the Little Switzerland of Ohio: Swiss immigrants arrived in the early 1830s and made cheese from Amish dairy milk, and from 1965 local businesses gave the town its Swiss-village look. The village sits on the South Fork of Sugar Creek and is part of the greater Holmes County Amish settlement.

Growth after 1960

Sugarcreek's population jumped from 982 in 1960 to 1,771 in 1970 after Shanesville merged into the village in 1969, and reached 2,373 by 2020. That means a mix of older homes in the core and houses from the 1970s on.

Shops and industry

The village is home to The Budget, a weekly Amish newspaper, and several Belden Brick Company production facilities, and woodworking and other small shops are common. Closed-cell foam on steel shop buildings stops condensation and holds heat.

Homes

Attic sealing, rim joist foam and dense-pack walls in the older houses; air sealing and bonus rooms in newer ones.

Bed-and-breakfasts and rentals

Visitors to Sugarcreek and Amish Country support guest houses and rentals. Comfortable guests and lower heating bills are the usual reasons owners call. Sealing attics and rim joists, and foaming rooms over garages, are the common fixes.

Brick and block buildings

With Belden Brick production in the village, brick and block construction is common in both homes and commercial buildings. Masonry walls cannot be filled like a stud wall; the insulation plan focuses on the attic, the rim joist and any framed walls inside.