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Spray Foam Insulation Panama City, FL

Hot weather and cold winter days are frequent challenges that can’t be escaped when living in places such as Panama City, FL. As the heat and cold temperatures continue to build up from time to time residents in these areas are robbed of their comfort having to deal with rising costs of electricity bills in attempts to battle harsh weathers. Using the most effective insulation method known as spray foam insulation residents are able to fight the weather but often find themselves battling about the cost side of things.

One of the major reasons is that there’s not a static pricing model on how much spray foam insulation costs. This is because different geographic locations require different amounts of insulation to fully resist the flow of heat known as R-value as a result of differences in climate.
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Another factor that adds to this is that spray foam insulation comes in two methods namely; open-cell and closed cell-insulation.
Luckily, this guide is designed to help you figure out exactly both the residential and commercial insulation costs of SPF before committing to the nitty-gritty side of things.

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Pricing Factors to Consider

There are different factors that come into play when investing in a service such as SPF insulation. Having in mind that it can be installed in both retrofit and new buildings equally effective. Overall it all boils down to three major things. The first thing being the type of SPF insulation, second your buildings required R-value, and thirdly the area needed to be covered.

In the meantime, these factors give birth to other requirements as well such as labor and the quantity of foam required depending on your R-value which is dependent on your geographic location and where insulation will be installed within the building.

Besides these mentioned factors you should know that any extra charges forced on you are probably hidden or it’s just that your contractor is trying to mug you.
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However, just like any other home-improvement project, you don’t know what will happen until the end so it’s your job to negotiate with your contractor in certain instances regarding any extra costs of labor. Below are the listed factors to consider and how they add up to the total pricing.

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The Type of Spray Foam Insulation

This is the first factor that will off the bat determine where the range of your insulation cost will be at. You need to choose between either closed-cell or open-cell spray foam insulation.

Open-cell insulation is less dense than closed-cell insulation and can cost in-between $0.25 to anywhere around $5 per board foot. Closed-cell insulation is a more dense type of SPF insulation material it’s not soft and foamy as open-cell insulation but provides a generally higher R-value. Closed-cell insulation can cost anywhere around $0.9 to $1.5 per board foot.
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In the case of residential buildings, we advise you to go for open-cell insulation in areas such as the attic, interior walls, and the basement. In the case of commercial spray foam insulation, we advise that you go for closed-cell insulation especially in all building foundations.

Do you have a retrofit building or an existing building?

Why does the type of insulation project matter? This factor comes in mainly because in a new building construction there are way a lot more places that are unfinished which can benefit from insulation than an already existing building. In an existing building, you are limited to a static maximum number of places that you can insulate which will cost less. Again if you choose to open up-finished walls and install dray walls then the costs automatically rise.

A 1000 square foot insulation for a new building can cost around $5000 to $7000 for a top to bottom insulation. If you, however, choose to get top to bottom insulation for an existing building the cost will be higher because of the extra amount of labor starting at about $8000 to $20000 depending on your home size of course.
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However, the national average for insulating a building is $2926. With a minimum of $627 and a maximum of $8000. These factors are of course affected by size and R-value which we will show you how to calculate based on shortly.

Labor

Despite how fast it can be to install spray foam insulation it’s harder than it looks. Expert attention is required to properly mix the two components which come in separate cylinders and at the same time evenly spray the foam onto the desired area with a fixed number of layers. This demanding task of dressing up in safety uniform and making use of equipment all to achieve one task is recognized as labor and contributes to the total pricing added to the cost per board foot.

Labor costs depend on which city and side of the country you live in.

R-value

​The R-value determines how thick your insulation needs to be. This is the resistance to heat flow of insulation material. Generally the higher the R-value of the insulation material the higher its heat resistance. If your insulation requirements for your geographic location are of a high R-value then the higher the volume of insulation needed. As we have discussed above open-cell insulation has a lower R-value than closed-cell while being most suited to residential buildings.

This can be used to calculate your total insulation cost based on the required insulation thickness and the size of the building. We advise you to check your building's recommended R-value based on your geographic location.
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One inch of open-cell spray foam insulation is equivalent to an R-value of 3.7 while closed-cell insulation has an R-value of 6.5. The minimum thickness for open-cell is 1.5 and 3.5 at the maximum while 3.5” to 5.5” for closed-cell.

Calculating the Costs of Spray Foam Insulation

To calculate your total cost you need to measure your building's square feet and then convert into board foot. To make things easy board foot is just a 3D version of a square meaning this time you include the thickness. Multiply the square foot of your building times the thickness of the insulation required to give you the board feet. Once you get that number you then multiply it by the cost of open-cell or closed-cell insulation by square feet to give you your total insulation cost.

Example

1. Let’s say the total square foot of your building = 1100 sq.
2. You then have a required insulation thickness = 3.5 (based on your R-value and area to be insulated in the house.)
3. Multiply the square feet by the thickness, 1100 x 3.5 = 3850 board feet.
4. Divide this number by the cost of open-cell insulation per square feet = $2.6
5. Dividing the board feet by the cost = $1,463.87 as our total cost for insulating our 1100 sq. building.

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This brings us to the end of this edition on how you to figure out the cost of spray foam insulation whether you live in Panama City, FL or anywhere else you can easily use this method. Simply figure out your required R-value and use it to give you a great overview of what you may need to invest. If you’re in need of any insulation help or a free cost audit contact us today at NWFL Spray Foam Insulation and we will be more than pleased to have you.