Spray Foam Insulation in Bowie, MD

Spray foam insulation in Bowie often starts with a 60-year-old subdivision house. In 1957 Levitt and Sons bought the Belair Estate and built the community of Belair at Bowie; two years later Bowie annexed the Levitt properties and re-incorporated as a larger town. Newer subdivisions followed. The 2020 census counted 21,560 housing units, with just 2.6 percent vacant.

Levitt-era houses

Houses from that era were built with the insulation standards of the time, and many still have the original thin attic insulation. Air sealing and topping up to modern depth is usually the best first step. Additions and enclosed porches often need their own floor and ceiling insulation.

Newer subdivisions

Newer homes in Bowie tend to need attic sealing at penetrations, bonus rooms and ducts in the attic.

Code

Prince George's County is in Zone 4A. ENERGY STAR suggests R-60 for an uninsulated attic, or R-49 added over 3 to 4 inches.

Slab and crawl space houses

Some Bowie houses sit on slabs or crawl spaces rather than full basements. Crawl spaces can be sealed and insulated; for slab houses, the attic and walls are where the work goes.

Ducts in the attic

If your air handler or ducts run through the attic, sealing the duct joints and boots helps the system deliver cool air instead of losing it to a hot attic. We look at the ducts during the visit and note what we find.

Railroad roots

Bowie was rechartered under that name in 1880, after Oden Bowie, then president of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad. Get a free estimate