Spray Foam Insulation in Leola, PA

Spray Foam Insulation in Leola covers a census community that includes Leola, Leacock and Bareville. It was originally named Mechanicsburg; its current name combines Leacock with Glenola, a train station that once served the area. Wikipedia notes that the communities sit on a low east-west ridge, draining north toward the Conestoga River and south to Mill Creek.

Climate

Leola has a hot-summer humid continental climate, with average monthly temperatures from 30.3°F in January to 74.8°F in July, and is in hardiness zone 6b. Lancaster County falls in Pennsylvania's central Zone 5 group for energy code.

Houses

Homes here range from older farmhouses to newer single-family houses. Older houses need attic and rim joist sealing and careful handling of stone foundations. Newer ones usually need more attic depth and foam at the rim and over garages.

Barns and shops

Farms and small businesses around Leola use steel buildings for equipment, storage and work. Closed-cell foam on the steel stops dripping and makes heating practical.

Size

The CDP covers 6.0 square miles, almost entirely land.

Homes with additions

Farmhouses that have grown over generations often have several roof sections, an addition over a crawl space and a summer kitchen or porch turned into living space. Each part was built differently. We go through them one at a time, find where air and heat escape, and give each its own line on the quote so you can choose what to do first.

Attic depth

For existing attics in zone 5, ENERGY STAR recommends R-60 when empty and adding R-49 over three to four inches. In an older farmhouse attic with a floor, we can sometimes blow insulation under the boards rather than over them.

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