Spray Foam Insulation in Manheim, PA

Spray Foam Insulation in Manheim borough often starts with older houses. Henry William Stiegel laid out Manheim in 1762 on land in Rapho Township and founded the Manheim Glassworks there; the borough itself incorporated in 1838. Chiques Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna, forms the borough's eastern boundary.

Older homes

Houses near the center are older, often with stone or brick foundations and attics with mixed insulation. Attic sealing and rim joist foam are the usual first steps, and we check old wiring and moisture before covering anything.

Climate

Manheim has a hot-summer humid continental climate, with average monthly temperatures ranging from 30.2°F in January to 74.9°F in July, and sits in hardiness zone 6b.

Housing

The 2000 census counted 2,075 housing units in the borough. Around it, Rapho and Penn townships hold farmhouses, newer homes and farm buildings.

Rooms that never feel right

If one bedroom is always cold or one room is always hot, the cause is usually local: a kneewall with no insulation behind it, a floor over a porch or garage, or a duct running through an unconditioned attic. We trace the problem room on the visit and price that fix on its own if that is all you want done now.

Near the creek

Homes on low ground near Chiques Creek should have dry basements before foundation walls are insulated. We check on the visit.

Barns and shops

Farm buildings and shops around Manheim often need condensation control on steel. Closed-cell foam on the walls and roof handles that and insulates at the same time.

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