Spray Foam Insulation in San Angelo, TX

Spray foam insulation in San Angelo starts with understanding how hot the place gets. Wikipedia's climate summary for the city says it reaches 100F on about 30.1 days in a typical year, and in 2011 it recorded 100 days at that mark. Average July highs run 96.0F. An attic under that sun can run far above the outdoor temperature, and most local houses have their ducts up there. The result is cooling that leaks into the attic and ceilings that radiate heat into bedrooms.

A city of every era

San Angelo grew around Fort Concho, which the U.S. Army founded in 1867 at the junction of the North and South Concho rivers. Railroads, ranching, the oil boom and Goodfellow Air Force Base each added a wave of homes. The 2020 census counted 43,316 housing units in the city. On one drive you can pass early frame houses near downtown, brick ranches from the 1950s through the 1970s, and newer homes on the city's edges. The older the house, the more likely it has thin attic insulation and open framing between walls and attic.

Cold nights matter too

The same climate record shows about 60 days a year with lows below freezing and a record low of -4F. Air sealing that keeps summer heat out also keeps winter heat in. That is one reason we put sealing ahead of adding depth.

What we usually recommend

For a house with an open, reachable attic floor, we seal the ceiling and blow in fiberglass or cellulose to the R-38 or R-49 range that code and ENERGY STAR point to for Zone 3. For a house with lots of attic ductwork or a low-slope roof, we price open-cell foam on the roof deck so the ducts sit inside the conditioned space. Garages under bedrooms and steel shops out back usually get closed-cell.

Lakes and river neighborhoods

The city has three lakes nearby, Twin Buttes, O.C. Fisher and Lake Nasworthy, and homes near them and along the Concho River see the same heat as the rest of town. The difference is often age and layout: lake houses and older river-area homes tend to have additions and converted spaces that need individual attention.

Questions we hear from San Angelo homeowners

People usually call after a summer electric bill, a hot bedroom over the garage, or a home inspection that flagged thin attic insulation. Buyers of older homes near downtown and the river often want to know whether the walls have anything in them; we can test a few cavities and tell you. Owners of newer homes in the south and southwest parts of town are more often chasing one or two rooms that never match the thermostat, which usually traces back to a duct run, a kneewall or a bonus room over a garage.

Tell us what part of the house is uncomfortable, and we will look and give you a written plan. Get a free estimate