Spray Foam Insulation in Crestline, OH

Spray foam insulation in Crestline means working on homes from the village's railroad years. Wikipedia describes Crestline as a division point for the Pennsylvania Railroad's Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago line and a transfer point to the New York Central; its roundhouse was decommissioned in 1968. The town grew around the station, and many of its houses were built for railroad families.

Named for high ground

Early settlers believed Crestline sat on the state's watershed, with streams to the north draining to Lake Erie and to the south to the Ohio River, and the name came from that high elevation. The village sits near the headwaters of the Sandusky River. Exposed ground means wind, and wind drives air through leaky walls and attics.

Two counties

Crestline lies mostly in Crawford County with a small part in Richland County. Both are in Ohio's Climate Zone 5A, so the code targets are the same.

Common work

Attic sealing and blown-in, rim joist foam, and dense-pack walls in older frame houses.

Small houses, big leaks

Many of Crestline's homes are modest one- and one-and-a-half-story houses built for railroad workers. Small houses still leak a lot of air through old windows, open chases and the band joist. Because there is less square footage, a full package of rim joist foam, attic sealing and blown-in is often affordable in a single visit, and the change in comfort is easy to feel.