Home of the Red Flannel Festival
Spray Foam Insulation in Cedar Springs, MI
A small town 20 miles north with a large share of pre-1950 homes.
- Free on-site estimates across Grand Rapids and Kent County
- Every area itemized with foam type, thickness and R-value
- Leaks, damp framing and old wiring pointed out before we insulate
Old Houses in a Cold-Weather Town
Spray Foam Insulation in Cedar Springs often means older homes. ACS figures on Point2 show 18.6% of homes built before 1940 and another 14% in the 1940s. Cedar Springs sits about 20 miles north of Grand Rapids at roughly 860 feet, became a village in 1871 and a city in 1959, and covers about 2 square miles.
A town that knows winter
Cedar Springs is famous for red flannels. After a 1936 complaint in a New York paper that there were no red flannels left in the country, the Cedar Springs Clipper answered, orders poured in, and the first Red Flannel Day followed in 1939. Older houses here face the same long winters, and cold walls and drafty attics are the usual complaints.
Older homes, renters too
About 58.4% of homes are owner-occupied and 41.6% are rented. Landlords call us to fix cold units and ice dams, and owners of older houses to fill walls and seal attics.
What we usually do
In pre-1950 houses, we seal the attic floor and top it up, foam the rim joist and fill empty walls with dense-pack or injection foam.
Old foundations and rim joists
Older houses here often have stone or block foundations with gaps where the framing meets the wall. Closed-cell foam seals and insulates that strip, which is one of the coldest spots in an old house.
Attic and walls
Pre-1950 attics usually have little insulation and many leaks. We seal and blow in to depth, then fill the walls of the coldest rooms with dense-pack cellulose or injection foam.
Rebates
Utility rebates depend on who supplies your heat. If DTE or Consumers Energy covers your home, their published rebates can offset part of an attic or rim joist job. We note the areas for your forms.
Call (616) 219-1886 or book a visit and we will check your Cedar Springs home. Get a free estimate
What to Know in Cedar Springs
- Housing age. 18.6% of homes built before 1940 and 14% in the 1940s; 58.4% owner-occupied (ACS via Point2).
- Location. About 20 miles north of Grand Rapids at roughly 860 feet; village 1871, city 1959 (Wikipedia).
- Red Flannel Day. First held November 11, 1939, after a 1936 newspaper complaint about the shortage of red flannels.
Cedar Springs Questions
Can you insulate a rental in Cedar Springs?
Yes. We schedule around tenants and keep the work to the areas that matter most.
Do old Cedar Springs houses have wall insulation?
Many do not; we check and can fill walls through small holes.
Is Cedar Springs in your service area?
Yes, along with the rest of northern Kent County.
Can an old stone basement be insulated?
The rim and sill can be foamed. Stone walls that seep water need that fixed before insulating.
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