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Insulation contractor · Airdrie, AB

Airdrie Insulation Contractor: Spray Foam, Attic & Batt Insulation Done Right

Cold bonus rooms, frosty attics, drafty basements and noisy suites are mostly air and moisture problems wearing an insulation label. We find where the heat and air are actually going, seal that first, then install spray foam, blown-in or batt insulation to a target you can check, across Airdrie, Balzac, Crossfield, Irricana, Cochrane and north Calgary.

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Insulation Services, by the Job

Six groups of work, from closed-cell spray foam to firestopping in a commercial bay. Each service page explains how the system works, what Alberta’s code expects of it, and when you would be better off choosing something else.

Spray Polyurethane Foam Systems

Closed-cell, open-cell, flash-and-batt, under-slab and thermal barrier coatings.

Spray Foam overview

Attic & Loose-Fill Blown Insulation

Cellulose and fibreglass top-ups, dense-pack walls and soffit baffles.

Attic & Blown-In overview

Batt, Acoustic & Vapour Barrier Systems

Fibreglass and mineral wool batts, acoustic batts and sealed poly.

Batts & Vapour Barrier overview

Remediation & Prep Services

HEPA removal, air sealing, crawl space encapsulation and thermal imaging.

Removal & Air Sealing overview

Problem-Based & Residential Applications

Cold bonus rooms, ice dams, basements, suites, garages and mobile homes.

Home Problem Solving overview

Commercial & Industrial Building Applications

Continuous insulation, warehouse foam, ag shops, ductwork and firestopping.

Commercial & Industrial overview

Start With the Problem You Have

Most people do not phone asking for a product. They phone because a room is cold, a ceiling is dripping or the suite is too loud. These are the problems we see most around Airdrie.

The bonus room over the garage is freezing

Batts sagging away from the subfloor and cold garage air washing through the joist bays. Common in two-storey homes from the 2000s and 2010s.

Bonus Rooms Over Garages

Ice dams, or water dripping from ceiling lights after a chinook

Warm house air leaking into the attic melts snow and builds frost on the roof sheathing. Sealing the leaks comes before adding depth.

Ice Dam & Attic Frost Mitigation

Cold basement walls and frosty rim joists

Batts stuffed into the rim with poly over them let moist air reach cold framing. Closed-cell foam seals and insulates the rim in one step.

Cold Basement Walls & Rim Joists

You can hear every word through the suite ceiling

Sound isolation comes from the whole assembly: acoustic batts, decoupling, mass and sealed edges, as the permit drawings call for.

Secondary Suite Sound Isolation

Drafts you can feel but cannot find

Top plates, plumbing stacks, pot lights and the attic hatch leak far more than most people expect, and insulation alone does not stop air.

Attic Air Sealing & Penetration Proofing

A steel shop or bay that drips in cold weather

Moist air condensing on cold roof steel. Closed-cell foam sprayed to the steel moves that surface inside the insulation.

Commercial Bay & Warehouse Spray Foam
Four Steps

How an Insulation Job Runs With Us

The order matters as much as the material. Here is what happens between the first call and the day we pack up, and what you get to see at each point.

A gloved hand holds a plain measuring stick upright in thin, uneven attic insulation between wood trusses, lit by a headlamp.
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We Look Before We Quote

We get into the attic or crawl space, measure what is there, look for air leaks, blocked soffits, bath fans venting into the attic and signs of moisture. In cold weather a thermal camera shows where heat is escaping. The quote says what to fix first and what is not worth doing.

Based in Airdrie, Working in Its Neighbourhoods

Airdrie sits in climate zone 7A, with long cold snaps, chinooks that swing the temperature in hours and a west wind that finds every gap at the eaves. Much of the city was built from the 1990s on, so the problems change with the decade a house went up: thin attics in the older areas, bonus rooms and builder-blanket basements in the newer ones.

Our office is at 35 Market Blvd SE in Airdrie, so most homes in the city are a short drive from us.

Insulation in Airdrie, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Coopers Crossing

    Two-storey homes with bonus rooms over attached garages, and basements being developed.

  • Kings Heights

    Bonus rooms over garages and walkout basement developments.

  • Bayside

    Larger two-storeys with bonus rooms, and more wind exposure along the canals.

  • Midtown

    Newer builds close to downtown, with garages, basement developments and suites.

  • Hillcrest

    One of the older established areas: thin or settled attic insulation and older air sealing.

  • Woodside

    Attics insulated to older standards and owner-developed basements with batt-filled rim joists.

Where We Work

Airdrie first, then the communities around it. Each area page covers the local building stock, the weather it deals with, and who issues permits there.

Airdrie

City of Airdrie

Our home base, from Old Town and Hillcrest to Coopers Crossing and Midtown.

North Calgary

City of Calgary

Evanston, Sage Hill, Panorama Hills, Coventry Hills, Livingston and nearby.

Cochrane

Town of Cochrane

Hillside homes and acreages where the foothills wind finds every gap.

Balzac

Rocky View County

Warehouses, distribution bays and acreage homes just south of Airdrie.

Crossfield

Town of Crossfield

Small-town homes, shops and farmyards north of Airdrie on Highway 2.

Irricana

Town of Irricana

Prairie town homes, detached garages and farm buildings east of Airdrie.

Rocky View County

Rocky View County

Acreages, pole barns, ag shops and rural homes surrounding Airdrie.

Questions Before You Book

How do you work out what my home actually needs?
We start by looking, not selling. That means getting into the attic or crawl space, checking what insulation is there and how deep it sits, finding the air leaks that matter, and looking at ventilation and moisture. In winter we can add a thermal camera, which shows cold spots and leaks as temperature differences on the surface. The recommendation that follows says what to fix first, what can wait, and when something is not worth doing at all.
Can you insulate in the middle of an Airdrie winter?
Most interior work carries on through winter: attic top-ups, air sealing, batts and vapour barrier in a basement, and spray foam inside a heated space. Spray foam has substrate and air temperature limits set by the manufacturer, so unheated garages and shops may need temporary heat before and during the spray. Cold weather is also when drafts, frosty rim joists and ice dams show up most clearly, which makes it a good time to find problems.
Do I need a permit for insulation work?
It depends on the job and on the authority having jurisdiction: the City of Airdrie inside city limits, Rocky View County outside them, or the town or city where the property sits. Insulation and vapour barrier that are part of a basement development or a secondary suite fall under that project’s building permit and its inspections. For a standalone attic top-up or air sealing job, ask the municipality or let us check before work starts.
How do I know the work was done properly?
You should be able to see it. Blown attic insulation is installed to depth markers you can read from the hatch. Spray foam thickness is measured as it goes on, and the installer records the site conditions the installation standard asks for. Vapour barrier laps and electrical boxes are visible before drywall. Where the job suits it, before-and-after thermal images show the difference on a cold day.

Cold Room, Frosty Attic or Loud Suite?

Call and describe what is happening. We will tell you what is likely causing it and whether it is worth fixing. Want to know what shapes the price first? See what drives insulation cost.

(825) 475-1869 What Drives the Cost