Spray Foam Insulation in Dora, AL

Spray Foam Insulation in Dora works on homes in a town built by coal. The first settlers arrived in the early 1830s, and the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad laid a line through in 1886. The Magella Coal Company and the Horse Creek Coal and Coke Company followed, the town incorporated as Horse Creek in 1897, and by 1900 several mines were nearby. Dora had 2,297 residents in 2020.

Older homes

Coal-town houses from the early 1900s, and the modest homes built in later decades, usually have thin attics, uninsulated floors and walls with little in them. Sealing and insulating the attic, the floor over the crawl space and the rim joist are the first steps.

Housing today

The 2020 census counted 1,005 housing units in Dora with 8.5% vacant and a homeowner vacancy rate of just 1.1%. There were 920 households, 33.4% of them with children. Families with kids usually want warm bedrooms in winter and cool ones in summer.

Shops and garages

Steel garages and shops are common. Closed-cell foam on steel stops drip and makes them usable year-round.

Insulation contractors and older wiring

Coal-town houses have often been rewired piece by piece. Before any insulation contractor buries attic wiring, junction boxes and splices should be checked. We look for open splices, loose boxes, old cloth-covered wire and recessed lights that need covers or clearance, and tell you what an electrician should see. It takes a few minutes and keeps the attic safe once it is full of insulation.

Nearby

Dora sits on US 78 next to Sumiton, and we work both towns often. Get a free estimate