Radish country turned beach town
Spray Foam Insulation in Long Beach, MS
Raised homes south of the tracks, older slab and crawl space homes inland.
- Free estimates after we look at the house
- Quotes list foam type, thickness and R-value for each area
- Roof leaks, damp wood and termite access checked before we spray
Insulating Long Beach Homes
Spray foam insulation in Long Beach usually starts with one question: is the house up on piers or down on the ground? Hurricane Katrina destroyed almost all buildings within about a third of a mile of the shoreline in 2005, and rebuilding near the beach has been shaped by FEMA and state emergency management building rules. Many of the homes that went back up near the water sit high, with the floor open to the air below. Further inland the stock is older, with slab and crawl space houses on quieter streets.
Raised floors near the beach
A floor on piers loses cooled air straight through the subfloor and lets humid air hit the underside all summer. We spray closed-cell foam directly under the subfloor and around plumbing and duct penetrations. It insulates, air seals and slows moisture in one layer, which suits a floor that is exposed to Gulf air every day.
Inland streets
Long Beach began as a farm town. When the yellow pine was logged out, the cleared land went into truck crops, and by the early 1900s the town called itself the Radish Capital of the World. Neighborhoods that grew on that old farmland include plenty of ranch homes where attic work is the main job: seal the ceiling, deal with the ducts and the hatch, and bring the attic to R-38 or more.
Near the university
The University of Southern Mississippi's 52-acre Gulf Park campus sits on East Beach Boulevard. For landlords who rent near campus, sealing and insulating the attic is a common way to cut tenant complaints about hot rooms; we can schedule around a tenant and leave clear instructions on cure time.
Every Long Beach quote lists the floor, the attic and any outbuildings on separate lines, so you can decide what to tackle first. Get a free estimate
What to Know in Long Beach
- Farm roots. Long Beach was a radish town before it was a beach town. In 1921 a bumper crop sent more than 300 trainloads of its Long Red radishes to northern states. It incorporated on August 10, 1905.
- Katrina and rebuilding. Katrina destroyed most buildings near the Long Beach shoreline on August 29, 2005, and rebuilding near the beach has been slowed partly by FEMA and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency building rules.
- Housing. The 2020 census counted 16,780 residents and 6,785 households in Long Beach.
- Floors and zone. Harrison County is in Climate Zone 2A, where ENERGY STAR suggests R-13 for floors over unconditioned space.
Long Beach Questions
Is closed-cell foam safe under a floor that floods?
Closed-cell foam does not soak up water the way batts do, which is one reason we use it under raised floors. If a floor floods, the foam should still be inspected, but it usually holds up far better than fiberglass.
Do you work on rental properties near USM Gulf Park?
Yes. We can coordinate access with the owner and the tenant and give clear timing for when the space can be used again.
What should I do first in an inland Long Beach ranch house?
Usually the attic: seal the ceiling, check the ducts and the hatch, then bring the insulation up to R-38 or more. If the house has a crawl space, we look at that too.
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