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SunSealSpray Foam Insulation
Houston's spray foam specialists

Houston attics hit 140°F. We bring yours inside.

Attic, roof deck, wall and crawl space spray foam for Houston homes, plus metal buildings, warehouses and commercial projects. Free home assessment. Installed R-value certified in writing.

  • Free home assessment
  • Same week scheduling
  • Written R-value certification
  • Licensed, insured, bondable

Free estimate

Tell us where the building is. A real person calls you back today during business hours.

You get a text confirmation right away and a real person follows up. No spam, no sales list.

Same weekscheduling on most residential jobs
1 dayis all most attics take
$2Mgeneral liability plus pollution liability
In writinginstalled thickness and R-value, every job
Two tracks, one company

Homeowners and general contractors both get a straight answer

Residential

Your house, assessed honestly

We look at the attic, the roof deck, the ductwork and the mechanicals, tell you what is actually happening up there, and put a scoped price in writing. If your house is not a good candidate, we say so.

  • Attic and roof deck conversion to a sealed envelope
  • Free home assessment, most attics done in a day
  • Written reentry time before we leave the site
  • Installed thickness and R-value certified in writing
Residential services
Commercial and industrial

Bid to spec, insured to your requirements

Warehouses, metal buildings, shops, cold storage, tilt wall, schools and municipal. We price by board foot against the specification, carry the insurance limits GCs require, and close out with the documents your project file needs.

  • COI with additional insured and waiver of subrogation
  • Contractors pollution liability carried, not just GL
  • Performance and payment bonds available
  • After hours and phased scheduling around occupied facilities
Commercial capabilities
Ballpark in 10 seconds

What does spray foam cost in Houston?

Nobody else in town will put a number on the page. We will. Slide the square footage, pick the foam, and see the installed range before you talk to anyone. The real quote comes after we see the attic.

  • Ranges reflect what this market actually charges, installed
  • Attic roof decks usually run open-cell. Metal, crawl and coastal work usually run closed-cell.
  • Access, height, removal of old insulation and prep move the number
Installed range $4,500 to $6,300 Typical Houston pricing. Your written quote may land outside this range once we see the job.
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Why Houston is different

The job here is keeping heat and water out

Greater Houston sits in IECC Climate Zone 2A, a hot and humid Gulf Coast climate. Nobody here is holding heat in through a cold winter. The attic is fighting a long, punishing cooling season and the humidity that rides along with it.

Cross section of a Houston attic insulated with spray foam at the roof deck A roof deck reaches about 140 degrees Fahrenheit on a summer afternoon. Spray foam under the deck holds the sealed attic near 82 degrees and the living space near 74 degrees. 140°F82°F74°F roof surfacesealed atticliving space spray foam at deckroof deck
Foam at the roof deck brings the attic inside the conditioned envelope. In Zone 2A that matters as much for humidity as for temperature, because the ductwork and air handler stop living in 140°F air.
Cooling load

Attics run to 140°F

A vented attic in July puts your ductwork and air handler in the hottest part of the building, right above the space they are trying to cool.

Humidity

Air leaks carry moisture

Every gap pulls damp outdoor air into cooled assemblies, so the system spends its runtime removing water rather than heat.

Code

R-38 to R-49 at the attic

The Zone 2A minimum depends on which code edition your jurisdiction has adopted. We confirm it with the permitting authority before we quote.

Open-cell or closed-cell

Neither one is better. They solve different problems.

The right answer depends on the assembly, the exposure and the budget. Anyone who quotes the same product for every job is selling inventory, not a solution.

Typical performance figures. Actual values vary by manufacturer and product. The product data sheet governs.
 Open-cellClosed-cell
R-value per inchAbout R-3.5 to R-4About R-6 to R-7
Vapor behaviorVapor openClass II vapor retarder at typical thickness
DensityLow, soft, flexibleHigh, rigid, adds structural stiffness
Common uses hereAttic roof decks, interior walls, sound controlCrawl spaces, metal buildings, coastal, moisture prone and wind exposed assemblies
Relative costLower per board footHigher per board foot
How a project runs

Same sequence on a 400 square foot attic and a 90,000 square foot warehouse

  1. Assessment

    We walk the building, check the substrate and existing conditions, and confirm what code edition the permitting authority is enforcing.

  2. Written proposal

    Product, installed thickness, R-value, area and exclusions in writing. Commercial bids priced by board foot against the specification.

  3. Installation

    Exclusion zone established, ventilation running, ratio and temperatures logged through the pour. Nothing gets sprayed over a wet or unsound substrate.

  4. Documented closeout

    Installed thickness and R-value certified in writing, reentry time posted, photographs recorded before anything is covered.

FAQ

Questions we get asked

How much does spray foam insulation cost in Houston?

Installed pricing in this market generally runs about $2.50 to $3.50 per square foot for open-cell and about $3.50 to $5.00 per square foot for closed-cell, depending on thickness and access. A typical attic lands between $4,000 and $10,000. Use the calculator for a ballpark on your square footage.

Commercial work is priced by board foot against the specified R-value, because that is how the material is consumed and how your specification is written.

Open-cell or closed-cell for a Houston attic?

Open-cell is the more common choice for attic roof decks here. It costs less per board foot, and in Zone 2A the cold climate condensation rules that complicate vapor open assemblies up north are relaxed.

Closed-cell earns its higher cost where moisture, wind uplift or structural rigidity matter: crawl spaces, metal buildings, coastal and exposed assemblies. We tell you which one your building actually needs.

How fast can you get here?

Most residential assessments are scheduled within a few days and most attics are sprayed within the same week or the next. Commercial work is scheduled around your project timeline and can be phased or done after hours.

How long before we can go back in the space?

There is no universal number, and anyone who gives you one without checking the product is guessing. The reentry period comes from the manufacturer data for the specific product and thickness applied. We post it in writing before we start and confirm it with you before we leave.

Are you insured and bondable for commercial work?

Yes. Commercial general liability, contractors pollution liability, workers compensation and commercial auto, with additional insured and waiver of subrogation endorsements issued per project. Bonding is available. Contractors pollution liability is worth asking every bidder about, because standard liability policies exclude it and offgassing is the defining claim risk in this trade.

Will spray foam cut my energy bill in half?

We will not promise you a number. Energy performance depends on your HVAC equipment, windows, duct condition and how leaky the rest of the envelope is. What we can tell you is what the foam does: it insulates and air seals in one application, and in a hot and humid climate the air sealing is often worth as much as the R-value.

Where we work

Houston and sixty miles out

Every community below has its own page with what we see in its houses and its commercial buildings. Outside the list? Ask anyway. Commercial work travels further than residential.

Get a scoped, written estimate

Send the address, the plans, or just a description. We tell you what the building needs and what it costs.