Straight answers about insulating in Manitoba

Most residential projects land between $2,500 and $9,000 depending on square footage, foam type and thickness. Rim joists and crawlspaces often start under $2,000. Every quote is fixed and itemised before we begin — no surprise charges.

For Manitoba's climate zone, attics are typically targeted at R-50 to R-60, above-grade walls around R-22 effective, and basement walls R-15 or better. Closed-cell foam reaches those numbers in far less thickness than batts, which matters in shallow rafters and crawlspaces.

Most homes are one day; large shops can be two or three. You can normally stay home for attic and crawlspace work, but we ask that you keep out of the spray area and give it 24 hours of ventilation before spending time in the room.

Foam is sprayed wet and cures in seconds, so overspray is contained by masking. We protect floors and finishes, trim any excess, vacuum, and remove all packaging and debris before leaving.

Yes. Air leakage and heat loss are the biggest energy drains in Canadian homes. A properly air-sealed and insulated envelope commonly cuts heating and cooling energy by 20–40%, which directly reduces the natural gas burned and CO₂ emitted every winter.

Efficiency Manitoba runs insulation and home-energy programs for homeowners, and there are periodic federal energy-efficiency incentives plus financing options for deeper retrofits. Programs change, so we tell you what is currently open and provide the invoice details and R-value documentation applications require.

Any month, honestly. Fall books up fastest because everyone feels the first cold snap; late winter and spring have the shortest wait times and the same result. Summer is ideal for attics if your upstairs overheats.

Yes — we remove wet, rodent-damaged or poorly installed insulation, address the moisture source, and re-insulate. We also handle remediation of previous foam jobs that were sprayed too thin or off-ratio.

Installed correctly, medium-density closed-cell foam satisfies code requirements for insulation, air barrier and vapour retarder in most assemblies. We install to manufacturer thickness specs and document them so your inspector has what they need.

Cured foam is inert. During spraying our crew wears supplied-air respirators and the space is ventilated. We advise re-entry after the manufacturer's cure window — typically 24 hours — and the space is odour-free after that.