Spray Foam Insulation in Commerce, TX

Spray Foam Insulation in Commerce works in a town shaped by East Texas A&M University, which moved to Commerce in 1894 and enrolls more than 12,000 students. Commerce was established in 1872 among cotton fields and farm and ranch land between the Middle and South Sulphur rivers. It is the second-largest city in Hunt County, with 9,090 residents at the 2020 census, on the edge of the Texas Blackland Prairies.

Mostly rentals

The 2020 census counted 3,589 housing units in Commerce, and 67.1% of occupied units were renter-occupied. That makes Commerce unusual in this area. Many of the houses near campus are older rentals, and landlords and tenants both care about power bills in summer. For rental houses, the best value is usually the attic: seal the ceiling and the duct boots, then blow insulation to a sensible depth. It cuts cooling costs without the expense of foam on every surface.

Weather on the open prairie

Wikipedia describes Commerce as humid subtropical, with hot summers, cooler fall and winter weather with higher wind chills because of its northern location on open prairie, and spring as the strongest part of the storm season. Wind-driven cold gets into houses through every gap, so air sealing pays off in winter here as much as in summer.

The bois d'arc capital

Commerce calls itself the Bois d'Arc Capital of Texas, sitting at the center of the native range of the tree. The big trees around older homes shade some roofs, and that helps, but the attic still runs hot on long summer afternoons. Owner-occupied homes and new builds get the full menu: sealed attic options, wall foam during remodels, and floors over crawl spaces.

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