Hopkins County seat on Interstate 30

Spray Foam Insulation in Sulphur Springs, TX

From frame houses near the square to new brick homes on acreage, each with its own insulation needs.

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Spray Foam Insulation in Sulphur Springs, TX

Insulating Homes in the County Seat

Spray Foam Insulation in Sulphur Springs starts with the weather. The city's climate table on Wikipedia, based on 1991-2020 normals, lists an average daily high of 94.9F in August, a record high of 115F and about 46.5 inches of rain a year. It also lists an average January low of 34.0F and a record low of -12F. That mix of long, humid summers and short but real cold snaps is why sealing the house matters as much as adding R-value.

A town that grew in stages

Sulphur Springs became a city in 1854, when its first post office opened under the name Bright Star, and it became the Hopkins County seat in 1871. Railroads arrived from Mineola in 1872 and the Cotton Belt line followed in 1887, and the town grew again after World War II as new plants and factories came in. That history shows up in the housing: older frame homes near downtown, post-war and mid-century houses across the middle of town, and newer subdivisions and homes on acreage at the edges. The 2020 census counted 6,966 housing units in the city.

Dairy country around town

The dairy industry was a big part of the local economy from the late 1940s through 1995, and the Southwest Dairy Museum in town tells that story. Many of the old dairy barns and the newer steel shops on surrounding farms are the kind of buildings that sweat and bake without insulation. Closed-cell foam on the steel is our usual fix there.

What we usually find in town

In older houses near the square: thin attic insulation, open wall tops, little or nothing under pier-and-beam floors. In ranch houses from the 1960s through the 1990s: settled blown-in, leaky duct boots and an air handler in a hot attic. In newer homes: attics that meet older code minimums but run hot because ducts sit above the insulation. Each one leads to a different quote.

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Sulphur Springs Climate and Housing Facts

Hot, humid summers. The 1991-2020 normals list an August average high of 94.9F, a record high of 115F and about 46.5 inches of precipitation a year (Wikipedia).
Real cold snaps. The same climate table shows an average January low of 34.0F and a record low of -12F.
Housing count. The 2020 census counted 6,966 housing units in Sulphur Springs, with a 1.9% homeowner vacancy rate.
Climate Zone 3A. Hopkins County is listed in IECC Climate Zone 3A, the zone Texas's energy code uses for its R-38 ceiling requirement (OpenEI).
Power delivery. Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility for Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County.

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Sulphur Springs Questions

Does Oncor offer anything for attic insulation in Sulphur Springs?

Oncor says it pays incentives to participating service providers for upgrades like added attic insulation, usually from February through November while funds last. Check Oncor's lookup tool to see who qualifies before the work starts.

How much insulation should my Sulphur Springs attic have?

Texas's code lists R-38 for ceilings in Climate Zone 3 on new work. ENERGY STAR suggests R-49 in an uninsulated Zone 3 attic.

Do you insulate shops and barns outside town?

Yes. Metal shops, barns and barndominiums on acreage around Sulphur Springs are a regular part of our work.

Can you insulate an older pier-and-beam house near downtown?

Yes. We usually seal and insulate the attic and spray closed-cell foam under the floor, after checking for moisture and rot.

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