Spray Foam Insulation in Elmwood Township, MI

Spray Foam Insulation in Elmwood Township covers homes along the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay, in Greilickville and up into the hills behind it. Elmwood was organized on December 21, 1863, chartered in 1987, and is known as the "Gateway to Leelanau County." It is the largest township in Leelanau County by population, with 4,892 residents at the 2020 census.

Water and roads

The township covers about 30.9 square miles, of which roughly 35% is water, including part of Lake Leelanau in its far northwest. M-22 runs along its east side on the bay and M-72 along its southern border. Traverse City annexed the southeast corner in 1989.

Greilickville

Greilickville is the township's population center, a census-designated place in the southeast that now includes Crystal Spring. Homes there range from older bayside houses to newer homes on the hills, many with walkout basements facing the water.

Typical work

Bayside homes take the full force of wind off West Bay, so we focus on the rim joist, walkout walls and attic floor. Newer homes usually need rim joist foam, bonus-room floors and attic hatch sealing.

Zone 6

Leelanau County is in Climate Zone 6A, the same as Grand Traverse County, with an attic target of R-60.

Hillside homes and views

Homes on the hills above West Bay are often built to face the water, with big windows, vaulted great rooms and walkouts on the downhill side. The walkout wall, the rim above it and the vaulted ceiling are usually the coldest parts of those houses. Closed-cell foam in those spots seals and insulates them together and helps stop the ice dams that form along the eaves of a vaulted roof.

Call (231) 640-5435 or book a visit and we will look at your Elmwood Township home. Get a free estimate