Spray Foam Insulation in Suttons Bay, MI

Spray Foam Insulation in Suttons Bay covers the older homes and cottages of this small village on the Leelanau Peninsula. Suttons Bay sits on its namesake bay, an inlet of Grand Traverse Bay, about 15 miles north of Traverse City, with a 45th parallel marker just north of the village. It was founded in 1854 and incorporated in 1898.

Small village, many second homes

The village had 613 residents at the 2020 census. In 2010 it counted 453 housing units but only 273 households, so a large share of homes are seasonal or second homes. Those houses need tight crawl spaces, rims and attics to sit lightly heated through winter.

History in the buildings

A railroad reached the village in 1903, and the Bay Theatre, the county's only movie theater, opened in 1946. Many homes are older frame houses with shallow attics and empty walls.

What we usually do

We start with the crawl space or basement and the rim, then seal and insulate the attic, then fill walls where owners want them done. Cottages close to the water get closed-cell foam to keep damp air off cold surfaces.

Zone 6

Leelanau County is in Climate Zone 6A, with an attic target of R-60 for an empty attic.

Older Main Street-era houses

Many houses in the village date from its railroad years and earlier. They often have balloon-framed walls open from basement to attic, so warm air rises straight through the walls into the attic. Sealing the tops of those wall cavities from the attic, then filling the attic to depth, stops much of that flow even before the walls are filled.

Winter visits

Some owners use their Suttons Bay homes for winter weekends. A sealed crawl space and rim let the house come up to temperature faster when you arrive.

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