Built as a 1960 starter-home town
Spray Foam Insulation in La Vista, NE
Thousands of modest houses from the same era, with the same weak spots.
- Free on-site estimates
- Written quote with material, inches and R-value per area
- Leaks, moisture and old wiring checked before anything is covered
A Town Planned Around $9,999 Houses
Spray Foam Insulation in La Vista starts with the town's unusual origin. La Vista was founded in 1959 when a developer planned 335 homes priced at $9,999 each, and the first families moved in during January 1960. The town is small, 3.28 square miles, hemmed in by Omaha, Ralston, Papillion, Bellevue and Interstate 80, so much of its housing comes from a single era of fast, affordable building.
What 1960s houses usually need
Houses built quickly at that time tend to share the same weak points. The attic often started with only a few inches of insulation, which has settled and been disturbed by decades of wiring and cable work. The top plates of interior walls, the plumbing stack and the bath fan are usually unsealed. The basement rim joist is frequently bare or stuffed with a loose batt. Exterior walls may have thin, early batts with gaps at the top and bottom.
For a typical La Vista ranch or split-level, we start by sealing the attic floor and adding blown-in insulation to R-49, which is also the minimum finished level OPPD uses for its weatherization rebate on homes built in 2004 or earlier. Then we foam the rim joist with closed-cell foam. Those two steps cover most of the comfort gain for the least money.
Split-levels
Many homes of this era are split-levels, where the upper floor hangs over the lower one at the half-level. That overhang, and the rim where the levels meet, leak air and run cold. Closed-cell foam from below or from inside the rim cavities usually solves it.
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What to Know in La Vista
- Founded 1959. A developer planned 335 homes at $9,999 each, and the first families moved in during January 1960.
- Compact city. La Vista covers 3.28 square miles, bordered by Omaha, Ralston, Papillion, Bellevue and Interstate 80.
- Name. La Vista, meaning the view, was named for the view of the Big Papio Creek basin southeast of the development.
La Vista Questions
My La Vista house was built in the 1960s. Where should I start?
Seal the attic floor and top it up to R-49, then foam the rim joist. That covers most of the heat loss in houses of that age.
Would my house qualify for the OPPD attic rebate?
If you are an OPPD customer, OPPD lists homes built in 2004 or earlier as eligible, with a finished attic of at least R-49. The rebate is $0.25 per square foot, up to $500 for contractor installs.
Why is the lower level of my split-level so cold?
The rim joist and the overhang where the levels meet leak air. Closed-cell foam in those spots is the usual fix.
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