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Serving Altoona, PA and surrounding areas. (814) 552-1335
Altoona Insulation is an insulation contractor serving Huntingdon, PA with spray foam insulation, attic insulation, and crawl space encapsulation for homes across Huntingdon County. We have responded to jobs in Huntingdon within one business day and provide written estimates at no charge before any work begins.
Huntingdon homes built before 1960 often have rim joists, crawl space walls, and attic knee walls with no insulation at all - making them prime candidates for spray foam insulation. Closed-cell foam seals air gaps and resists moisture in a single application, which is especially useful around the stone or block foundations common in this borough.
Huntingdon winters average 30 to 40 inches of snow per year, and a poorly insulated attic is one of the fastest ways to lose heat and invite ice dams along the eaves. Many older homes in town have just a few inches of original insulation on the attic floor, far short of what is needed to meet current performance standards.
The older wood-frame homes throughout Huntingdon Borough often have irregular wall cavities and settled existing insulation that leave cold spots in exterior walls. Blown-in insulation fills those gaps without opening up walls, making it a practical upgrade for homes that are otherwise in good condition.
Homes in the lower-lying parts of Huntingdon, especially those near the Juniata River, frequently have damp crawl spaces that go uninsulated for decades. An insulated and sealed crawl space reduces floor-level cold in winter and cuts down on the moisture that works its way up into the living areas.
Huntingdon has a significant number of older homes with unfinished basements that lose a meaningful amount of heat through uninsulated walls and rim joists every winter. Insulating the basement walls and sealing the rim joist is one of the highest-return improvements a homeowner in this area can make.
Victorian-era and early-twentieth-century homes in Huntingdon are full of air leaks that insulation alone cannot fix - gaps at the tops of interior walls, open chases, and bypasses around plumbing stacks all allow conditioned air to escape. Sealing these bypasses before adding insulation is what separates a comfortable upgrade from one that still leaves drafts.
Huntingdon Borough sits in a mountain valley between Tussey Mountain and Warrior Ridge, where winter temperatures regularly drop below freezing and then swing back above it multiple times in a single week. That freeze-thaw cycle does not just crack driveways - it also drives moisture through the mortar joints of older foundations and forces cold air through every gap in the building envelope. Homes in this valley have a different exposure than properties in more sheltered parts of central Pennsylvania, and the insulation strategy needs to account for that.
Most of Huntingdon's housing stock was built before 1960, and a significant portion dates to the late 1800s when the town was an active railroad stop. These homes were constructed before modern insulation materials existed, and many have never had a meaningful energy upgrade. Wall cavities are often empty or filled with settled cellulose that has lost much of its original R-value. Attics frequently have bare joists or thin layers of fiberglass batts that fall well short of the R-49 recommended for Pennsylvania. The result is a home that is expensive to heat in winter and uncomfortable to cool in summer - problems that are entirely fixable with the right scope of work.
Our crew works throughout Huntingdon regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect insulation work here. The homes close to the center of town, particularly those within a few blocks of Juniata College, tend to be the oldest in the borough - Victorian wood-frame houses with original plaster walls, open attic bypasses, and little insulation anywhere in the structure. We encounter these homes regularly, and we know how to work around the original framing and materials without causing damage.
The lower streets near the Juniata River are another area we visit often. Homes there sit on sloped lots where drainage can be an issue, and crawl spaces in those locations frequently show signs of chronic moisture. We routinely combine insulation with vapor barrier work in those situations to address both problems at the same time. Further out, properties along Route 22 and the roads heading toward Raystown Lake have a more mixed profile - some older ranch homes, some newer construction - and the scope of work varies accordingly.
We also serve customers in nearby communities as part of our regular Huntingdon County work. If you are in Lewistown or anywhere along the Route 22 corridor, we cover that area as well and can often schedule within the same week.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form and describe what you are noticing - drafty rooms, high bills, or a specific area you want addressed. We respond to every Huntingdon inquiry within one business day.
We visit the home, inspect the attic, walls, basement, and crawl space as needed, and put together a written estimate before any work begins. There is no charge for the assessment, and the estimate spells out exactly what will be done and what it will cost.
The crew arrives with the materials and equipment needed for the job. Most insulation projects in Huntingdon are completed in a single day, and we leave the work area clean when we are done. You do not need to leave your home during the job.
Before we leave, we walk you through what was done and answer any questions. If you notice anything in the weeks after the job, we are easy to reach and we stand behind our work.
We serve Huntingdon Borough and all of Huntingdon County. Free on-site estimates, written quotes, and responses within one business day.
(814) 552-1335Huntingdon is a borough of about 6,900 people in central Pennsylvania, serving as the county seat of Huntingdon County. The town was established in the late 1700s and grew rapidly during the railroad era, which shaped the housing stock visible today. Streets near the center of town are lined with Victorian-era and early-twentieth-century two-story wood-frame homes, many with original woodwork, covered front porches, and steep pitched rooflines. Juniata College anchors the local economy and has been part of the community since 1876. The Huntingdon County Courthouse, a historic landmark in the center of the borough, has defined the downtown streetscape for well over a century.
The borough sits in a valley between Tussey Mountain and Warrior Ridge, with the Juniata River running through the area and Raystown Lake - the largest lake entirely within Pennsylvania - just a few miles outside of town. The mix of older homes, modest home values, and a high share of long-term owner-occupants means there is steady demand for contractors who work on aged housing stock and understand the particular challenges it presents. We also regularly work in Lewistown and Tyrone for customers in the broader central Pennsylvania corridor.
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