Old steamboat landing on Caddo Lake
Spray Foam Insulation in Mooringsport, LA
Lakeside houses that need dry crawl spaces and sealed attics.
- Free on-site estimates
- Written quote naming foam type, thickness and R-value for each area
- Moisture and air leaks checked before anything gets covered
Houses on the South Shore of Caddo Lake
Spray Foam Insulation in Mooringsport means working in one of the oldest settlements in the area. Settlers from Alabama and North Carolina arrived in 1836, and the town grew as a small cotton-shipping point for steamboats on Caddo Lake before the Kansas City Southern Railway came through. Mooringsport sits on the lake's south shore in western Caddo Parish, about 18 miles from downtown Shreveport.
Small and steady
The town's population peaked at 992 in 1920, fell to 709 by 1950, and stood at 748 in the 2020 census, in 257 households. The 2000 census counted 397 housing units. That is a small, settled housing stock, and many houses here are older, modest in size, and close to the water.
Moisture is the first question
Lakeside humidity is the main thing we plan around. Houses on raised floors pull damp air into the crawl space, where it condenses on cool ducts and floor framing. Before we insulate anything below the floor, we look for standing water, rotted sills and wet batts. Then we recommend either a sealed floor with a ground vapor barrier or a fully encapsulated crawl with closed-cell foam on the walls, depending on how wet it is.
Attics
An older Mooringsport attic often has a thin, settled layer of insulation and open gaps around chimneys, plumbing and the hatch. Sealing those and adding blown-in up to DOE's R-49 to R-60 recommendation for Zone 2 is usually the best value. If the air handler sits in the attic, we price foam under the roof deck too.
Boathouses and shops
If you have a shop or storage building near the water, closed-cell foam on the steel cuts the condensation that comes with lake humidity.
Get a free estimate or call (318) 378-5233 to set up a visit.
What to Know in Mooringsport
- Early settlement. Mooringsport was settled in 1836 by Alabama and North Carolina settlers and served as a minor cotton-shipping hub for steamboats (Wikipedia).
- Lakeside location. The town lies on the south shore of Caddo Lake in western Caddo Parish, about 18 miles from downtown Shreveport (Wikipedia).
- Population and housing. Population peaked at 992 in 1920 and was 748 in 2020; the 2000 census counted 397 housing units (Wikipedia).
Mooringsport Questions
Should I encapsulate the crawl space of a lake house?
If it stays damp or smells musty, encapsulation is usually the more reliable fix. A dry crawl can do fine with a vapor barrier and an insulated floor.
Can spray foam help with lake humidity in my attic?
Sealing the attic floor keeps humid attic air out of the house. Foaming the roof deck creates a sealed attic, which also needs a plan to keep it dry.
Do you work around Caddo Lake?
Yes, including Mooringsport, Oil City and the lake roads between.
What does crawl space encapsulation cost?
HomeGuide's national guide lists $3 to $10 per square foot, or roughly $3,000 to $15,000, for encapsulation. A simple ground vapor barrier runs $1,200 to $4,000. We measure your crawl and quote in writing.
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