Saline County's largest city
Spray Foam Insulation in Crete, NE
A college town southwest of Lincoln, with older houses, rentals and a full four-season climate.
- Free on-site estimates
- Written quote with material, thickness and R-value for each area
- Air leaks and moisture checked before anything gets covered
Insulating a College Town
Spray Foam Insulation in Crete serves the most populous city in Saline County and the home of Doane University. The railroad reached Crete in 1870, two rival settlements merged in 1871, and the town took its name from Crete, Illinois, an early settler's hometown. In 2010 the city had 2,389 housing units; the 2020 census showed 7,099 residents and 7.2% of homes vacant.
The weather here
The NOAA station at Crete 4ESE, using 1991-2020 normals, averages 31.02 inches of precipitation and 25.3 inches of snow a year. Its records run from -27F to 114F. A house in Crete has to hold heat in January and shed it in July, and the same gaps cost money in both seasons.
Older houses near campus
The streets around downtown and Doane hold many older two-story homes and bungalows. These typically have hollow exterior walls, attics with a few inches of old insulation and basements with open rim joists. For owners, the plan usually runs attic sealing and blown-in first, then dense-pack walls, then rim joist foam.
Rental property
In a college town, many of those older houses are rentals. Landlords call us when tenants complain about cold rooms or high utility bills. Attic and rim joist work is quick, relatively low cost and does not disrupt the living space much, which makes it a common first step on a rental.
Code for new work
Any addition or remodel in Crete falls under Nebraska's 2018 IECC, adopted statewide July 1, 2020. It lists R-49 for ceilings, R-20 or R-13 plus R-5 continuous for walls and R-19 cavity or R-15 continuous for basement walls.
Get a free estimate or call (402) 795-8689 for a Crete estimate.
What to Know in Crete
- Local climate. Crete 4ESE's 1991-2020 normals show 31.02 inches of precipitation and 25.3 inches of snow a year, with records of -27F and 114F.
- Housing and vacancy. Crete had 2,389 housing units in 2010; in 2020 its population was 7,099 and 7.2% of housing units were vacant.
- Railroad town, 1870. The railroad reached Crete in 1870 and two competing settlements merged into one town in 1871.
Crete Questions
I own a rental in Crete. Where should I start?
The attic and the rim joist. Both are reachable without disturbing tenants much and usually make the biggest difference in comfort and bills.
Can you insulate the walls of an older Crete house without tearing them open?
Yes. Dense-pack cellulose goes in through small holes, from inside or behind the siding, and the holes are patched afterward.
Do you work in other Saline County towns?
Call and tell us where you are. We cover Crete regularly and can tell you whether we can reach your town.
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