Sitting halfway between Calgary and Edmonton, Red Deer gets the full central-Alberta winter with none of the big-city price competition - so knowing how a quote is built matters. About half of Red Deer's homes predate 1991, which means most local jobs are as much about sealing old leaks as adding R-value.
Board feet, not a flat rate
Red Deer installers price per board foot - a square foot at one inch thick. Your quote is area x thickness x foam type: - Closed-cell costs more per board foot and does more (R-6 to R-7, vapour barrier); it usually wins in Red Deer's older basements. - Attic R-38 is about 6 inches closed-cell or 11 inches open-cell. - Access - an open reno in Timberlands sprays cheaper than a cut-in retrofit in an older Inglewood home.
Why central-Alberta stock tilts the payback
Red Deer's mix of aging inner neighbourhoods and newer edges means the highest-return jobs are the leaky older rim joists and basements - exactly where foam pays back fastest over a long central-Alberta heating season.
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