Metal Building, Shop & Barn Insulation
Closed-cell spray foam for steel shops, garages, pole barns, ag buildings, and commercial buildings across southwest Colorado. It stops the dripping, holds the heat, and turns a cold steel shell into a building you can use in January. Installed by our Pagosa Springs crew; the company has been at it since 2000.
Why steel buildings sweat
Steel moves heat fast. On a cold night the roof panels and wall sheets drop close to the outdoor temperature, and when warmer, damper air inside the building touches them, the moisture condenses on the steel. Then it drips: on the truck, on the tools, on the hay, on the concrete.
Over time that water rusts fasteners and purlins, soaks fiberglass blankets until they sag, and grows mold on whatever is stored underneath. Running a heater doesn't solve it, because warm, moist air still finds the cold steel. The fix is to keep inside air from ever reaching the metal.
Closed-cell spray foam on metal
Closed-cell foam bonds directly to the back of the panels, the purlins, and the wall girts. It's an air barrier and a vapor barrier in one layer, so inside air never touches the cold steel and condensation has nowhere to form. It adds rigidity to the panels it bonds to, and it seals the gaps at the eaves, ridge, and panel laps where wind drives in snow and dust.
We spray the roof and walls to the depth the building needs, working around doors, windows, and whatever's already inside. Open-cell isn't the foam for bare steel; closed-cell is. The difference between the two is on our spray foam insulation page.
Buildings we insulate
Steel shops and garages
Heated work shops, detached garages, and RV and equipment storage. Foam the shell and the heater can finally keep up.
Pole barns and ag buildings
Post-frame barns, hay and equipment storage, and ranch outbuildings. Closed-cell keeps the drip off what's stored inside.
Commercial buildings
Warehouses, small commercial shops, and steel outbuildings for local businesses. We plan the work around what's going on inside.
New steel or a building you already own
New buildings are the easiest: we foam once the shell is up and before any liner panels or interior finish go on. Existing buildings work too. Many of the shops we see already have a faced fiberglass blanket under the roof that's torn, sagging, or wet. Depending on its condition, it may need to come out first, and we'll decide that on the walkthrough.
If people will work in the building every day, exposed foam may need a covering to meet code. We'll talk that through before the job starts. And if foam isn't the right call for a particular building, we'll tell you straight.
What customers say
Google 5.0★ from 12 reviews.
"Mike is a super owner to work with! He is friendly, responsive and produces a quality installation with professional personnel. I felt the pricing was very reasonable. Would highly recommend him as a sprayed foam insulation contractor." — Mike Briggs, Google review
Shops and barns across our service area
Metal buildings are spread across the region: ranch shops around Bayfield, steel garages and commercial buildings near Durango, equipment buildings up the valley in South Fork and Creede, and outbuildings in the Chama, New Mexico area. Home base is Pagosa Springs.
Photos of shop and metal building work are in the project gallery.
Metal building questions
Will spray foam stop condensation in my metal building?
That's the main reason to put closed-cell on steel. It keeps warm, damp inside air from reaching the cold panels, which is where condensation forms. We'll also look at what's adding moisture inside, like an unvented heater or a wet floor.
Can you insulate a building that's already full of equipment?
Usually. We plan the job around what's inside with you, and bigger buildings can go in sections.
Do you insulate pole barns and ag buildings?
Yes. Pole barns, hay barns, equipment storage, and other ag buildings, along with steel shops, garages, and commercial buildings.
How do I get a price for my shop?
Call 970-749-5711 or send the form on the contact page. We walk the building for free, measure it, and follow up with a quote by phone.
Book a free walkthrough
Tell us the size of the building and what it's used for, and we'll come walk it. No charge for the visit.
