Insulation Costs Across Canada

National Average
$3,276 – $7,548
Based on 82 data points across 4 provinces

Detailed Cost Breakdown

Specific costs by job type, extracted from industry sources across Canada.

Total Project Costs

Job TypeLowHighSources
Basement Insulation Complete$6,000$16,5002
Steel Garage Insulation$5,000$12,0002
Basement Wall Insulation$3,833$10,0836
Basement Wall Spray Foam$4,333$8,1673
Spray Foam Attic Install$3,750$8,0002
Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation$2,750$6,1673
Attic Insulation Blown In$2,000$6,0002(2 prov)
Closed Cell Spray Foam Basement 1000sqft$3,375$5,8752(2 prov)
Basement Insulation Upgrade$2,000$5,5002(2 prov)
Attic Insulation Upgrade$2,075$4,3388(2 prov)
Blown Cellulose Attic$2,150$4,0002
Blown Fibreglass Attic Upgrade$2,150$3,3002
Blown In Cellulose Attic$1,550$3,0502
Blown In Attic Insulation$1,350$3,0002
Attic Mould Remediation$1,000$3,0002
Attic Blown In Topup$1,000$2,7502
Basement Insulation Vapor Barrier$1,250$2,5002(2 prov)
Attic Insulation Removal$800$2,2502
Basement Air Sealing$750$2,2502(2 prov)
Rim Joist Spray Foam$833$2,0506
Attic Air Sealing$606$1,9638(2 prov)
Rim Joist Insulation$800$1,8502(2 prov)
Rim Joist Spray Foam Seal$633$1,4673

Per-Unit Costs

Job TypeLowHighSources
Blown In Cellulose Dense Pack$81/sq ft$212/sq ft2(2 prov)
Blown In Cellulose Attic$50/sq ft$151/sq ft2(2 prov)
Blown In Cellulose Loose Fill$30/sq ft$117/sq ft2(2 prov)
Blown In Cellulose Wet Spray$30/sq ft$101/sq ft2(2 prov)
Closed Cell Spray Foam$8/sq ft$12/sq ft3(2 prov)
Closed Cell Spray Foam R22$3/sq ft$4/sq ft2(2 prov)
Open Cell Spray Foam$2/sq ft$3/sq ft2(2 prov)
Fiberglass Batt Materials$0/sq ft$2/sq ft2

By Province

New Brunswick$3,663 – $8,478
58 pts
Ontario$2,646 – $6,338
13 pts
British Columbia$2,100 – $4,600
5 pts
Alberta$1,883 – $3,633
6 pts

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