We priced buying insulation and doing it ourselves. Then we went to the company that does the work for Habitat for Humanity. They gave us a lower price than us doing it ourselves! Hmmm - pay more and do the work - or let them do it and pay less? Which should I choose?

Are you getting any rebates from your power co? Check into that. I got my 1300 sq foot home upgraded to R50 for less than $400 out of pocket but the local Power company picked up a portion through it's rebate program. I would start there.

I'm from Ontario, Canada any ideas out there?

Mississauga which is just west of Toronto ;)

Alison - I lived in Streetsville before it was Mississauga! Small world! You should have lots of choices of contractors there! Toronto does Habitat for Humanity. I would call them to see who does their insulating.

We had the walls in the crawl space under our house done with the foam blow in (we live in an old cottage) about 4 yrs ago and we are really happy with the results. Floors are much warmer. We are currently selling our house and the blown in is a good selling feature. Where are you planning on putting the insulation and what type is it? I live in Southern Ontario so we have similar climates.

In the attic :)

Wendy your name sounds very familiar I wonder why...

Just another thought. You want to get at least 3 quotes and you want to check the BBB before hiring anyone. You can even go online and google these vendors and see if anyone has posted complaints. You can't be too careful these days.

I also had an experience where an insulation company was able to do the work for no more money than it would cost me just to buy the material. Plus, they were super fast because they do it so much

I have also been involved in renting a machine and blowing additional insulation into an attic. It wasn't very expensive and not overly difficult just took several people to make it work more smoothly. Plus, like all good projects, having lots of helpers makes it less of a chore

Thanks Linda yes if anyone knows anyone from the GTA Toronto area let me know!