We're an insulation contractor based in Seaside, sealing and insulating attics, walls and crawl spaces for homeowners and landlords in Aptos. We find where your house loses heat and fix that before we add anything.
(831) 204-4546
Aptos is spread out, from houses close to the beach to homes tucked up in the trees, and most of what we find there comes down to moisture and tired material. I see attics where the old insulation has gone flat and gray, crawl spaces where cold air comes straight up through the floor, and rooms over the garage that never feel right in any season.
Plenty of the calls come from landlords and property managers as well as people living in the house, and they usually want the same thing, a house that holds its heat without a power bill that climbs every winter. That's why I start each Aptos job by working out why the house loses heat before I talk about what to add.
Send the form or call (831) 204-4546, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Aptos house myself, look at the attic and crawl space, and write the estimate on site. It's free, and there's no obligation to book.
(831) 204-4546Many Aptos calls start in the attic, where we pull out flattened or soiled insulation, seal the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch, and top up with blown-in fill, which is loose insulation blown through a hose. Under the house we insulate crawl spaces and lay vapor barriers so ground moisture stays out of the floor above. Where the ductwork runs through the attic or a room over the garage won't hold heat, open-cell foam insulation seals the air leaks and insulates in one pass.
Aptos isn't inside any city, so Santa Cruz County is the local government here, and permit questions go to the county's UPC permit center, which issues its building permits. Before we start, we check with the county for your address, and where a permit is needed we handle the paperwork and set up the inspections, so your start date can wait on the county's calendar as well as ours. When you're comparing contractors, ask each one who pulls the permit and books the inspections, because that step is easy to leave out of a quote.
Aptos is an easy drive up the coast from our home base in Seaside, and we plan days here the same way we do there. The price turns on what I find once I'm up in the attic or under the floor, mainly how many inches are already down, whether old insulation is wet or soiled and has to come out first, how many gaps need sealing, how tight the access is and whether you pick foam or loose fill. The schedule turns on the county permit if one's needed, on whether removal comes first and on winter storms, and your own figure comes from the estimate I write on site.
I come out myself, go up through the hatch and under the floor, and check how many inches are already there and whether any of it is wet or full of droppings. Years of property upkeep taught me that insulation laid over a problem just hides it.
Gaps around can lights, pipes and the attic hatch get closed first, a step called air sealing, so the new insulation isn't fighting a draft. We also keep the eave vents clear and carry the depth out to the edges, where attics usually run thin.
Our installers do the work, and when they're done I walk through it with you, show you what changed and explain the reasons. If I think a roof leak or old wiring should be fixed first, I'll tell you that before I sell you anything.
We're licensed and fully insured, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. I started the business in Seaside in 2023, and landlords and property managers call us as well as homeowners. Call (831) 204-4546 or send the form to set up a visit.
Your price comes from the estimate I write after I've been up in your attic, because what's already there decides most of it. Pulling out soaked or soiled insulation, a lot of air sealing or choosing spray foam pushes the number up. A dry attic that only needs its gaps sealed and a top-up of blown-in fill keeps it down.
It depends mostly on whether the old insulation has to come out first, since removal and cleanup are their own step before anything new goes in. An attic that only needs sealing and a top-up goes quicker than a full tear-out, and I'll tell you what to expect when I write the estimate.
For spray foam, yes, everyone including pets stays out until the foam maker's re-entry time is up, which is the wait it sets before anyone goes back inside. We go over that wait with you before the crew starts so you can plan around it. With blown-in fill you can usually stay home while we work.
For most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in fill is the better buy, because it stops the drafts for less money than foam. Foam costs more but seals air while it insulates, so I recommend it when your ductwork runs through the attic and needs to sit inside the sealed space.
Usually it's air leaking in around the edges and insulation that runs thin where the floor meets the outside walls, which is backward from what that room needs. We seal those gaps first, then build the depth out to the edges, so the heat you pay for stays in the room.
El Nino winters here can bring heavy rain, flooding, fallen trees and hazardous roads, so storms can move a start date and can also soak an attic through a roof leak. I'd rather you fix a leak first than have us lay new insulation over a wet spot, so I look for water stains and damp material before I quote. Crawl space work under a soggy house usually waits until it dries out.
