We're Evergreen Seaside Spray Foam Insulation, an insulation contractor based in Seaside, CA, and we seal and insulate attics, walls and crawl spaces in Prunedale homes. We find the leaks and the damage first, then add insulation that has a fair chance of doing its job.
(831) 204-4546
Prunedale isn't laid out like Seaside. Houses sit on their own lots up winding roads, and a lot of them back right onto hillsides of brush and scrub. Many are older homes with a raised floor over a crawl space and an attic that's been patched a few times, so we usually find a mix of old batts, thin spots and whatever has moved in from the hill.
The weather shapes the job too. Most of the rain comes between fall and spring and the summers are dry, so a crawl space can sit damp all winter while the room over the garage cooks in August. That's why I look at both before I write anything down, because insulation laid over a wet floor or a nest only hides the problem.
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 Prunedale house myself, look at the attic and crawl space, and write the estimate there, free and with no obligation.
(831) 204-4546Most Prunedale calls are about a hot upstairs, a drafty house or cold floors. In the attic, we pull out old insulation that's past saving, do the air sealing, closing up the gaps before any insulation goes in, and top it up with blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose. On raised houses we do crawl space insulation and lay a vapor barrier over the dirt, and we also spray foam, insulate walls in older homes and take care of rentals for landlords and property managers.
Prunedale isn't its own city, so the County of Monterey is the local government here and its departments issue permits for work on your property. Before we start, we check with the county for your address, and where a permit is needed we take care of the paperwork and set up the inspections. Under the county's proposed building code ordinance, if the county's enforcing officer reports a violation on a property with an application pending, approvals there would stop, except permits needed to correct that violation, so if you know of an open issue, tell me at the estimate. The county's business license list is about hotels, vacation rentals, homestays and cannabis businesses, so for an insulation contractor the license to ask about is the state one, and we're licensed and fully insured.
Price and timing here mostly turn on what we find. A bigger attic, a lot of old insulation to bag and haul out, droppings to clean up or a tight crawl space hatch all add work, and the start date depends on that cleanout and on any permit, so the written estimate gives you the figure for your house. Lots out here often mean a long driveway, so I note where the truck and hose can reach while I'm there. We do the same work over in Castroville and around the rest of North County, so if you're not sure we come out your way, just ask.
If there's a roof leak or old wiring up there, I'll tell you to fix that before we insulate, even if it means a smaller job for us. I started this business in 2023 after years doing upkeep for a property management company, and insulation laid over a problem only hides it.
We close the gaps around can lights, pipes, wires and the attic hatch first, because insulation over a draft keeps losing heat. Then we fill the edges as full as the middle and keep the eave vents open, so the attic can still breathe.
When our installers finish, I walk through the job with you and show you what we sealed, what we added and why. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (831) 204-4546 when you're ready for me to come take a look.
Your price depends on the size of the attic and what's already up there, so the figure comes in your written estimate after I've seen it, not as a phone quote. The other big choice is material. Spray foam costs more and seals air while it insulates, but for most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up with loose fill is the better buy unless your ductwork runs up there.
Usually, yes. California's Contractors State License Board requires a license when a job needs a building permit, uses employees, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials across one or more contracts. A bigger job can't be split into smaller pieces to get under that amount, so ask any contractor for their state license before work starts.
Usually it's a floor with little or no insulation over a crawl space that stays damp and cool through the wet months. Cold air and moisture come up through the subfloor, and old batts that have fallen down or soaked through stop doing anything. We insulate under the floor and lay a vapor barrier over the ground, so the floor above stays warmer.
If it's been wet, matted down or full of droppings, it should come out, because new material on top just keeps the problem in your attic. Rodents get into plenty of houses that back onto brush out here, so I look for nests and droppings, check how many inches are already up there, and tell you plainly whether we top it up or clear it out.
For spray foam, yes, you, the kids and the pets stay out while it's sprayed and until the re-entry time, the wait before it's safe to come back inside, which the foam maker sets. Blown-in insulation is different, and most people stay home while we work. I'll give you the re-entry time for the product we'd use when I write the estimate, so you can plan around it.
