We're an insulation contractor based in Seaside, CA, and we fix the hot upstairs rooms, drafty halls and cold floors we find in Salinas houses, from the attic down to the crawl space.
(831) 204-4546
Most Salinas calls start with one room: the bedroom that's hot upstairs, the room over the garage nobody wants, or floors that feel cold under bare feet. When I go up into the older houses, I usually find a few inches of insulation that's settled flat, with gaps around the hatch, the pipes and old can lights letting air pass straight through. A lot of single-story houses here sit over a crawl space, and that's usually where the cold floors come from.
We hear from landlords and property managers here as well as homeowners, because a rental's attic tends to get skipped between tenants. In either kind of house I look hard at what's already up there before I quote, since new insulation laid over a soaked layer or one full of droppings just hides the problem.
Call (831) 204-4546 or send the form, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Salinas house myself, look at the attic and crawl space, and write the estimate, which is free, done on site and comes with no obligation.
(831) 204-4546Most of our Salinas work is attic insulation for houses with a hot upstairs, along with air sealing to close the gaps first so the new layer isn't fighting a draft. Under the floor, we insulate crawl spaces and lay vapor barrier when floors stay cold, and we take out old insulation that's wet or full of droppings before anything new goes down. Every service we offer is listed below.
Building permits in Salinas go through the city's Community Development office, and whether your job needs one is their call, not ours. Before we start, I check with the city for your address, and where a permit is needed we take care of the paperwork and set up the inspections, so that step can move your start date. California contractors are licensed by the state's Contractors State License Board, and the city's permit site also lets you search contractors, so you can check who you're hiring before you sign anything.
The price moves with what's already up there and what has to happen before new insulation goes in: how many inches you have now, whether the old layer has to come out, how many gaps need sealing, and how hard the attic or crawl space is to get into. Foam costs more than loose fill, so that choice moves it too, and the schedule mostly turns on the permit check and whether removal comes first. You get your own figure from the estimate I write after I've been up there. We come over from Seaside for Salinas jobs the same way we do for houses in Marina and Prunedale, so getting out to look at yours is easy to set up.
I come out to your Salinas house, get up into the attic or under the floor, and write the estimate myself. If I find a roof leak or old wiring that should be fixed first, I'll tell you, because insulation laid over a problem just hides it.
Our installers close the gaps around can lights, pipes and the attic hatch before new insulation goes in. They keep the eave vents clear so the attic can still breathe, and they bring the edges up to depth, since that's where thin coverage usually hides.
When the installers finish, I walk through the job with you so you know exactly what we did and why. We're licensed and fully insured, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (831) 204-4546 or use the form to set up a visit.
You apply online through the city's Community Development permit site, where you create a public account before paying any fees and then use Apply for Permits. The same site books inspections and lets you look up permit records for a property. When we're doing your job, I check whether it needs a permit and we handle that part for you.
Under the state contractor board's rule, only on jobs up to $1,000, and only if the work needs no permit and that person has nobody working for them on the project. The limit used to be $500, so older advice may still quote that figure. Past those limits, the job calls for a licensed contractor.
In Salinas, only the city's exclusive franchise hauler may collect construction debris, and anyone producing it has to hire that hauler unless an exception applies. One exception covers debris a licensed contractor removes as part of its own work, so when we pull out old insulation, hauling it off is part of our job. A debris box dropped at your house for pickup doesn't count under that exception.
Usually not, unless your ductwork runs through the attic. Foam costs more and seals air while it insulates, but for most houses sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in, which is loose fill blown through a hose, does the job for less. If your ducts are up there, foam starts to earn its price, and I'll tell you which way I'd go once I've looked.
You stay out until the re-entry time is up, the point when it's safe for the kids and pets to come back inside, and I tell you what that is for your job before we schedule it. Blown-in insulation and air sealing usually don't send anyone out of the house. If you have pets or little ones at home, mention it at the estimate so we can plan the day around them.
