Hot upstairs or a drafty room over the garage? We check the roof first, then spray foam that seals and insulates together.
Spray foam insulation in Seaside is foam sprayed onto the underside of your roof, into walls or into tight spots, where it seals air leaks and insulates in the same coat. Sprayed under the roof deck, it can turn a vented attic into a conditioned attic, one that sits inside your home's heating and cooling, which helps most when your ductwork runs up there.
Most people call us because it's hot upstairs, the room over the garage never feels right or the power bill keeps climbing, and the attic is usually where that starts. The price moves with how much area we're foaming, which foam fits the space, how many inches are already up there and whether old material has to come out first through insulation removal. The schedule turns mostly on the roof, since any repair comes before foam, and on when your household can be out of the house. You get your own figure in the estimate I write after I've looked at the space.
I come out to your house myself, go up into the attic, look at the roof and write the estimate on what I find. Our installers do the work, and when they're done I walk through it with you so you know what we did and why.
I spent years doing upkeep for a property management company, crawling through attics and under floors, before starting this business in 2023. That's why we seal the leaks before adding insulation, and why landlords and property managers call us along with homeowners.
We're licensed and fully insured, so you aren't the one carrying the risk while our installers work in your attic. Ask me about it when I come out for the estimate, and I'll go through it with you before you decide anything.
If your roof leaks or old wiring needs work first, I'll tell you so instead of selling you a job that won't hold up. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. To get started, call (831) 204-4546 or send us the form.
We reply within one business day to set a time, and then I come out to look at the attic and the roof and write the estimate myself. Estimates are free, done on site and come with no obligation. It helps to have your address, the areas you want insulated and what you know about the roof's condition ready.
Seaside's Building Department asks owners to get in touch before any building project or major repair to find out whether the work needs a permit, so whether your spray foam job needs one is the city's call for your address. Before we start, we check with the city or county building office, and where a permit is needed, we take care of the paperwork and set up the inspections. The city also lists an insulation requirements document with its building forms, and the state energy code ties some insulation standards to the climate zone a house sits in, so we look at both when we plan your job. If you'd like the city's view yourself, you can email building@ci.seaside.ca.us.
When you're comparing contractors, know that California requires a license even on a job under $1,000 if the work needs a permit of any kind, so a small foam job doesn't make licensing optional. We're based in Seaside and work in cities across Monterey County, into Santa Cruz County and over to Gilroy, including Marina and Monterey. Around here we see a lot of older houses with a few inches of tired insulation in the attic, rooms over garages that never feel right and rentals where nobody's looked up there in years. If you're not sure we come out your way, just ask.
It comes down to how much room you have and whether you want water vapor to pass through. Open-cell foam lets vapor move through it more easily, while closed-cell foam, the denser kind, usually gives a higher R-value, how well insulation slows heat, for the same thickness. So where space is tight, some closed-cell foams get more insulation into the room you have, and I'll tell you which one I'd use once I've seen yours.
Plan on being out while the crew works and for at least 24 hours after. That's what a federal safety fact sheet advises homeowners, so line up a place to stay for everyone, kids and pets included, before you book. That wait is your re-entry time, when it's okay to come back, and we settle it with you before the day.
Across the US, spray foam insulation usually costs about $1,500 to $6,000 per project. Where yours falls depends on how much area gets foamed, which foam suits it and whether the roof or old insulation needs work first. That range is the market's, not a quote, and you get your own figure once I've looked at the space.
Ask the city before work starts, because its building department decides whether a project needs a permit. It takes applications over the counter or by email. We check with the building office for your address as part of planning, as I explained above.
Read the product information carefully first, and consider another kind of insulation if it's a concern. A federal safety fact sheet gives that advice for people with skin conditions, respiratory allergies, asthma or an earlier sensitivity to isocyanates, chemicals used in the foam. The fact sheet also suggests asking your contractor which safety protocols the job follows, and I'm glad to walk you through ours.
