Quality Aliso Viejo Insulation Services is an insulation contractor in Irvine, CA. We seal the gaps in your attic first, then add or replace insulation, so hot upstairs bedrooms and the room over the garage are easier to keep comfortable.
Most of the Irvine homes I climb into are two-story tract houses built a neighborhood at a time, so the houses on a street often share the same attic layout and the same weak spots. The calls are usually alike too: a hot upstairs, a chilly room over the garage or a power bill that keeps creeping up. Older tracts tend to have a thin, settled layer of blown-in, loose fill that was blown through a hose years ago, while newer ones have more depth but still leak air around can lights, pipes and the hatch. We see a lot of the same houses next door in Laguna Hills.
The shape of these attics drives the job. The roof comes down low at the edges, so the eaves are tight to reach, and that's where older coverage usually runs thin and vents get buried, which is backward from how it should be. I look at the edges, the vents and what's under the old material before I suggest adding anything.
Foam on the underside of the roof when the ducts and air handler live in the attic and it makes sense to bring that space inside the seal.
Explore serviceTopping up or replacing the thin, settled layer we find in a lot of Irvine attics, after the gaps are sealed and the eave vents are clear.
Explore serviceLoose fill spread evenly all the way out to the low edges, where older jobs in these attics usually came up short.
Explore serviceA look at the whole house, from the attic to the walls and the floor over the garage, so you fix the part that's actually costing you.
Explore serviceVacuuming out old material that's been soaked, flattened or full of droppings, because new insulation laid over it just hides the problem.
Explore serviceFor homes that sit over a crawl space, insulation under the floor so the rooms above stop feeling cold underfoot.
Explore serviceFilling outside walls that were left thin, like the ones around the room over the garage that never holds a steady temperature.
Explore serviceAir sealing, which means closing the gaps around can lights, pipes, wiring and the hatch, is the step we do first in almost every Irvine attic.
Explore serviceWhere a home has a basement or a below-grade room, we insulate the walls with a material that suits a space that can pick up moisture.
Explore serviceClosed-cell foam, a dense foam that blocks moisture as well as heat, for spots like a garage ceiling under a bedroom.
Explore serviceLighter, softer foam that seals and fills odd-shaped cavities, often the better value when moisture isn't the concern.
Explore serviceInsulation and air sealing for offices, suites and rental buildings, planned around tenants and the property manager's schedule.
Explore serviceA heavy sheet laid over crawl space dirt so ground moisture stays out of the framing and the insulation above stays dry.
Explore serviceA moisture layer set on the correct side of the insulation, where the wall or floor in your house calls for one.
Explore serviceSealing the attic floor from above, around the hatch, the top of the walls and every fixture, before any insulation goes in.
Explore serviceAdding insulation to a finished house without tearing it apart, working from the attic and through small openings in the walls.
Explore servicePermits for work in Irvine come from the city's Community Development Department, which issues them for most construction and repair work the building code covers. Whether your insulation job needs one isn't something I'd guess at, so I check with the city about your job, and when a permit is needed we take care of it and the start date waits on it. Before you hire anyone, you can look up their state contractor's license with the Contractors State License Board and ask about their Irvine business license, since the city requires every business working here to hold one before it starts. We're licensed and fully insured.
What moves the price here is mostly what's already in the attic, starting with whether the old insulation can stay or has to come out first. After that it's how many gaps need sealing, how hard the low edges are to reach and whether foam or loose fill makes sense for your house. The schedule turns on the same things, plus the city's timing when a permit is needed and the wait after spraying foam before you can come back in. Your own figure comes from the quote once I've seen the attic. We've been doing this work out of Aliso Viejo since 2013, and we do the same work up the road in Lake Forest and over in Costa Mesa.
Tell us about the hot room, the drafty corner or the bill that keeps climbing, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your house myself, look at the attic or crawl space in person and write down what I find, so you know what has to happen first and what the quote covers. The estimate is free and there's no pressure to book, or you can call (949) 619-8040.
(949) 619-8040Call the city's permit question line at (949) 724-6313, or let us ask for you, because whether insulation needs a permit depends on your job. Most construction and repair work the code covers needs one, and the city's guide to which work needs permits notes that even exempt work still has to meet city, county and state codes. When your job needs a permit, we take care of it.
A contractor needs a California license whenever the job needs a building permit, uses employees or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials. Look the license up before you sign anything, and check the down payment on the contract against the state's limit while you're at it.
With blown-in insulation you can usually stay home, because the work happens up in the attic. Spray foam is different, and you, the kids and the pets stay out until the re-entry time, the point when it's safe to come back in, which we give you for the product we're using before we set the day. How long we're up there mostly depends on whether old material comes out first, and I'll lay out the order of the work at the estimate.
Only when it's been wet, flattened or full of droppings, because new insulation on top of it just keeps the problem hidden. Clean, dry material can usually stay, and we seal the gaps first before topping it up. If what you have is in decent shape and deep enough, I'll tell you the job isn't worth doing.
We're based in Aliso Viejo and work in cities across Orange County, including the ones listed here and plenty more nearby. If your city isn't on the list, call and ask.
We pick up seven days a week, from early morning until 9 PM, so you can call (949) 619-8040 or send the form whenever it suits you.
If a room in your house never feels right, tell us about it and we'll start from what's in the attic.
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