Shop hot by noon, or the AC running all day? We match the insulation to your roof and walls and put it in right.
Commercial insulation in East Los Angeles means putting insulating material into a building's roof, walls or equipment so it holds its temperature, cuts down noise, or both. For a shop or small building, we pick the method from the roof type and how the walls are framed.
Most owners and landlords who call about a commercial space have a shop that's hot by afternoon, an office where the AC never catches up, or a unit next door that's too loud. The price moves with the size of the space, the roof type, the wall framing, the material you choose and whether old material needs insulation removal first. The schedule turns on that same removal, any permit step with the building office, and how easy the roof and walls are to reach. At the estimate we write down what your building needs and what has to happen first, so you see the whole job before you decide.
We're licensed and insured. California's contractors license board treats insulation as its own trade, with a license class for putting in any insulating material to control heat or sound. Insulation is the work this business was opened to do.
Before this I ran a hauling business and kept pulling out insulation that was flattened, soaked or full of droppings. I learned the trade beside an experienced installer and opened this business in 2017. That's why we fix problems before new material goes in.
I come out for every estimate myself, and if your building doesn't need the work, I'll tell you. A lead installer runs the crew on the job, and I look over the finished work with you at the end. Call (213) 329-0372 or use the form below to set a time.
Call (213) 329-0372, email contact@eastlosangelesinsulation.com or send the form, and have the building address, roof type and wall framing handy if you know them. We reply within one business day to set a time for a free on-site estimate, with no obligation to book. We look at the roof and walls with you and write down what the job needs and what has to come first.
For properties in unincorporated LA County, building permits come from LA County Public Works. The county runs a building and safety office here in East Los Angeles that also serves cities that contract for its services. Whether your insulation job needs a permit is that office's call, so ask them what your project requires. Cities around here run their own building departments, so we first check which office covers your address, and when a job calls for a permit, we take care of that step with them before work starts. On older buildings being renovated, the South Coast air district's asbestos rule sets survey, notice and work requirements to keep asbestos out of the air, so that gets settled before any old material comes out.
We're based in East Los Angeles and work across the cities around it, including Commerce and Montebello, plus other nearby cities. Around here we see a lot of small shops, storefronts, warehouses and older buildings with flat roofs or metal framing, where the roof runs hot and the walls were never insulated much to begin with.
Your price comes from choices you'll make about your own building, so we work it out at the estimate. Spray foam costs more than batts, board or blown-in, a covering over foam inside a work space adds to it, and a metal building that needs an extra layer on the walls costs more than one that doesn't. I'll write down what your building needs when I come out.
Start by asking the building office that covers your address whether the job needs a plan check, where reviewers go over the plans against safety, building and environmental standards. Pick materials early too, because California's Energy Code manual allows insulation to go in only when the product is certified by the state Department of Consumer Affairs.
Rigid foam or fiber board is the most common insulation for low-slope commercial roofs, according to an industry group's general guidance. It usually goes on top of the roof deck, or over the membrane on a protected membrane roof, so your roof type decides where it sits. That's why the roof is the first thing we look at.
It may. California's Energy Code manual says metal-framed walls with insulation only between the framing may need an added continuous layer to stay within the code's limits on heat flow. If you own a metal-framed building, don't be surprised when some bids include that extra layer.
Usually, yes. One trade group's building code guide says the model building codes require foam plastic insulation to be separated from the inside of a building by an approved thermal barrier, which is a protective layer between the foam and the room. If you're weighing foam for an inside space, plan for a covering such as drywall.
