We're an insulation contractor based in East Los Angeles, working in Montebello attics, walls and crawl spaces. We fix what's wrong up there before anything new goes in.
(213) 329-0372
A lot of the Montebello homes we get into are older, with low attics where you crawl between the framing and the insulation has been up there a long time. We usually find material that's been flattened, pushed around by past repairs or left thin at the edges. The calls tend to start with a hot upstairs, a drafty bedroom or the room over the garage that never feels right.
The houses here are a lot like the ones next door in Pico Rivera and Monterey Park, so the work is familiar to us. We still look at every attic on its own, because two houses on the same block can need very different things.
We reply within one business day, and the estimate is free with no obligation to book. I come out to your Montebello home myself and look at the attic, walls or crawl space with you. Then I write down what the job needs and what has to come first.
(213) 329-0372Most of our Montebello calls start in the attic, so attic insulation and air sealing, which means closing the gaps before new insulation goes in, are the core of our work here. We also take out old insulation that's flattened or dirty. We insulate walls and crawl spaces, put down vapor barriers, and use spray foam where ducts run through the attic or a space needs sealing and insulating in one pass.
In Montebello, permits come from the city's Building and Safety Division, and the division asks you to contact it before starting any project to learn whether approvals, permits and inspections apply. Its list names building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and grading permits but not insulation by name, so the division decides that for your job, and we don't guess. When a job calls for a permit, we take care of that step with the division before work starts, so plan on it ahead of the crew's start date. Ask any contractor you're considering for their California state license. We're licensed and insured.
We're based next door in East Los Angeles, so getting to a Montebello house for an estimate or a second look is easy. We do the same attic work in Downey and the other cities around here. The price moves with how much old insulation has to come out, how many gaps need sealing, how tight the attic is to move around in and which material goes in. The schedule mostly turns on removal and any permit step. At the estimate I write down what your job needs and what has to come first.
I look at your attic, walls or crawl space with you and write down what the job needs and what has to come first. On the day, a lead installer runs the crew, and I go over the finished work with you before we call it done.
Insulation laid over soaked or droppings-filled material only hides the problem, so we take that out first. Then we seal the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch, keep the eave vents clear and spread the new material evenly out to the edges.
We've been licensed and insured since we opened in 2017, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. I'd rather tell you your attic is fine than sell you a job you don't need. Call (213) 329-0372 or use the form to set up a visit.
There's no single price, because the cost turns on how much old material comes out, how many gaps need sealing and which material goes in. Foam costs more and seals air while it insulates. Sealing the gaps and topping up blown-in insulation, which is loose fill blown through a hose, usually wins unless your ductwork lives up there. I'll write down what your job needs at the estimate.
Start with how many inches are already up there and whether the insulation is clean, dry and even from the middle out to the edges. If it's in good shape and deep enough, I'll tell you it's fine. If it's flattened, soaked or full of droppings, it comes out before anything new goes in.
Usually not long for a straight top-up. It takes longer when old material has to come out first or a lot of gaps need sealing. I'll lay out the order of the work at the estimate, and the lead installer keeps you posted while the crew is up there.
With loose fill blown into the attic, most families stay home and just keep kids and pets away from the work area. Spray foam is different because it has a re-entry time, the wait before people and pets come back inside. I go over that with you before we book a foam job.
Every permit the city issues comes with an inspection record that lists the inspections your job needs, based on the work and the permit type. Each item that applies has to be inspected before the work is covered up. We plan the order of the job around those visits so nothing gets closed in early.
Usually, yes. The California Contractors State License Board licenses anyone who builds or alters a structure in the state when the job needs a building permit, uses hired workers or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials across its contracts. A bigger job can't be split into smaller ones to stay under that $1,000 line. We're licensed and insured, so ask us about it at the estimate.
