Insulation contractor in Opelika, AL - attics and crawl spaces sealed first
Quality Auburn Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor based in Auburn. In Opelika we fix drafty rooms, hot upstairs and cold floors by insulating attics, crawl spaces and walls, with the gaps sealed first.
Older and newer Opelika homes
Opelika sits right next to Auburn, where we're based. Our jobs here run from older houses near downtown, many built long before anyone thought about insulating an attic, to brick ranches and the newer subdivisions on the edges of the city. Most calls come from homeowners with a drafty room or a power bill that keeps climbing, and some come from people holding two quotes who want someone to explain the difference.
That range is why I don't price an Opelika house from the driveway. The age and build of the house usually decide whether we start in the attic, under the floor or in the walls.
What to know before an Opelika job starts
Inside Opelika city limits, permits come from the city's Building Inspection Division. It approves and inspects repairs and maintenance on existing houses as well as new construction, so we check your job with them before we start and pull any permit it calls for. That question gets settled before your start date, and any inspection the division sets becomes part of the schedule. There are also two things worth checking about any contractor. The Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board covers anyone who builds, remodels, repairs or improves a house when the job runs over $10,000 in labor and materials, unless the work falls outside the board's reach. The city's Revenue Department at City Hall sells business licenses, and those have to be renewed every year. We're licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask me about any of it when I'm out there.
The price of an Opelika job depends on what's already there, which comes down to four things: how many inches are up in the attic, whether old material has to come out first, how many gaps need sealing, and whether foam makes sense because the ductwork runs through the attic. The schedule turns on the permit question and on what we find once we open things up. My estimate spells those out step by step, so your number makes sense when you read it. We do the same work over in Valley and Smiths Station, and the questions people ask there sound a lot like the ones we hear in Opelika.
Services in Opelika, AL
Attic insulation
Plenty of Opelika attics we open still have a few inches of old fill that's settled or been pushed around by cable and heating and air work, which is why the upstairs runs hot. Our attic insulation work starts by sealing gaps and keeping the eave vents clear, then brings the whole attic to an even depth, edges included.
Attic air sealing
Older houses here tend to leak air around can lights, pipes and the attic hatch, so a room stays drafty no matter how much insulation sits on top. We close those openings with foam and caulk before anything gets covered, because once they're buried nobody looks at them again.
Insulation removal
After a roof leak or a season of squirrels or rats, old insulation is usually soaked or full of droppings, and new material on top just keeps the problem in place. We bag and vacuum out the bad material, and if the roof still leaks, I'll tell you it needs a roofer before we put anything back.
Crawl space insulation
Many older Opelika homes sit over a crawl space, and cold floors in winter usually mean the insulation under the floor has sagged or fallen out. We put in insulation that stays up against the floor and seal the openings that let crawl space air into the house.
Crawl space vapor barrier
Bare dirt under a house keeps a crawl space damp, and that moisture works its way into the insulation and the wood above it. We lay a vapor barrier, a heavy plastic sheet over the ground, so the dirt stops feeding water into the space.
Wall insulation
Some older houses here have little or nothing in the outside walls, which is why the corner rooms stay cold even with a well insulated attic. We blow insulation into the wall cavities through small holes and patch them when we're done.
What Opelika attics and crawl spaces need
In the newer subdivisions, the trouble usually sits in the attic, where the ductwork runs. It also shows up in the room over the garage, which gets hot through thin short walls and through air leaking in from the open attic beside it. Foam costs more, but it seals air while it insulates, and that's worth paying for when the ducts live up there. For most other attics, I'd seal the gaps and top up with blown-in insulation, the loose fill we blow in through a hose, because that gets more done for the money.
Older houses near downtown bring a different checklist, because older wiring and can lights up in the attic have to be seen clearly before anything buries them. If the wiring needs an electrician, I'll tell you, since that isn't our work, and we hold off on insulating until it's handled. A covered mistake is still a mistake.
Get a free on-site insulation estimate in Opelika
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Opelika house myself, look at the attic, crawl space or walls, and write a free estimate. There's no pressure and no obligation to hire us.
How an Opelika job goes
Call us or send the form
Call (334) 780-0054 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come see your Opelika house. We pick up from early morning until 9 PM, weekends included.
I inspect and write the estimate
I go up in the attic or under the house, look at what's there and ask what's bothering you, so it helps if you're home to show me the room. The estimate lists the steps in the order we'd do them, so you can see exactly what you're paying for.
Permit check, then the install
Before we start, we check your address with the city's inspection office and pull any permit the job calls for. Then our crew lead runs the install in the order your estimate lists.
Walk the job together
I look over the work before the crew leaves. Then I walk it with you, so you can see the sealed gaps, the open vents and the depth for yourself.
Opelika insulation questions answered
Why are my two insulation quotes in Opelika so far apart?
Usually it's because one quote seals the gaps, clears the vents and pulls out bad old material, and the other only blows new insulation on top. The second one costs less that day, but the drafts and any moisture problem stay right where they were. I write ours in the order we'd do the work, so you can line it up against the other quote item by item, and I'm glad to go through it with you.
How long will the crew be in my attic, and do we have to leave the house?
It depends on the size of the attic and what we find, and I'll tell you what to expect when I write your estimate. For blown-in insulation and sealing work, most families stay home. With spray foam, you, the kids and the pets stay out until the re-entry time, which is when it's safe to come back in, and I'll go over that with you before we start.
Will the city inspect insulation work at my Opelika house?
If the job needs a permit, the city's inspectors check the work as it goes to make sure it meets the codes the city has adopted, and falling short can bring fines, citations or a stop to the work. The city also asks for at least basic plans on any construction. If you want to read up yourself, you can call the division for a permit price quote or a copy of its building Inspection Guide.
What building code applies to home insulation work in Opelika?
Opelika has adopted the international residential and building codes, with the city's own local changes, and those govern construction, alteration and repair inside the city limits. The editions get updated, so the city's inspection office is the place to confirm which version applies to your job, and we check with them before we start.
How do I find out if my Opelika house is in a floodplain?
Search your address on AlabamaFlood, the state's site for FEMA floodplain maps, which you can look up by address or by county. It's a good thing to know before crawl space work, and if your house shows up in a mapped area, I'd rather we talk it through than guess.
Do subcontractors working on my Opelika house need their own business license?
Yes. Workers a business pays as 1099 contractors have to get their own City of Opelika business license to work inside the city limits. When you're comparing quotes, it's fair to ask who'll actually be in your attic, and on our jobs a crew lead runs the install and I check the work before we leave.
Call about your Opelika attic or crawl space
Call (334) 780-0054 or send the form with a quote request or a permit question, and even if you hire someone else, you'll know what's really in your attic.
