Complete Longview Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor based in Longview, TX, and we're in Kilgore houses and shops all the time, sealing drafty attics, working on hot upstairs rooms and insulating crawl spaces under cold floors. Call (903) 309-1886 and I'll come take a look.
(903) 309-1886
Kilgore houses keep us busy in the attic. A lot of the older homes around town have insulation that's been up there a long time, packed down and thin along the edges, and plenty have can lights and an attic hatch that let air pour straight through. The calls usually start the same way, with a hot upstairs bedroom in August or a power bill that sends somebody up the ladder for a look.
Some houses here sit up on piers over a crawl space, and those bring in the cold-floor calls come winter. Newer houses often have the ductwork running through the attic, which changes what's worth doing up there, and we pick up some shop and metal-building work around town too. We drive over from Longview, so Kilgore is regular ground for our crew.
We reply within one business day, and a lot of the time it's me calling you back. I'll come out to your Kilgore house, look at the attic or crawl space with you and write a free estimate that spells out which areas and which materials the job covers. There's no obligation, and if something isn't worth the money, I'll tell you so.
(903) 309-1886Most Kilgore jobs start in the attic, where we do the air sealing first, closing the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch, and then add blown-in insulation, loose fill sent through a hose, to even out what's already up there. When the old stuff is wet, matted or full of droppings, we pull it out before anything new goes in. Under pier-and-beam floors we insulate crawl spaces and lay vapor barrier, we spray foam where the ductwork lives in a hot attic, and we insulate walls, shops and metal buildings around town.
The City of Kilgore's Building Services office issues building permits in town, reviews plans for the work it permits and inspects that work as it goes, so when a job needs a permit, that review and inspection become part of the schedule. The city's permit list names things like electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roof work rather than insulation, so Building Services is the office that says what your job needs, and before we start I check with them and take care of any permit as part of our work, telling you up front. That same office enforces state licensing laws for contractors, and the city's contractor registration rules sit under Building Services too, so it's fair to ask anybody you're thinking of hiring, us included, whether they're squared away there.
The price comes down to what's in your attic. The square footage, how many inches are already up there and whether they're clean, how many gaps need sealing first, how easy the attic is to move around in, and whether foam or loose fill makes sense for your house all move the number. The schedule turns on the same things plus any old material that has to come out, and the estimate spells out which areas and materials it covers. We're in Kilgore on the same runs that take us to Gladewater and White Oak, so getting out to look usually isn't the hard part.
I come out myself to look at the job and write the estimate, and I'll tell you what's up there, since plenty of folks have never climbed through their own hatch. The estimate lists which areas and which materials we're covering, so you know what you're paying for.
Fresh insulation over a soaked or droppings-filled layer just hides the mess, so that comes out first. Then we seal the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch and keep the eave vents clear, so the attic still breathes and the new layer isn't fighting a draft.
We've done this work full-time since 2013, and our own crew lead and installers do the job, not some sub I met that morning. We're licensed and fully insured. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (903) 309-1886 or use the form to set up a visit.
The cost depends on the size of your attic, how much insulation is already up there and what has to happen before new material goes in. Old insulation that's wet or full of droppings has to come out first, the gaps need sealing, and spray foam costs more than topping up with loose fill. I'll give you your own number in a free estimate that lists every area and material.
It depends on the size of the attic and how much prep it needs, and the prep is usually where the time goes. Pulling out old material, sealing around lights and pipes and clearing the eave vents takes longer than blowing in the new layer, and we walk you through the plan before work starts.
With spray foam, usually yes, the family and the pets head out for a while, and the foam maker's instructions set the re-entry time, which is when it's safe to come back inside. We'll tell you that time before the job is on the calendar so you can plan around it. Blown-in work usually doesn't send anybody out of the house.
For most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in insulation is the better spend. Foam costs more, but it seals air while it insulates, so it earns its keep when the ductwork runs through a hot attic, which we see a lot in newer houses. If foam isn't worth it for your house, I'll say so.
Contractors submit permits through the city's Kilgore Permit Portal after signing up for an account, or email them as a PDF to permits@cityofkilgore.com. If your job needs one, we handle that part for you, and the city's permits page lists the kinds of permits it takes applications for.
