We're an insulation contractor based in Longview, and we work in Marshall on attics, crawl spaces and walls for homeowners tired of a hot upstairs, cold floors and a power bill that keeps creeping up.
(903) 309-1886
A lot of the houses we get into in Marshall have some years on them, and the attic usually tells the story. We tend to find a few inches of old insulation that's packed down over time, open gaps around the light fixtures and the hatch, and a room over the garage that runs hot no matter what the thermostat says.
Plenty of homes here sit up off the ground over a crawl space, so cold floors come up on the phone almost as often as the hot upstairs does. Most folks have never been up in their own attic or under their own floor, and honestly, they're not missing much besides dust and a wasp nest or two, so I'll tell you plainly what I see.
Expect a reply within one business day, and a lot of the time I'm the one calling you back. I'll set a time to come out to your Marshall house, look things over and write a free estimate that spells out which areas and which materials the job covers. There's no pressure and no obligation, so take it and think it over.
(903) 309-1886Most Marshall calls start in the attic, where we close up the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch, which is what we call air sealing, and then top up the old fill with blown-in, the loose insulation that goes in through a hose. Under raised floors we do crawl space insulation and vapor barriers for cold floors, and we also handle spray foam, wall insulation, pulling out old or ruined insulation, and shops and metal buildings.
In Marshall, permits for home and commercial building work come from the city's Permits and Inspections Division, which aims to review a residential application in 3 working days and takes longer when one comes in incomplete. Before we start, we check with that office on what your job needs, and if it calls for a permit, we take care of it as part of our work and tell you up front. It's also worth checking that whoever you hire is registered with the city, which the questions below cover.
Marshall's an easy run east on I-20 from Longview, and we do the same work over in Henderson and back home in Longview. What moves the price here is what I find up there, mainly how many inches are already down, whether the old stuff has to come out first, how many gaps need sealing and whether foam or loose fill suits your house. The schedule turns on that same cleanout and on any permit the city asks for, and the estimate I write spells out which areas and which materials the job covers.
If the old insulation is soaked or full of droppings, we pull it out instead of burying it, because new fill over a problem just hides it. We seal the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch, and keep the eave vents clear so your attic can still breathe.
I come out to your Marshall house myself, look over the attic and the crawl space, and write an estimate that shows which areas and materials you're paying for. Then our own crew lead and installers do the work, so you know who's in your house.
I started out blowing insulation into neighbors' attics around Longview on weekends and went full time in 2013. We're licensed and fully insured, with satisfaction guaranteed, and I'll say so when something isn't worth the money. Call (903) 309-1886 or send the form to get started.
Your price comes from what we find in your attic, so you'll get a real figure from the estimate, not from a website. The biggest choice is foam or loose fill, because foam costs more and seals air while it insulates. Sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in usually wins, unless your ductwork runs through the attic, where foam earns its keep.
The city's building guide lists permits for work like rewiring or a new heating system but doesn't call out insulation, so we ask the city before your job starts instead of guessing. For a remodel, the guide says you need a permit for each part of the house the work touches, and since the guide isn't dated, city ordinances win wherever the two differ. You can look over the city's permit applications yourself, and the services coordinator answers questions at (903) 935-4455.
The city's code requires contractors to be licensed, and contractors register with the city online, by email, at City Hall or by mail. The registration forms are written for general, mechanical, plumbing, irrigation and electrical contractors, so if you want to confirm where an insulation crew fits, the city's contractor registration page is the place to check.
Most of the time goes into sealing gaps and any cleanout, not into blowing the new fill, so a straight top-up is the quickest kind of job and one where old insulation has to come out first takes the longest. I'll walk you through what yours involves when I write the estimate.
For blown-in and air sealing you can usually stay home, since the work stays up in the attic and we clean up as we go. Spray foam is the exception, because it has a re-entry time, the wait before you, the kids and the pets come back inside, and the foam maker sets it, so we give you that time before we spray.
If the old insulation is soaked, moldy or full of droppings, the best way is to vacuum it out and haul it off before anything new goes in, but dry old fill can usually stay and get topped up, which saves you money. When a job needs a dumpster in Marshall, the city's guide says it has to come from an approved provider, and an illegal dumpster can bring a fine of $2,000 a day, so we settle how the old material leaves your property before work starts.
