We're an insulation contractor out of Longview, TX, and we've been sealing and insulating attics full-time since 2013. In Tyler we work on drafty older houses, hot rooms over the garage and power bills that keep climbing.
(903) 309-1886
Tyler is a short drive from our home base in Longview, and the attics we climb into here usually tell one of two stories. In the older parts of town, we tend to find a few inches of insulation that's packed down over the years, with open gaps around the hatch and old light fixtures letting house air leak straight into the attic. In the newer subdivisions, it's more often a room over the garage that runs hot upstairs while the rest of the house is fine, with ductwork snaking through the attic above it.
Either way, most calls start the same, with a power bill that won't come down or a bedroom nobody wants to sleep in. We also hear from Tyler business owners with shops and metal buildings that need the same kind of attention.
We reply within one business day, and a lot of the time I'm the one calling you back. Then I come out to your Tyler house, look at the job and write a free estimate that spells out which areas and which materials it covers, with no obligation to go ahead. Put your address in the form so we know right away whether your house sits inside Tyler city limits.
(903) 309-1886Most of our Tyler work is attic insulation and attic air sealing, which means closing the gaps around can lights, pipes and the hatch before new insulation goes down, so it isn't fighting a draft. When the old material up there is soaked or full of droppings, insulation removal comes first, because laying fresh insulation over it just hides the problem. For topping up, blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, is usually the better buy, and spray foam earns its higher price mainly when your ductwork lives in the attic. We also insulate walls, the room over the garage and crawl spaces under cold floors, and we put down crawl space vapor barriers.
Inside Tyler city limits, the City of Tyler issues the permits, and the work its list names includes retaining walls, roofing, electrical and replacing sheetrock, but it doesn't spell out insulation, so before we schedule your job we check with the city's Building Services office. If a permit's needed, we take care of it as part of our work and tell you up front, and the start date waits on that answer. The sheetrock rule matters on wall jobs, because the city wants a permit for new sheetrock even when no walls move. Contractors register with the city's permit system by sending in a copy of their license and a certificate of insurance, so it's fair to ask anyone you're thinking of hiring for both.
Your price turns on how much insulation is up there now, whether any of it has to come out, how many gaps need sealing and whether foam or blown-in fits your attic. The schedule mostly turns on that permit answer and on any removal work that has to happen first. We make the same drive from Longview out to Marshall and Kilgore, so a Tyler job gets the same crew lead, the same installers and the same order of work.
I've done this work full-time since 2013, and I still come out to look at the job and write the estimate myself. Then our own crew lead and installers do the work, so the people in your attic are ours, not a crew we've never met.
Insulation laid over a leak or a problem just hides it, so we check what's already up there, seal around can lights, pipes and the hatch, and keep the eave vents clear. Then we bring the edges up with the middle, since that's where coverage usually runs thin.
We're licensed and fully insured, and our promise is short. Satisfaction guaranteed. Plenty of folks have never been in their own attic, so I'll show you what we found and why it matters. Call (903) 309-1886 or use the form to set up a visit.
Your cost comes from what's in your attic right now, so I come out and look before we put a price on it. The biggest swings come from old insulation that has to come out, a lot of gaps to seal, and picking spray foam over blown-in. If there's a dry, clean layer up there already, sealing and topping up is usually the cheaper road.
A building permit from the city is good for six months from the day it's issued. City staff can extend it when work is moving and inspections are being scheduled. If we're working inside another contractor's remodel, we need our own permit, which links to theirs once it's approved.
Tyler requires its adopted building codes on all building plans, and those include the International Residential Code and the International Energy Conservation Code, plus the city's own local changes. The city keeps a current code list if you want to read it, and it's one more reason we check with the city before a job starts.
Look up your address on SmithCountyMapSite.org, which shows whether a property sits within the City of Tyler. City rules apply inside city limits, so knowing that tells us whose building office to check with. Send your address with your request and we'll sort it out from there.
For blown-in work and air sealing, most families stay home, though you'll want kids and pets clear of the hatch and the hose. Spray foam is different because it has a re-entry time, the wait before you can come back inside. We go over that with you before the day so you can plan where everybody stays.
It's usually a room over the garage or under a low roof where the insulation runs thin at the edges and air leaks in around gaps nobody sealed. Fixing it usually means sealing those gaps first, then bringing the thin spots up to match the rest. I'll go up during the estimate and show you where it's coming from.
