Hot upstairs, cold floors or a power bill that keeps climbing? We seal the gaps first, then add only the insulation your house is missing.
Home insulation in Lubbock, TX means adding insulation to your attic and floors, usually right after the attic's air leaks are sealed, so your rooms hold their temperature and the cooling and heat you pay for stay inside.
Most calls start with a room that won't hold temperature, usually upstairs or over the garage, or a power bill that climbs every summer. The attic is usually the place to look, because thin or settled insulation and open gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch let heat pour through the ceiling, and when floors feel cold the crawl space underneath usually needs the same attention.
The price mostly turns on how many inches are already up there, how big the space is, how much sealing comes first and whether old material has to come out before anything new goes in. Foam costs more than loose fill, so the material moves it too. The schedule turns on anything that has to be fixed or tested before we start, like a roof leak, old wiring or suspect insulation. Once I've looked at your attic and floors, you get a written estimate that lays out what I found and what I'd do about it.
From the first call to the last look in the attic, you deal with me and our own crew.
Call (806) 370-4846 or send a message, and I'll set a time to climb into your attic and look at your floors and crawl space in person. I learned this trade hauling hose through Lubbock attics, I've run this business since 2021, and I'll explain what I'm seeing as I go.
Before you decide anything, I go over what I found, from how many inches are up there to anything that should be fixed first, and I'm happy to answer the same question twice. Then I send a written estimate so you can look it over on your own time.
Our own crew does the work, and we're licensed and insured. When they're finished, I walk the job with you so you can see the sealing and the depth for yourself, and it's satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
I start by measuring what's already in your attic and checking your floors, so you only pay to add what the house is actually missing. Then we sort out anything that would undo the job, seal the gaps around can lights, pipes and the hatch, and only after that add insulation, laid as deep at the eaves as in the middle without burying the vents. For most Lubbock houses I'd seal the gaps and top up with blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, because it gets the job done for less than foam. Foam costs more but seals air while it insulates, so I lean that way when the ductwork runs through the attic.
If what's up there now was soaked or is full of droppings, it comes out first through our insulation removal work, because new material laid over a mess just keeps the problem. Cold floors usually start underneath the house, and our crawl space insulation work takes care of that side.
Once you've said yes, here's what the day looks like, in the order it happens.
Move anything stored under the attic hatch or in the closet below it, so the crew isn't working hose and ladders around your things. We lay covers from the door to the hatch so the path stays clean.
The crew closes the gaps around lights, pipes and wiring holes before any insulation goes in, because insulation over an open gap just has air blowing through it. We also set baffles at the eaves, short guides that hold insulation back from the vents so the attic keeps breathing.
With loose fill, the hose runs from the truck to the attic and the crew spreads it evenly out to the edges, and you can usually stay home. If we're spraying foam, you'll be out of the house for the re-entry time, the wait before you can come back in, and I'll tell you how long before we book.
We seal and insulate the attic hatch last, since it's often the biggest single leak left in the ceiling. Then we carry out the covers, bags and scraps before we go.
Send us a message or call (806) 370-4846, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate. I'll look at your attic and floors, talk through what I see and send a written estimate, with no pressure to book. If you know roughly how many inches are up there, whether you have gas appliances, or you've seen wet insulation or gray, flaky material in the attic, tell us when you reach out.
(806) 370-4846Enough to reach the recommended level for Lubbock's warm, dry climate zone, and how much you add depends on how many inches are already up there. The recommendation for our zone is higher for a bare attic than for one that already has 3 to 4 inches, with a separate, lower level for floors, all rated by R-value, how well insulation slows heat. I measure your current depth at the estimate so you know what's actually missing.
Yes, air sealing comes first, and so do repairs to wet insulation, rot or mold, vents blowing moist air into the attic, poor ventilation and old knob and tube wiring, the cloth-covered kind strung on porcelain knobs. Those need the right pro before we insulate, because new material laid over them hides the problem instead of fixing it. If you have a gas furnace or water heater that vents on its own, a tighter house can pull its fumes back inside, so the usual advice is to have it tested before and after sealing by a Home Performance Contractor.
No, leave it alone until an approved lab has tested it, because vermiculite can contain asbestos. It looks like light, flaky gray pebbles poured loose between the joists, and if I see it at the estimate, we stop there and the test comes first. Once you have the results, we can talk about what happens next.
What we see most around here is the summer sun baking the attic, upstairs rooms that run hot, floors over crawl spaces that run cold in winter and older attics where the insulation has settled thin. We're based in Lubbock and do the same work across the city and the cities around it, including Wolfforth, Slaton, Levelland, Plainview, Littlefield and Brownfield.
The City of Lubbock requires a permit before code-regulated building work starts, and its remodeling list names structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical changes without mentioning insulation, so check with the city at 806-775-2087 or 806-775-3155 if you have a permit question. When a job needs a permit, we get it from the city and handle the paperwork, and when we aren't sure, we call the city's building office before we start. Texas doesn't license building contractors, so the city has them register with its Building Inspection Department, and it registers those who show a $100,000 commercial general liability policy or file a $20,000 compliance bond. Asking a contractor for proof of that registration tells you both.
Knowing how many inches you already have before you spend anything keeps the job to what your house needs, so call (806) 370-4846 or use our contact form.
If you'd like to talk through your attic before anyone climbs into it, send us a note and I'll answer whatever you're wondering about.
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