Airlock Lubbock Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor based in Lubbock, TX. We seal leaks in your attic, walls and crawl space first, then add blown-in or spray foam so hot upstairs rooms and cold floors even out.
Many of the Lubbock calls I get come from older brick ranch houses in the established neighborhoods. They usually have a few inches of old blown-in insulation that has settled flat over the years and ductwork running across the attic. The newer subdivisions on the south and west sides of the city bring a different call, usually a hot room over the garage or an upstairs that never cools down like the rest of the house. We see the same mix close by in Wolfforth, and we do the same work there.
In an older house the job usually starts with what's already up there, because insulation that got wet from an old roof leak or filled up with droppings has to come out before anything new goes in. After that we seal the gaps and keep the eave vents clear, so the attic can still breathe once it's full.
Spray foam seals and insulates in one pass. It earns its higher price where your ductwork runs through a hot attic, or in a room over the garage that never cools down.
Explore serviceMost Lubbock attics we open have old, settled fill. We check how many inches are there, clear the eave vents and bring the edges up as deep as the middle.
Explore serviceBlown-in is loose fill blown through a hose, and it's the usual way we top up an older attic here. We blow it in only after the gaps underneath are sealed.
Explore serviceWhen the whole house feels drafty or the power bill keeps climbing, I go through the attic, walls and crawl space with you. Then I tell you which one I'd fix first.
Explore serviceOld insulation that a roof leak soaked or animals filled with droppings comes out before anything new goes in. If the roof still leaks, I'll tell you to get it fixed first.
Explore serviceIn houses with a crawl space, cold floors usually trace back to what's under them. We insulate beneath the floor so the cold stays down there and out of the rooms above.
Explore serviceOlder brick houses here often have thin or empty walls. How we fill them depends on what we find once a cavity is open.
Explore serviceAir sealing closes the gaps that let air through before any insulating starts, around doors, pipes and wiring holes. Without it, new insulation spends its life fighting a draft.
Explore serviceBasements aren't common in Lubbock, but some houses have one. For those we insulate the walls so the space stops feeling like a cellar.
Explore serviceClosed-cell foam is a dense foam that blocks moisture, and it costs more than other options. I suggest it where water is the real problem, such as a damp crawl space or a metal building.
Explore serviceOpen-cell foam is softer and lighter. It suits an attic roofline when your ducts live up there and we want the whole space kept cooler.
Explore serviceWe insulate shops, offices and metal buildings around Lubbock. I walk the building with the owner before I write anything up.
Explore serviceA vapor barrier laid over the dirt in your crawl space keeps ground moisture away from the floor and the insulation. We seal the seams so it stays put.
Explore serviceWe install vapor barriers on walls and ceilings where the job calls for one. I'll explain why your house needs one before you agree to it.
Explore serviceBefore any insulation goes into your attic, we seal around can lights, pipes, wiring holes and the hatch. That's the groundwork a lot of attic jobs skip.
Explore serviceRetrofit work adds insulation to a finished house without tearing it apart. It's what a lot of older Lubbock homes need.
Explore servicePermits in Lubbock come from the city's Building Inspection Department. It issues them for altering or repairing a building and wants each one in hand before work begins whenever a code covers that work. When your job needs a permit, we get it and handle the paperwork. If I'm not sure whether it needs one, I call the department and ask before we start, so it's settled before our crew climbs into your attic.
The price of an attic job here turns on how many inches are already up there, how much has to come out, how many gaps need sealing and whether foam makes sense for your house. The age of the house plays in too. The schedule turns on the permit, if there is one, and on anything I find that has to be fixed first. Your own figure comes from the estimate I write after looking at the job with you, and I look at an attic the same way whether it's in Lubbock or out in Slaton or Levelland.
Tell us what's going on, like a hot upstairs, cold floors or a power bill that keeps climbing, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out myself, look at the attic, walls or crawl space, go over what I see with you and write the estimate. There's no obligation to book.
(806) 370-4846Yes. If you own the house and live in it as your homestead, the city lets you get your own building permits, as long as you or an immediate family member does the work. If the house is a rental, the owner can get building permits only for structural work and has to hire out any mechanical or electrical work. Whoever holds the permit is responsible for knowing the rules that cover the work.
Lubbock's flood zones generally sit next to the playa lakes and the Canyon, and the overflow paths between playas count too. The city notes that houses outside the mapped floodplain can also flood after short, hard rains, and a house inside it has about a 26% chance of flooding over a 30-year mortgage. If water has ever been under your house, I'll look at the crawl space before we talk insulation, because new insulation over soaked material keeps the problem around.
Usually not for blown-in insulation, because the work stays in the attic and you, the kids and the pets can stay home. Spray foam is different. You'll be out until the re-entry time passes, which is when it's safe to come back, and I'll tell you how long that is for the foam we're using before you book.
We're based in Lubbock and work in the cities around it, including the ones listed here and others nearby. If you don't see yours, call and ask.
Call (806) 370-4846 or send the form. We're open 6 AM to 9 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 9 PM on weekends, so you can reach us before or after work.
If you've got a question about your attic and aren't ready for an estimate, send it over and I'll answer it plainly.
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