Insulation Contractor in West Odessa - Homes and Shops Sealed Against Heat and Dust

Ask the county first, because West Odessa is unincorporated and Ector County Development Services issues the permits here. Its list covers new structures, drive approaches to county roads, septic systems and work in the county right-of-way, and it doesn't name insulation, so call the office at 432-498-4241 about your job. If yours does need a permit, we handle it with the right office and tell you up front.

The price comes down mostly to the attic's size, how many inches are already up there and whether the old insulation is clean enough to stay. Pulling out wet or droppings-filled insulation adds labor, and so does a tight hatch or a low roof. Spray foam costs more than sealing the gaps and topping up loose fill, and I'd usually pick the cheaper route, unless your ductwork runs through the attic, where foaming the roofline brings the ducts inside the insulated space. I'll give you a written estimate once I've seen it.

Spray foam is usually the best way, because it sticks to the metal, seals the seams and stops the sweating that drips on whatever you've got stored. On bare metal I lean toward closed-cell foam, the dense kind that blocks moisture, though I'll look at how you use the shop and whether you heat or cool it before I recommend anything.

How long we're in your attic depends mostly on the prep, like how much old insulation comes out and how many gaps need sealing, and I'll tell you what to expect when I write the estimate. With blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, you can usually stay home while we work. Spray foam is different, so you, the kids and the pets stay out until the re-entry time the foam maker sets for when it's safe to come back, and I'll give you that time before we start.

It's usually the attic over that room, not the air conditioner. Wind pushes hot air and dust through unsealed gaps, insulation piled deep in the middle and thin at the eaves leaves the outer rooms exposed, and buried eave vents keep the attic from breathing. A room over the garage often has walls and a floor that back up to an uninsulated space, so I check those too when I'm out there.

Ask for proof of insurance, find out who will actually come look at the job, and ask them to explain what they found before you sign anything. In Ector County, a person who regularly does business under a name other than their own has to file an assumed name certificate with the county clerk, unless the business is a corporation, an LLC or one of the registered partnership types, so that's one more thing you can ask about. We're fully licensed and insured, and I come out to look at every job myself.