Retrofit insulation in Odessa TX - an older house that holds its temperature

Insulation in Odessa usually costs about $1 to $5 per square foot. That's a general figure for insulation work around here, not our quote, and where your house lands depends on what turns up once the hatch is open. Your own number comes from the estimate, and the promise is the same whatever you pick: your satisfaction, guaranteed.

Yes. In a vented attic, sealing the openings in the attic floor comes first, because insulation slows heat but doesn't stop air pushing up through the gaps. Since someone's already working up there to add insulation, it makes sense to plan both as one job.

Not always. Spray foam seals air and insulates a wall in one step, and installed correctly it keeps indoor moisture from condensing inside the wall, but it won't stop thermal bridging, heat slipping through the wood studs, or outdoor moisture condensing. It also costs more, so for most attics here, sealing the gaps and topping up blown-in gives you more for the money unless your ductwork runs up there.

Do it while the old siding is off. When siding comes off an uninsulated wood-frame wall, the guidance is to drill holes in the sheathing and blow insulation into the empty cavities before the new siding goes on, so the wall only gets opened once. Tell us your siding schedule early and we'll plan around it.

Usually it's coverage that's deep in the middle of the attic and thin at the edges, which is backward, or air still moving through gaps nobody sealed. Blown attic insulation should be as even in depth as possible and reach all the way to the top plate, the framing along the top of the outside walls, so the whole ceiling is covered. We can usually even out a lopsided job once the gaps are sealed.

The city's Building Inspections Division issues permits and inspects construction projects for code compliance. We're licensed and insured, and if your job needs a permit, I'll tell you up front, before any work starts.