We're an insulation contractor based in neighboring Redondo Beach, CA. Across Hermosa Beach, we fix drafty rooms, hot upstairs bedrooms and attics nobody's looked at in years.
(424) 254-3847
Hermosa Beach houses sit close together on small lots, and plenty of them have grown over the years with a second story or a room built over the garage. That's usually where the calls start. It's the upstairs bedroom that never cools off, the room over the garage nobody wants to sleep in, or an attic that hasn't been opened since the house changed hands.
The city notes that in some parts of Hermosa Beach, groundwater sits only six to 15 feet down, with underground streams running toward the ocean. That doesn't mean every crawl space here is wet. It's why I go down and look before anyone talks about sealing up a floor, because water gets dealt with first and insulation comes second.
Send the form or call (424) 254-3847, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Hermosa Beach house myself and walk it with you, then leave you photos of what I found and a written plan that shows what comes first and why. The estimate is free, and there's no obligation to hire us.
(424) 254-3847Most of our work in Hermosa Beach is in attics. We start with air sealing, which closes the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch, and then top up with blown-in insulation, loose fill blown in through a hose. We also pull out old insulation that's been soaked or fouled by animals, insulate the room over the garage, and put down vapor barriers in crawl spaces that need one. If the whole house feels off, our home insulation work looks at it room by room instead of one attic at a time.
In Hermosa Beach, the city's Building and Safety Division issues building permits, including for alterations to an existing house, and it plan-checks a project before the permit goes out. Whether your insulation job needs one depends on the work, so I look up what the city asks for at your address and tell you at the estimate. When a permit is needed, we handle the application and build the plan check into your start date. You can check one thing about any contractor yourself. The city's Revenue Services Division issues business licenses, and they run one year, so ask to see a current one.
The price here mostly comes down to what's already in the attic: how many inches are up there, whether any of it has to come out, how much sealing the gaps need, and whether we're blowing in loose fill or spraying foam. The schedule turns on the same things, plus a permit or an asbestos step on older houses when one applies. We work the same way next door in Manhattan Beach and over in Palos Verdes Estates.
I do every estimate myself, and I go up into the attic or down into the crawl space while you're home. I explain what I'm looking at as I go, because I want you to understand your own house well enough to spot trouble later.
Foam costs more, and it seals air while it insulates. Sealing the gaps and topping up loose fill usually does the job, unless your ductwork runs through the attic. If the smaller fix will work, that's the one I'll recommend.
Wet or droppings-filled insulation comes out before new goes in. The eave vents stay clear so the attic can breathe, and the edges get as deep as the middle. Our crew does the install, and I check the work on site.
We're licensed and fully insured, and every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. To get me out to your Hermosa Beach house, call (424) 254-3847 or fill out the form on this page.
The price comes down to what's already up there, how much has to come out, how many gaps need sealing and whether loose fill or foam fits your house. That's why I can't give you a fair number until I've been in the attic. Topping up loose fill after sealing usually costs less than foam.
Usually it's gaps and thin spots right above that room, like an open can light, a leaky attic hatch, or insulation that's deep in the middle of the attic and thin at the edges. A room over a garage can come up short too, because the garage ceiling wasn't built for living space. I'll show you which one it is before we fix anything.
It needs to come out if it's been soaked, packed down by a leak, or full of droppings, because new material over it just buries the problem. Dry, clean insulation can usually stay, and we seal the gaps and add to it. I'll tell you which you've got after I've been up there.
It can, if the house was built before 1980 and the job removes or disturbs 100 square feet of surface. In that case the city adds a step before it issues a permit. Either an asbestos survey goes to the city showing the material poses no risk, or an abatement permit is obtained before any abatement starts. I ask about your house's age at the estimate, so that step is planned before old insulation comes out.
The city allows construction Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no work on Sundays or national holidays. Our crew works inside those hours. How many days we're there depends on your attic and whether old material comes out first, and I'll go over that with you at the estimate.
