We're Redondo Beach Insulation Company, an insulation contractor based in Redondo Beach, and we insulate attics, crawl spaces and walls in Lomita homes. I come out myself, show you what's up there and tell you plainly what it needs. Call (424) 254-3847.
(424) 254-3847
Lomita's a small city with a lot of houses that have been standing a good while, and most of the attics we open there haven't had anyone in them in years. We usually find a few inches of old loose fill that's settled flat, gaps around the can lights and the hatch, and a back bedroom or a room over the garage that the family gave up on long ago.
It's the same kind of call we get next door in Torrance, and the fix starts the same way, with me up there with a flashlight and a camera before anybody talks about material.
We reply within one business day, and the estimate is free with no obligation. I come out to your Lomita house myself, walk it with you and go up into the attic or down into the crawl space. Then you get photos of what I found and a written plan that shows what comes first and why.
(424) 254-3847Most of our Lomita work is in the attic, starting with air sealing to close the gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch, then blowing loose fill in through a hose to bring thin coverage back up. When the old material is soaked or full of droppings, we take it out first so the problem doesn't get buried under the new. We also insulate crawl spaces and walls, and where the ductwork runs through the attic we'll talk about foam, such as open-cell foam insulation along the underside of the roof.
Lomita runs its building and safety work through a contract with Los Angeles County, so according to an earlier city report, county staff handle plan review and inspections for building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits on the city's behalf. If your job needs a permit, that county review and inspection becomes part of the schedule, so I look up what the city or the county asks for at your address, tell you what I've found at the estimate, and we handle the application as part of the job. We're licensed and fully insured.
The price here turns on things you can see on the walk-through: how many inches are already up there, whether old insulation has to come out first, how many gaps need sealing, and whether foam makes sense or loose fill will do. Lomita's compact and a short drive from our base in Redondo Beach, and we do the same work up in Del Aire and across the South Bay. Your estimate comes with photos and a written plan, so you'll see your own figure and what comes first.
I walk the house with you and go into the attic or crawl space myself before anyone picks up a tool. You get photos of what I found and a written plan, so you understand your own house and can spot trouble later on.
Laying fresh insulation over old material that's soaked or full of droppings just buries the problem. We clear it out and seal the gaps first, and we keep the eave vents open so the attic can still breathe and moisture doesn't settle in the framing.
Foam costs more, and it seals air while it insulates. For most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up loose fill does the job better for the money unless the ductwork lives up there, and I'll tell you which one your house needs.
Our crew does the installs, and I check the work on site myself. We're licensed and fully insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Call (424) 254-3847 or use the form to set up your walk-through.
The price is set by what's in your attic now, so you get your number at the free estimate after I've been up there. Pulling out old insulation that's soaked or full of droppings adds to the job, and so does choosing foam over loose fill. An attic that only needs its gaps sealed and a top-up usually comes in lower.
Your written plan tells you, because the time up there depends mostly on whether old insulation has to come out first and how many gaps need sealing before new material goes down. Removal and cleanup come before anything new, so a job with dirty old fill takes longer than a straight top-up.
For foam, yes, you, the kids and the pets stay out until the re-entry time, the point when it's safe to come back in, and the foam maker's instructions set that time. For blown-in work and air sealing, most families stay home. I'll tell you at the estimate how long you'd be out for the product we'd use.
Usually it's air leaks and thin edges rather than no insulation at all. Air comes in around can lights, pipes or the attic hatch, or the insulation is deep in the middle of the attic and thin over the outside rooms, which is backward. Rooms over a garage are the usual suspect, and I'll show you photos of what's over yours.
The city's own findings, in a proposed code ordinance, describe hot, dry summers, strong Santa Ana winds, and heavy winter rains that can lead to expansive soil, the kind that swells when it's wet. Those findings speak for Lomita as a whole. For insulation, the hot summers show up as a baking attic, and the wet winters are why I check a crawl space for damp before anything gets covered. What your own house does, I find out on the walk-through.
Lomita follows the county's building codes, because an earlier city report says the city adopts the county's updated codes as its own every three years. So the rules that apply to your project move with the county's updates. The same report describes a proposed ordinance to adopt the latest county codes with some amendments for local conditions.
