L&T French Valley Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor working in Lake Elsinore, CA. We insulate attics, walls and crawl spaces, seal the gaps that cause drafts and clear out old insulation that's past saving.
Most Lake Elsinore calls start with one room. It's usually the bedroom upstairs that runs hot or the room over the garage that's cold in the morning. Across the city we go from older homes near downtown and Main Street to newer tracts climbing the hills around the lake, and those two give us very different attics. Many of the newer places look a lot like the ones we work on in Wildomar, with the same builder layouts and the same thin spots along the eaves.
Older houses here often have thin, worn insulation and more to clean out first. Newer ones usually have decent depth but open gaps around can lights and the hatch. That's why I measure how many inches are already up there before I tell you what the job is.
Spray foam fills and seals gaps in one pass. It fits best where ductwork runs through the attic or the room over the garage stays drafty.
Explore serviceWhen upstairs rooms run hot, the attic is usually why. I measure what's up there and check for leaks and pests, then plan the depth from that.
Explore serviceBlown-in insulation is loose fill blown through a hose. It tops up an attic evenly and reaches the low edges at the eaves, where coverage is usually thinnest.
Explore serviceIf your house feels drafty or the power bill keeps climbing, we look at the attic, walls and floors together and fix them in the right order.
Explore serviceOld insulation that's been soaked or filled with droppings comes out before anything new goes in. Covering it over just keeps the smell and the problem.
Explore serviceCold floors over a crawl space usually mean bare framing or batts that have sagged. We insulate between the joists and plan around ground moisture.
Explore serviceWe fill the walls of a finished house through small openings. The method depends on what's already inside the cavities, so I look before I quote.
Explore serviceAir sealing means closing gaps before insulating, around pipes, wiring and the attic hatch. That way the new material isn't fighting a steady draft.
Explore serviceWhere a house has a basement or a below-grade room, we insulate the walls and rim joist. We plan around moisture coming through the concrete.
Explore serviceClosed-cell foam is dense foam that blocks moisture. We use it where water vapor is the worry, like a crawl space wall or tight framing.
Explore serviceOpen-cell foam is lighter and softer. It suits rooflines and interior walls where you want air sealed and noise quieted more than moisture stopped.
Explore serviceProperty managers and business owners get a schedule built around tenants and hours. We insulate offices, shops and rentals in the same order we use at home.
Explore serviceA crawl space vapor barrier covers the dirt with heavy sheeting, lapped and sealed at the seams, so ground moisture stays out of the floor framing.
Explore serviceWe add vapor barriers where moisture would otherwise work into the insulation. Which side it goes on depends on the wall, and that gets settled on site.
Explore serviceBefore any insulation goes in, we seal around can lights, the hatch, plumbing stacks and top plates, because loose fill can't stop air moving through.
Explore serviceAdding insulation to an existing home means working around what's already there. We start with your walls and attic as they are, then choose a method.
Explore serviceLake Elsinore has its own building office, and the city's building official issues permits for work that alters or repairs a building here, so I check what your job needs before we book it. When a permit is part of the job, we handle it with the city. Permitted work gets inspected and has to stay open until it's approved, so the inspection can decide when we close up. Before you hire anyone, us included, check the contractor's state license and ask about their city business license, because the city's business license page expects a current one from any contractor working inside its limits.
Most of the price here comes down to what I find in the attic. Old insulation that's soaked or full of droppings has to come out first. The size of the space, how hard it is to reach, how many gaps need sealing and whether you choose foam or loose fill all move the number too. Foam costs more and seals air while it insulates, but for most attics I'd rather seal the gaps and top up the loose fill, unless your ductwork lives up there. Removal, testing or a roof repair that has to happen first will push the start back, and the estimate gives you my plan for your house in writing. We do the same work in Murrieta and across the cities around it.
Tell us which rooms bother you, roughly how old the house is and whether you have permit questions, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I come out myself, look over the attic or crawl space, explain what I found and put what I'd do in writing. The estimate is free, with no pressure to book.
(951) 417-1035The city's list of permit-exempt work doesn't name insulation, so we don't assume your job is exempt, and we confirm it with the city before work starts. That list in the city's building and safety guide covers things like small sheds, fences and finish work such as painting and tiling. The city calls it a summary that can vary by project.
Yes. A contractor needs a state license when the job needs a building permit, uses any hired workers or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That takes in almost any job with a crew, so look up the contractor with the Contractors State License Board before you sign. We're fully licensed and insured.
Yes, the city takes building permit applications online through its Citizen Self-Service Portal, which you'll find on the city's building and safety page. When a permit is part of our job, we handle the application with the city, so it's one less thing on your list.
Usually yes, for the re-entry time, which is the wait before you, the kids and the pets can come back inside, and the foam maker's instructions set it. I give you that time for the product we're using before we book the day. With loose fill in the attic, most families stay home while we work.
As an insulation contractor based in French Valley, CA, we work across the cities around it in southwest Riverside County, including the ones listed here and others nearby.
We answer until 11 PM every day, so call (951) 417-1035 after work or send the form with the age of the house and the room that bothers you most.
If a room in your Lake Elsinore house never feels right, tell us about it and I'll come take a look.
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