L&T French Valley Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor based in French Valley, CA. We insulate and air seal attics, walls and crawl spaces for Menifee homes, plus some rentals and small businesses.
Menifee is a short drive up from our home base in French Valley, and the calls we get here usually start the same way. Someone has a hot upstairs, a room over the garage that never feels right, or a power bill that keeps climbing. Once I'm up in the attic, the story changes from house to house, because some have ductwork running across the joists, some have insulation that's settled thin over the years, and some have a hatch nobody ever sealed.
That's why a house with its ducts in the attic and one without rarely get the same plan from me, even on the same street.
Spray foam insulation seals air while it insulates, which earns its higher cost when ducts run through the attic or the walls are already open.
Explore serviceIf the upstairs runs hot, attic insulation starts with measuring what's up there, then sealing gaps before we add depth all the way out to the eaves.
Explore serviceBlown-in insulation is loose fill we blow through a hose to top up a thin attic, and we keep the eave vents open so the attic still breathes.
Explore serviceWhen a whole house feels drafty, home insulation means looking at the attic, walls and crawl space together and fixing them in the order that pays off first.
Explore serviceInsulation that's been soaked or fouled by rodents has to come out before new goes in, so insulation removal clears the attic down to clean framing.
Explore serviceFor cold floors over a crawl space, crawl space insulation goes up between the floor framing, and we check for moisture down there first.
Explore serviceWall insulation fills the cavities behind drywall, either through small holes in a finished wall or straight into open studs during a remodel, which decides the method.
Explore serviceDrafts around outlets, plumbing runs and the wall between the house and garage are what air sealing goes after, closing leaks room by room before anything gets insulated.
Explore serviceWhere a house has a basement, basement insulation covers the walls and the framing ledge on top, and the plan depends on whether those walls stay dry.
Explore serviceClosed-cell foam insulation is the dense foam that blocks moisture as well as air, so it's what we'd pick for a damp crawl space or a metal building.
Explore serviceFor a sealed roofline on a tighter budget, open-cell foam insulation is the softer foam that fills odd cavities, though it doesn't stop moisture the way closed-cell does.
Explore serviceCommercial insulation covers offices, shops and rentals for property managers and owners, and we plan the work around your hours so the business keeps running.
Explore serviceA crawl space vapor barrier is heavy plastic sheeting laid over the dirt and run up the walls so ground moisture stays out of the floor framing.
Explore serviceWalls and ceilings sometimes need a layer that slows moisture, and vapor barrier installation puts it on the right side, because the wrong side traps water.
Explore serviceAttic air sealing closes the openings around can lights, plumbing stacks, wiring and the hatch, so new insulation isn't fighting a draft from the rooms below.
Explore serviceIn a lived-in house, retrofit insulation adds what's missing without tearing the place apart, working through the attic, crawl space or small holes in finished walls.
Explore serviceInside the city limits, building permits come from the City of Menifee's Building & Safety Division. Before an insulation job starts, I check whether yours needs one. If it's unclear, we ask the city before any work begins, and when a permit is part of the job, we handle it with them, which can add time before the crew shows up. Ask any contractor you're weighing for two things: a California contractor license and a Menifee business license, which the city requires of every business working inside its limits and which runs January through December.
The price turns on what I find up top, starting with how many inches are already there. Old material that has to come out, the number of gaps that need sealing and whether foam is worth it because your ductwork lives in the attic all move it too. The schedule turns on the same things, plus any roof leak or permit that has to be cleared first, and the estimate is where I put what I'd do for your house in writing. We answer the same questions in Temecula and across southwest Riverside County, but in Menifee the paperwork runs through the city's own office.
Tell us which room bothers you or what you're worried about in the attic. Send the form or call (951) 417-1035, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out myself, look over your attic or crawl space, explain what I found and put what I'd do in writing, free and with no pressure to book.
(951) 417-1035Yes. The state contractor board requires a license whenever a job needs a building permit, uses any workers or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A job escapes that only with no permit, no employees and a total under $1,000, and the board says a bigger job can't be split into smaller pieces to get under that line. We're fully licensed and insured, so that's settled before we start.
Not always. The city's older list of work that needs no permit includes roof covering repairs under 100 square feet in total within any 12 months, and pipe or fixture leak repairs that don't replace or move anything. Because that handout is older, check the current rules with the city before the roofer starts. If I spot a leak at the estimate, I'll point it out so it gets fixed before any insulation goes in.
Construction near homes in Menifee is allowed Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and not on nationally recognized holidays. That's the city's rule for work within a quarter mile of an occupied house, and Sunday or holiday work needs approval from the City Building Official or City Engineer first, so we plan our crew days inside those hours.
Usually not for blown-in work. With spray foam, though, everyone, kids and pets included, stays out until the re-entry time, which is when it's safe to come back inside. I tell you that time before the job is booked, so you can plan where to be.
We're based in French Valley and work across the cities around it in southwest Riverside County, including the ones listed here. If your city isn't on the list, call and ask.
Call (951) 417-1035 any day of the week, early morning until 11 at night, or send the form, and tell us which room bothers you most so I know where to start looking.
If a room in your Menifee house never feels right, tell us about it and we'll take a look.
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