L&T French Valley Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor in French Valley, CA. We also work in Moreno Valley, sealing attic gaps, adding or replacing insulation and insulating crawl spaces and walls.
Most of what we see in Moreno Valley is tract housing, street after street of stucco homes. Many are two-story with a bedroom or bonus room over the garage, mixed in with older single-story places and newer subdivisions. A lot of our calls here come from owners and property managers looking after rentals, and the complaint is usually the one we hear in French Valley and Perris. The upstairs runs hot, the room over the garage never feels right, and the power bill keeps climbing.
Up top, these houses tend to look alike. The attics are usually wide and shallow, the ducts often run through them, and the insulation is whatever the builder blew in years ago, settled thin and pushed around by every installer who's crawled through since, so the job almost always starts with checking what's there and sealing the gaps.
When the ducts run through a shallow tract-home attic, we spray foam under the roof deck so they sit inside the insulated space, after checking the roof first.
Explore serviceMost attic jobs here start with measuring how many inches are already up there and whether it's clean, because that decides between topping up and starting over.
Explore serviceWe top up most attics here with loose fill blown through a hose, and we work it as deep out at the eaves as in the middle.
Explore serviceIf the whole house feels off, not just one room, we look at the attic, walls and floors and plan the work in the right order, gaps first.
Explore serviceOld insulation that's been soaked or full of droppings comes out before anything new goes in, because covering it over just buries the problem.
Explore serviceCold floors over a crawl space usually trace back to insulation that's fallen out from between the joists, and we check for moisture down there before replacing it.
Explore serviceFor a finished wall we usually fill the cavities through small holes and patch them after, and the stucco, blocking inside and outlets decide where we drill.
Explore serviceWe close the gaps around pipes, wires, can lights and the hatch before adding insulation, because loose fill sitting in a draft does far less than it should.
Explore serviceBasements are rare in houses here, so when we find one, or a below-grade room, we check the walls for moisture before choosing what goes on them.
Explore serviceWe use closed-cell foam, a dense foam that stops moisture as well as heat, along crawl space edges and other spots where damp air is the bigger worry.
Explore serviceIf you want the roofline sealed and the house quieter, open-cell foam is the lighter, softer choice, and we check the roof for leaks before spraying.
Explore serviceFor shops, offices and rental buildings, we plan the work around your tenants and hours, and how the building gets used decides which material fits.
Explore serviceWe lay heavy plastic sheeting over the dirt floor of a crawl space, lapping and taping the seams, so ground moisture stays out of the framing.
Explore serviceWhere a wall, floor or ceiling needs to stop moisture, we choose the barrier and which side it goes on by where the damp comes from.
Explore serviceHot upstairs rooms often trace to leaks in the attic floor, so we pull insulation back, seal wall tops and can lights, then cover them again.
Explore serviceAdding insulation to a lived-in house means working around what's built, so we reach through the attic, crawl space or small wall holes rather than tearing out drywall.
Explore servicePermits for work on existing houses here come from the city's Building and Safety Division, and its permit list doesn't spell out insulation on its own, so before we start I ask them whether your job needs one. If it does, we handle it with them, and their review comes before our crew shows up. Two things are worth checking on anyone you hire. California requires a state contractor's license for most of this work, and the city requires a Moreno Valley business license of every business working here, including ones based outside the city like us.
What moves the price is mostly what I find up top: how big the attic is and how easy it is to get into, how many inches are already there and whether they're clean, how many gaps need sealing, and whether foam makes sense or loose fill will do. The schedule turns on whether old material has to come out first, whether a roof leak needs fixing before anything goes in, and any permit review. I come out to look, explain what I found and put what I'd do in writing, the same way we do next door in Nuevo.
Tell us which rooms run hot, which floors feel cold or what you're unsure about in the attic, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out myself, look over the space, explain what I found and put what I'd do in writing. The estimate is free and there's no obligation to book.
(951) 417-1035Usually yes, because the Contractors State License Board requires a license when a project needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or has $1,000 or more in labor and materials across its contracts. Ask any contractor for their state license before you sign anything. We're fully licensed and insured, and I'm glad to go over it at the estimate.
Once all the required documents are in, the city's normal review time is within 12 business days. When your insulation job needs a permit, that review comes before we can start, so I'll tell you where it falls before we set a date.
That depends on what we're doing up there and what has to happen first, so I tell you at the estimate once I've seen the attic. With air sealing and loose fill, people can usually stay home while we work. With spray foam, everyone, pets included, stays out until the re-entry time in the foam maker's instructions has passed, and we follow those instructions.
We're based in French Valley and work across the cities around it in southwest Riverside County. These are the cities with their own page, and if yours isn't here, call and ask.
We pick up from 6 AM to 11 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 11 PM on weekends, so call (951) 417-1035 after work or send the form whenever it suits you.
If a room in your Moreno Valley house never feels right, tell us about it and we'll come take a look.
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