Insulation Contractor in Incline Village, NV - Sealed Attics and Warmer Rooms Upstairs

J&K Carson City Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor working in Incline Village, NV. We seal the gaps in attics, crawl spaces and walls, then add blown-in or spray foam where your house actually needs it.

Get an estimate (775) 227-5588

White closed-cell spray foam fills the spaces between exposed wooden wall studs.

A crawl space vapor barrier covers the floor and foundation walls around support piers, with a dehumidifier at right.

What Incline Village houses are like to insulate

Most of our work in Incline Village is homes on the hillsides above Lake Tahoe, from older cabins to big newer houses with tall vaulted ceilings. Plenty of the older places have been added onto over the years, so one house can have two or three separate attics and a crawl space that's roomy at one end and a squeeze at the other. Even if you've seen our work in Sun Valley or Carson City, the houses up here usually ask for a different plan.

So before we price anything, I find every attic space and crawl space in the house and look in each one, because the one nobody's opened in years is usually where the cold room's trouble starts.

Insulation work we do in Incline Village

Spray foam insulation
Spray foam insulation seals and insulates in one pass, so we use it where gaps are hard to reach and loose fill won't stay put, like sloped walls upstairs.
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Attic insulation
If it's hot upstairs or the power bill keeps climbing, our attic insulation work starts with measuring the inches already up there and checking whether they're worth keeping.
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Blown-in insulation
Blown-in insulation is loose fill sent through a hose. We run it full depth out to the eaves, not just the middle, and keep the vents clear.
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Home insulation
Want the whole house warmer, not one room? For home insulation, I walk the attic, walls and crawl space with you, then we plan the order so nothing gets done twice.
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Insulation removal
Old insulation that got wet or filled with droppings comes out first with our insulation removal, because covering it with fresh material just buries the problem.
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Crawl space insulation
Cold floors over a crawl space usually mean the gaps around pipes and along the foundation weren't sealed, so our crawl space insulation closes those first.
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Wall insulation
Older walls up here that feel cold to the touch are often empty inside. Our wall insulation fills them through small holes we patch afterward, so finished rooms stay finished.
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Air sealing services
Drafty rooms usually trace back to gaps around doors, outlets, plumbing and the foundation, and our air sealing services find and close them so the heat you pay for stays in.
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Basement insulation
A chilly basement usually loses heat through the walls and the framing that sits on top of them, so our basement insulation seals and insulates both.
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Closed-cell foam insulation
Closed-cell foam insulation is dense foam that blocks moisture, so it's the one we reach for on crawl space and basement walls where damp would soak loose fill.
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Open-cell foam insulation
Open-cell foam insulation is the softer, lighter kind. We use it in dry walls and under rooflines where you want foam's air sealing without paying for the dense stuff.
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Commercial insulation
With commercial insulation, shops, offices and rental units get the same seal-first order as a house, planned around your hours and your tenants.
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Crawl space vapor barrier
A crawl space vapor barrier is heavy plastic laid over the dirt and run up the walls, so ground moisture stays out of the floor above.
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Vapor barrier installation
For vapor barrier installation in a wall or ceiling, we work out which side it belongs on first, because the wrong side traps moisture against the framing.
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Attic air sealing
With attic air sealing, we seal the attic floor around the hatch, light boxes and pipe holes before any insulation goes up, because loose fill won't stop air moving through it.
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Retrofit insulation
Adding insulation to a house that's already finished is retrofit insulation work, and the plan turns on what we can reach without tearing out drywall.
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What to know before an Incline Village insulation job

Incline Village is part of unincorporated Washoe County, so building permits here come from the county, for any project that isn't on its exempt list. Many Lake Tahoe projects also need a separate environmental review from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and in Incline Village TRPA has to approve or exempt the work before the county will issue its permit, so a job that needs one has that step to clear before we start. The rules up here differ from Carson City's, so we check with the county for your address, and if your job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork. We're fully licensed and insured.

We come up from Carson City for these jobs, so we plan the crew's day around the drive. What moves the price here is how many attic spaces there are and how hard they are to reach, whether old insulation has to come out first, how much sealing the light fixtures, pipes and hatch need, and whether a section calls for foam or blown-in will do. The schedule turns on the permit step when there is one, any removal, and the wait to come back inside after foam, and I go over all of it with you at the estimate so you see your own number before you decide.

Rooms over the garage often run cold because the garage ceiling below is thin or bare, so we check it from underneath as well as from the attic.
Vaulted ceilings leave little room above the drywall for loose fill, so we plan those sections separately from the flat part of the attic.
Insulation has to stay back from chimneys, flues and wood stove pipes, so we keep that clearance and seal those gaps with material made for the heat.
Steep or narrow driveways decide where the truck parks and how far the hose runs, so we sort out access at the estimate, not on install day.
Some attic hatches here sit inside closets, so we cover the floors and clear a path below before anyone climbs up.

Have me look at your Incline Village attic

Tell us which rooms run cold or drafty and roughly how old the house is. We reply within one business day, and most of the time it's me calling you back to set up a free estimate at your house. There's no obligation, and I go over what I found with you, up in the attic or crawl space if you want to see it, before you decide anything.

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Incline Village insulation questions

Who can pull a building permit for my house in Incline Village?

You can as the homeowner, because the county issues owner/builder permits only to the owner, and residential jobs outside that exemption, plus every commercial job, have to be issued to a licensed contractor. Someone else can pick up a permit for you once you've filled out the county's form naming them as your agent, which you'll find on the county's permit review page. When your job needs a permit and we're doing the work, we handle that paperwork.

Do I need a permit to add insulation to my house in Incline Village?

Possibly, so we check before we schedule rather than guess. The county's list of work that doesn't need a permit covers small jobs like minor roof repairs and swapping a sink or toilet in place, and in the Tahoe Basin extra restrictions and permits apply on top of that list. You can read the county's list of what requires a permit yourself, and I'll tell you what we found out for your address.

Is spray foam or blown-in insulation better for an attic in Incline Village?

For most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up blown-in insulation is the better buy, unless your ductwork runs through the attic. Foam costs more but seals air while it insulates, so when the ducts live up there, foaming the underside of the roof brings them inside the warm part of the house. If your attic only needs the cheaper fix, that's what I'll tell you.

How long do we have to stay out of the house after spray foam insulation?

You, the kids and the pets stay out until the re-entry time the foam maker sets has passed, and that wait differs from one product to the next. We tell you the time for the foam we're using before the job is booked, so you can plan where everyone goes. Blown-in and air sealing work usually doesn't need you to leave at all.

Service areas

We're an insulation contractor based in Carson City, and since 2017 we've worked across the cities around it, from Reno and Sparks down to Gardnerville and up to Incline Village, plus plenty of places in between. The cities below each have their own page, and if yours isn't listed, call and ask.

Call (775) 227-5588 or send the form with the rooms that bother you most, and since we answer the phone every day until 9 PM, you don't have to wait for a weekday to ask.