J&K Carson City Spray Foam Insulation insulates and air seals houses in Indian Hills, NV, from drafty attics and cold rooms over the garage to crawl spaces under chilly floors, plus the occasional shop or office.
On our jobs in Indian Hills we mostly walk into single-family homes, a lot of them with a bedroom or bonus room built over the garage, an attic reached through a hatch in a closet or hallway, and some sitting on crawl spaces with cold floors to match. They have plenty in common with what we find in Johnson Lane and Gardnerville, though every attic has had its own run of past owners and patch jobs.
That room over the garage is the call we get most, because it has cold air on more sides than the rest of the house and often thin insulation in the floor under it, so that floor and the attic above it are where I start.
Spray foam seals air and insulates in one step, which earns its higher cost in tight, awkward spots like rooflines and the floor over a garage.
Explore serviceWe start by measuring how many inches are already up there, then add the depth your attic is missing instead of selling you a whole new layer.
Explore serviceBlown-in is loose fill sent through a hose, and it's usually the most sensible way to top up an attic floor that's simply too thin.
Explore serviceWant the whole house looked at instead of one cold room? I'll go through the attic, walls and crawl space with you and say which one matters first.
Explore serviceOld insulation that got soaked or filled with droppings comes out before anything new goes in, because new material on top just buries the problem.
Explore serviceCold floors usually point to the crawl space, so we insulate between the floor joists and seal the edge where the house sits on the foundation.
Explore serviceFinished walls get filled through small holes we patch afterward. Open walls in a remodel get batts or foam before they're closed up again.
Explore serviceAir sealing means closing the gaps around pipes, wires and plumbing vents before insulation goes on, so the new layer isn't fighting a steady draft.
Explore serviceWe insulate basement walls and the band of framing sitting on top of them, picking foam or board that can handle the damp a below-grade wall carries.
Explore serviceClosed-cell foam is dense and blocks moisture, so it's our pick for foundation edges, crawl space walls and spots where a thin layer has to do a lot.
Explore serviceOpen-cell foam is softer and lighter, and it fills odd-shaped cavities and quiets sound well, which suits rooflines and interior walls more than damp areas.
Explore serviceShops, offices and rental units get the same look-first approach, and we schedule the crew around your open hours and your tenants' days.
Explore serviceA heavy plastic sheet over the dirt floor keeps ground moisture from rising into the crawl space, and we seal its seams so it stays put.
Explore serviceWhether a wall needs a vapor barrier, and on which side, depends on how it's built, so we settle that before the drywall goes up.
Explore serviceA lot of warm air escapes up through the ceiling, so we seal the attic hatch, the wall tops and every hole cut for wiring before adding insulation.
Explore serviceOlder houses rarely need everything redone. We add insulation where it's missing or thin, working through attics, crawl spaces and wall cavities without tearing the place apart.
Explore serviceIndian Hills has its own general improvement district, but building permits here come through Douglas County and its community development department, which issues permits for altering or repairing a building. The rules differ between the county, Carson City and the cities around us, so we check with the county about your address, and if your job needs a permit we take care of the paperwork, which can push the start date back a little. On a commercial building the county will only issue the permit to a Nevada-licensed contractor, so ask anyone bidding on your shop or office for their license, and we're fully licensed and insured.
The price comes down to what we find. What's already up there and whether it can stay, how easy the attic or crawl space is to get into, how many gaps need sealing, and whether foam or loose fill suits the house all move it, and the schedule turns on the same things plus any permit. You get your own figure at the estimate, where I walk you through what I saw, and Indian Hills is a short drive from us in Carson City, the same way we head out to Dayton to the east.
Tell us which room is bothering you and we'll reply within one business day, and most of the time it's me calling you back. I come out and look at the attic, crawl space or walls with you for a free on-site estimate, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
(775) 227-5588Some insulation jobs need one and some don't, and the county makes that call, so we ask before we start rather than guess. Under the county's building code, some non-structural work on a single-family house valued up to $2,000 doesn't need a building permit, but separate electrical or mechanical permits can still apply if the work touches those systems. If your job needs a permit, we handle the paperwork with the county.
Within 180 days, because a county permit expires and becomes void if the work it covers hasn't started by then. We set your start date with you once the permit is in hand.
Yes, for spray foam everyone, kids and pets included, stays out until the foam maker's re-entry time has passed, which is when it's safe to come back inside. I'll tell you that time for the product we're using before the job is booked, so you can plan where to stay. Blown-in fill and air sealing usually don't need you out, though we'll ask you to keep kids and pets away from the work area.
As an insulation contractor based in Carson City, we work across the cities around it, from Reno and Sparks down to Gardnerville and up to Incline Village, with plenty of places in between. These are the cities with their own page, so if yours isn't listed, call us anyway.
Knowing whether it's the room over the garage, cold floors or the whole upstairs tells me where to look first on the visit, so call (775) 227-5588 or send the form.
If you're not sure what your attic needs yet, send us a note and I'll explain what I'd look at first.
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