Thorough Insulation Contractor in Merced CA - A comfortable house, upstairs and down
Reliable Merced Spray Foam Insulation handles attic insulation, spray foam and drafty rooms in Merced and nearby cities like Atwater and Turlock. We also put vapor barriers in damp crawl spaces and fill the walls of older houses.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Replies within 1 business day.
An insulation business built on checking the work
Most of our calls are about a room that never feels right, an older house or a damp crawl space, and property managers call us about commercial buildings. I come out to every job myself and write down what I find before I quote it, and you can read more about us and how we got here.
About our businessI spent years in an office before I went looking for work I could put my hands on and check at the end of the day. I learned insulation on another crew around Merced and started Reliable Merced Spray Foam Insulation in 2017, and we're licensed and insured.
What our insulation contractor team does in Merced, CA
Reliable Merced Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor in Merced, CA, and we handle 16 kinds of work, from a hot upstairs to cold floors over a crawl space. The goal is the same each time, rooms that hold their temperature and a power bill that makes more sense. Price usually comes down to how big the space is, how easy it is to get into, whether old material has to come out first and how many gaps need sealing. The schedule turns on the same things, plus a permit and inspection if the job needs one. Your free on-site estimate puts your own job in writing.
Spray foam insulation
Spray foam goes on wet and expands into cracks and cavities, so it seals air and insulates in one pass. It costs more than loose fill, and it earns that most when your ductwork runs through the attic.
Attic insulation
Hot upstairs all summer? The attic is usually why, so we measure the inches already up there, seal the gaps and bring the whole floor to an even depth, edges included.
Blown-in insulation
Blown-in insulation is loose fill blown through a hose, which lets us cover an attic floor evenly and reach the tight spots near the eaves. We keep the eave vents clear so the attic can still breathe.
Home insulation
When a house is drafty in more than one place, we look at the attic, walls and crawl space together. Then we tell you which part to do first and which can wait.
Insulation removal
If the old insulation is soaked, flattened or full of droppings, new material on top won't fix it. We bag it out and clean up so the attic is ready for a fresh start.
Crawl space insulation
Cold floors usually mean the crawl space under the house has little or nothing holding heat in. We insulate between the floor joists once any moisture down there is dealt with.
Wall insulation
What's inside your walls? In a lot of older houses the answer is not much, and we fill those empty cavities so the rooms stop losing heat through every outside wall.
Air sealing services
Air sealing means closing the gaps that let outside air in, around pipes, wires, outlets, doors and the attic hatch. It's the step that stops drafts, and it often does more than extra insulation would.
Basement insulation
For homes and buildings with a basement, we insulate the walls and the rim joist, the band of framing that sits on the foundation. That keeps the floor above from feeling cold.
Closed-cell foam insulation
Closed-cell foam is dense foam that blocks moisture as well as air. We use it where water is a worry, like crawl spaces and rim joists, or where a thin space needs the most insulation it can hold.
Open-cell foam insulation
Open-cell foam is softer and lighter, and it fills rooflines and walls well while letting the framing dry out. It's usually the lower-cost of the two foams.
Commercial insulation
Property managers call us for offices, shops and other commercial buildings. We look the building over first, then plan the work around the people who use it.
Crawl space vapor barrier
A crawl space vapor barrier is a heavy plastic sheet laid over the dirt so ground moisture stays out of the framing. We seal the seams and run it up the foundation walls so it stays put.
Vapor barrier installation
Where moisture finds its way into walls, attics or floors, we put in the right vapor barrier for that spot. That keeps the insulation dry so it keeps doing its job.
Attic air sealing
Before insulation goes on an attic floor, we seal the holes around can lights, pipes, wires and the hatch. Insulation laid over an open gap just lets the draft keep coming.
Retrofit insulation
Retrofit insulation is adding insulation to a house that's already built, opening up only what the job needs. It's how most older homes get comfortable without a remodel.
Why homeowners hire us to look before we quote
Insulation is easy to sell and hard to check once it's up there, so we make our work easy to check. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. Call (209) 308-1021 or send the form below and I'll come out to look.
Written findings before any quote
I go through your attic, walls or crawl space with a flashlight and a camera and write down what I find, like the inches already there, wet spots, droppings and open gaps. You see the photos and notes before you decide anything.
The person who quotes it checks it
I write every estimate myself, and our own crew does the work. Before we call it done, I go back up and check it against what I wrote down.
Permits handled, city or county
We check whether your address falls under the City of Merced or the county, and if the job needs a permit, we take care of it and set up the inspection. The city requires contractors to hold a City of Merced business license before they apply for a permit, so it's fair to ask any contractor to show you theirs.
We fix the problem first, then insulate
Insulation laid over a leak or a problem is money wasted, so we work in order. Soaked or droppings-filled material comes out first, the gaps around can lights, pipes and the hatch get sealed, and the eave vents stay open so the attic can breathe. Then the new insulation goes down evenly, as deep at the edges as in the middle, because thin edges are where heat sneaks in.
Sometimes the honest answer is that a job isn't worth the money yet, or that the problem belongs to a roofer or a plumber, and I'll tell you that and who to call. If we're using spray foam, we tell you before we start when you'll need to be out and the re-entry time, which is when it's safe for you, the kids and the pets to come back in. And we clean up before we pack up.
Insulation work up close
Service areas
We're based in Merced and work in many cities around it, north toward Modesto and south toward Madera. Most of what we see out here is single-story houses with hot attics and crawl spaces under the floor, and we do the same careful work in each city. These cities have their own page, but they aren't the only ones we serve, so call if yours isn't listed.
Tell us what's going on in your house
Let us know which rooms run hot, cold or drafty, whether you think it's the attic, walls or crawl space, and roughly how old the house is. We reply within one business day to set a time, then I come out, look it over and write you a free estimate with what I found. There's no obligation to go ahead, and you can also contact us by phone or email or call (209) 308-1021.
(209) 308-1021If a room in your house never feels right, call (209) 308-1021 and I'll come take a look.
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