Hot upstairs in summer and cold floors in winter? We seal the gaps, then blow insulation out to every edge of your attic.
Blown-in insulation is loose cellulose or fiberglass blown through a hose onto your attic floor, or into closed walls through small holes. For most West Lafayette houses with a thin or uneven attic, it's the most practical way to get full, even coverage.
Most calls start with a hot upstairs, cold floors or a power bill that doesn't add up, and the attic is usually where I find the reason. The price moves with the size of the attic, how many inches are already up there, how many gaps need closing first, which is the attic air sealing part of the job, and whether old material has to come out before anything new goes in. The schedule turns on those same things, plus a permit when your job calls for one, and I'll check which office covers your address so you know where that stands. I'll give you your own number after I've seen the attic.
I'm the one who climbs into your attic, looks at what's there and gives you the estimate. I also work alongside our crew on the install, so the person who saw the problem is standing there when we fix it.
I care about the order of the work, because insulation over open gaps or a wet roof is money thrown away. If I find a leak or a soaked layer, we deal with that first and I tell you plainly what it adds to the job.
I started this business in 2023 after learning insulation on another contractor's crew. If your attic already has enough and the real problem is somewhere else, I'll tell you that rather than sell you a job you don't need.
We're fully licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job, and if something about the finished attic doesn't sit right with you, tell me. When you're ready, call (765) 250-8264 or use the form below and I'll set a time to come look.
We reply within one business day, and the estimate is free, on site and comes with no obligation. Once you send the form, we'll set a time for me to come out, look at your attic and give you a price. It helps to know your home's age and where the attic hatch is, and to mention any old wiring or gray-brown, pebbly insulation you've spotted.
Inside city limits, the West Lafayette Building Department issues permits for residential work and requires a building permit for any alterations, repairs or changes to an existing building, so I check with them whether your insulation job needs one. If your address sits outside city limits, the city sends you to the City of Lafayette or the Tippecanoe County Building Commission instead, and I sort out which one covers you before we schedule. When a permit is needed, we handle that side with the right office, and the city says its review is typically done within 10 business days once it has everything it asked for.
We're based in West Lafayette and do the same work in the cities around it, including Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Frankfort and Monticello. Around here I see a lot of drafty older houses where the insulation has settled thin over the years, rooms over the garage that never warm up, and newer attics filled deep in the middle and left short along the edges.
For most attic floors, yes. An older federal fact sheet found that blowing loose fill usually costs less than installing batts and covers the floor better, though install costs vary. Batts leave seams around joists and wires, and loose fill settles into those spaces, which is why we use it on attic floors.
Attic insulation across the US usually costs about $1,700 to $2,500 per job, and that's a national figure, not our price. Your number depends on attic size, how much is already up there and how much sealing or removal comes first. If money is tight, Indiana's Weatherization Assistance Program can serve households with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level, or those eligible for the Energy Assistance Program, whose homes are safe to weatherize, and its work may include attic and wall insulation.
Leave it alone and treat it as if it may contain asbestos, which is what the EPA advises, because disturbing it can put fibers in the air. If you decide to have it taken out, that's work for a trained, accredited asbestos abatement contractor, separate from whoever assessed it. If I find it during an estimate, we stop there and plan around it with you before anything else happens.
Settle the wiring first, because one building guide notes the electrical code bars insulation from going on or around knob-and-tube wiring, the old wires strung on porcelain knobs. If your house was built before 1980 and the job means opening walls, that guide also says to plan for lead safety rules, depending on how much the walls get disturbed. I look for both during the estimate, so you know what has to happen before any insulation goes in.
It should include sealing the openings in the attic floor with sealant, spray foam or blocking before any insulation goes in, since federal guidance for existing vented attics puts that step first. Prep should also cover metal blocking and collars around hot flues, and covers over recessed can lights that aren't rated for contact with insulation, so it's worth asking which of your lights need one. If a quote jumps straight to inches, ask what happens to the gaps.
