We're D&T West Lafayette Spray Foam Insulation, an insulation contractor based in West Lafayette, and we air seal and insulate attics, walls, crawl spaces and basements in Crawfordsville homes. Attics and air sealing are what we're known for, because that's the part that makes the rest of the insulation count.
(765) 250-8264
Crawfordsville is one of the cities around our home base in West Lafayette, and the calls from there sound familiar. There's the upstairs bedroom that stays cold all winter, the floors that feel like ice over the crawl space, and the room over the garage nobody wants to sleep in. A lot of those calls come from older houses, where the insulation went in a long time ago and has packed down since.
In those attics I usually find a few inches of old fill, open gaps around the light fixtures and pipes, and coverage that's thinnest right at the edges, which is backward. That's why I look before I quote, because the fix depends on what's already up there and whether it's dry.
Send the form or call (765) 250-8264, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Crawfordsville house myself, look over the attic or crawl space with you and walk you through the estimate. It's free, and there's no obligation to book anything.
(765) 250-8264Most calls here start in the attic, so that's where we usually begin. We air seal first, closing the gaps around can lights, pipes and the attic hatch so the new insulation isn't fighting a draft. Then we top up with blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, and carry it full depth out to the edges while keeping the eave vents clear. We also spray foam where ductwork runs through the attic, insulate crawl spaces and basements for cold floors, put down vapor barriers, fill older walls, and pull out old insulation that's wet or full of droppings before anything new goes in.
Inside Crawfordsville, permits come from the city's Department of Planning and Building Services, where the Zoning Administrator issues them. The city's permit list names remodels, additions and new construction rather than insulation on its own, so if your insulation is part of a bigger project, or you want to know whether your job needs one, that department is the place to ask, and a permit puts the city's review and inspections on the schedule too. I check which office covers your address before we book anything, and we handle the permit side with that office when your job calls for one. The department also takes contractor registrations online, so it's fair to ask anyone you're thinking of hiring whether they've filed one with the city.
Price here turns on the same things it does in Lafayette or Frankfort: how many inches are already up there, whether the old material is dry and clean or has to come out, how much sealing the attic needs first, and how easy it is to get into. The schedule mostly depends on whether removal comes first and, on permitted work, when the inspections fall. I'll give you your own figure once I've seen the attic.
We close the gaps around can lights, pipes, wiring and the attic hatch before we add insulation, because new material over open gaps just sits in a draft. We also keep the eave vents clear, so the attic can still breathe and moisture doesn't end up in the framing.
I come out to your house, climb into the attic or crawl space and give you the estimate myself. Then I work alongside our crew on the install, so what we talked about in your driveway is what gets done, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
If your attic already has enough dry, clean insulation, or the roof leaks and needs fixing first, I'll tell you, because insulation over a wet roof is money thrown away. We're fully licensed and insured. Call (765) 250-8264 and I'll come take a look.
Usually not, unless your ductwork runs through the attic. Foam costs more because it seals air and insulates in one step, but in most attics, sealing the gaps by hand and topping up with loose fill does the job for less. Where the ducts live up there, foam is often the better call, and I'll tell you which way I'd go once I've seen it.
For air sealing and blown-in work you can usually stay home, though we'll ask you to keep kids and pets away from the attic hatch while we work. Spray foam is different, because everyone has to be out until the re-entry time passes, which is how long before it's safe to come back in. I'll give you that time for the product we're using before we set the day.
If the upstairs runs hot in summer, a room stays cold in winter or the power bill doesn't match the house, the attic is the first place to look. What settles it is how many inches are up there, whether they're even right out to the edges, and whether the gaps around lights and pipes are still open. That's what I check when I come out.
Usually it's buried eave vents, which stop the attic from breathing, or new material laid over old insulation that was already wet. We keep the vents clear and pull out soaked or droppings-filled insulation before anything new goes in. If the roof is leaking, that gets fixed first.
No. The Montgomery County Building and Zoning Department handles most of the county but not the City of Crawfordsville or the city's two-mile jurisdiction, so an address inside those lines goes through the city. Houses farther out can land with the county, which is why I check your address first.
Under the city's posted permit process, the owner or applicant schedules inspections directly with the City Building Inspector. After the final inspection the department issues a certificate of occupancy, and the project can't be used until it does, which matters most when insulation is part of a remodel or addition. When we're handling the permit side, we'll work out the inspection timing with you.
