We're an insulation contractor based in West Lafayette, and we seal and insulate attics, crawl spaces and walls for Monticello homes, from lake houses on Shafer and Freeman to older places in town.
(765) 250-8264
Monticello is a lake town as much as a river town, with the Tippecanoe running between Lake Shafer and Lake Freeman, and a lot of the houses we see sit close to the water. Some were built for summers and are lived in all year now, which usually shows up as a thin attic and cold floors over the crawl space.
In town, the older houses are drafty the way older houses tend to be, with gaps at the attic hatch, around pipes and under old can lights. On a lake house, the first place I look is the crawl space, because damp air down there works its way up into the house, and new insulation won't fix that until the moisture is handled.
We reply within one business day, and the estimate is free, done at your house in Monticello and comes with no obligation. I'm the one who comes out, goes up in the attic or down in the crawl space with a flashlight, and tells you what's worth doing and what isn't.
(765) 250-8264Most Monticello calls start in the attic, where we seal the gaps first and then add blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, to an even depth all the way out to the eaves. When the old material is soaked or full of droppings, we pull it out with insulation removal instead of burying the problem under a fresh layer. Under lake houses we insulate crawl spaces and lay vapor barrier over the ground, and when the room over the garage stays cold or the ductwork runs through the attic, we'll talk through closed-cell foam, a dense foam that also blocks moisture.
The White County Building Inspector's Office handles residential permits and posts its applications on the county's building and floodplain page. I won't guess whether your job needs one, so we check which office covers your address and handle the permit side with that office when your job calls for it, and that step comes before our crew starts. Whoever you hire, ask to see proof of insurance first, because an uninsured crew in your attic leaves the risk with you.
We're based in West Lafayette and drive up for Monticello jobs, the same work we do across the cities around us. Price and schedule both turn on how many inches are already up there, whether the old layer has to come out, and how much sealing the house needs, and I'll tell you which of those your house has when I come out.
We seal around can lights, pipes, wiring holes and the attic hatch before adding anything, because insulation over open gaps just fights a draft all winter. It's the part nobody sees once the job's done, and it's what we're best known for.
I come out myself to look at the job and give the estimate, and I work alongside our crew on the install. The person who told you what your attic needs is the one up there doing it, so nothing gets lost along the way.
If your attic already has enough insulation, or a roof leak needs fixing first, I'll tell you that instead of selling you a job. Insulation over a wet roof is money thrown away, and I'd rather you spend it where it counts.
We're fully licensed and insured, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job. I learned the trade on another contractor's crew before starting this business in 2023. When you're ready for someone to take a look, call (765) 250-8264 or send the form.
It depends on your attic, so I give you a number after I've been up there, not over the phone. The biggest swings are whether the old insulation is clean enough to stay, how much air sealing the attic needs and how hard it is to reach. Foam costs more than loose fill, so that choice moves the price too.
With air sealing and blown-in insulation, you usually don't have to leave at all. Spray foam is different, because every foam product comes with a re-entry time, which is when it's safe to come back inside, and we go by that product's time for kids and pets too. I'll tell you which one applies before we book the job.
For most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up loose fill is the better buy. Foam costs more, though it seals air while it insulates, so it earns its price when your ductwork runs through the attic. I'll tell you which one your attic needs and why.
Usually it's an uninsulated crawl space under the floor, with outside air moving through it. If the crawl space is damp, we lay vapor barrier over the ground first and then insulate, because insulation in a wet crawl space doesn't hold up.
You can apply online through the county's Area Plan page, which links online building permits for residential work and online requests for inspections. If you'd rather go in person, the Building Inspector's Office is on the second floor of the county Government Center in Monticello, open 8 AM to 4 PM on weekdays, closed on holidays.
For one- and two-family homes, the state lists the 2020 Indiana Residential Code as the one in effect, and it's based on the 2018 International Residential Code. For the energy side of an insulation job, White County posts an Energy Code Packet beside its permit forms.
