Spray foam insulation
We spray foam where loose fill won't stay put or can't seal, like rooflines, rim joists and the room over the garage that never feels right.
Insulation contractor in Taylorville, IL - warmer rooms, drier crawl spaces
Prime Springfield Spray Foam Insulation insulates attics, walls and crawl spaces in Taylorville, IL. We seal the gaps, clear out what's ruined and add insulation so the upstairs stops cooking in July and the floors stop chilling your feet.
Insulating Taylorville houses, attic to crawl space
Taylorville is a short drive down from our base in Springfield, and the houses here give us a bit of everything. The older two-story homes nearer the middle of the city often have a few packed-down inches in the attic and walls with little or nothing in them. The ranches sit over crawl spaces that run cold under the floors. The farmhouses outside the city tend to have additions with their own attic and no way to get between them, because whoever built the addition didn't plan on anyone crawling over. What moves the price is how much is already up there, whether it's dry enough to keep, how many gaps need sealing and whether foam or loose fill makes sense. The schedule mostly turns on whether the space is ready for us, and I'll give you the number for your house once I've seen it.
We do the same work in Lincoln and Decatur, but no two houses get priced off a chart. In Taylorville, the age of the house and what's underneath it usually decide whether we start in the attic or the crawl space.
I look before we price
I come out for every estimate myself and look over the attic or crawl space before we price anything, because the number depends on what's already up there.
Wet crawl spaces dry first
If your crawl space is damp, we deal with the water and the vapor barrier before any insulation goes down. Insulation over water just hides it for a while.
I check before we pack up
Our crew does the install, and I'm on most jobs or checking them before we leave, because a thin corner is easier to catch today than next January.
Insulation work we do in Taylorville
Attic insulation
A lot of attics we open have a few packed-down inches. We seal the gaps, keep the eave vents clear and bring the edges up as deep as the middle.
Blown-in insulation
Blown-in insulation is loose fill sent through a hose, and it tops up an attic evenly. It's usually the better buy once the air leaks underneath are sealed.
Home insulation
When the whole house feels drafty, I look at the attic, walls and crawl space together so your money goes where the heat is actually leaving.
Insulation removal
When old fill is ruined or in the way, we bag it and haul it out, so the new insulation starts on a clean, sealed attic floor.
Crawl space insulation
Cold floors over a crawl space usually mean the framing or walls down there are bare. We insulate once the space is dry enough to hold it.
Wall insulation
Older two-story houses often have empty or slumped wall cavities. We fill them with as little patching as the wall allows, so the room stops feeling drafty.
Air sealing services
We find and close drafts around the house at the rim joist, plumbing and wiring holes and the attic hatch, so the heat stays where you're paying for it.
Basement insulation
A cold, clammy basement usually needs its walls and rim joist done. We check for water coming through before we cover anything up.
Closed-cell foam insulation
Closed-cell foam is dense enough to block moisture as well as air, which makes it the pick for rim joists, crawl space walls and other spots that see damp.
Open-cell foam insulation
Open-cell foam is softer and lighter, and it fills odd shapes and rooflines well where moisture isn't a worry, usually for less than closed-cell.
Commercial insulation
We insulate shops, offices and rental buildings too, and landlords and property managers call us for units that run up the power bill between tenants.
Crawl space vapor barrier
A sealed sheet of plastic over the dirt floor keeps ground moisture from rising into the crawl space and into the wood above it.
Vapor barrier installation
We put vapor barriers where damp air would otherwise soak into walls, floors or insulation, and we put them on the side that keeps the moisture out.
Attic air sealing
Before fill goes up, we seal the attic floor around can lights, the chimney and the plumbing stack, because a gap there pulls warm air right into the attic.
Retrofit insulation
Adding insulation to a finished house means working around what's there. We pick the method that does the job with the least tearing into your walls.
Get a free on-site look at your insulation
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, look over the space and give you a price, with no obligation to book.
Free and done at your house
The estimate costs nothing, and it's done on site because I need to see the space. Photos don't show soaked fill or buried eave vents.
Reachable after work
We answer calls into the evening and on weekends, so you can reach us after your shift instead of squeezing it into a lunch break.
Licensed and insured
We're licensed and insured, and our work is satisfaction guaranteed, so you know exactly who's responsible for what happens in your attic.
Questions about insulating a Taylorville house
These are the questions Taylorville homeowners ask before we get up in the attic or down in the crawl space.
Do I need a permit to insulate my house in Taylorville?
We check with the city before we start, and if your job needs a permit, we take care of it. In Taylorville the City Clerk issues city permits, and the posted forms cover building, solar, demolition, remodeling and storage container work, which doesn't settle insulation either way. You can see them on the city's building and zoning page.
Is spray foam better than blown-in insulation for my attic?
Usually not on a plain attic floor. Sealing the gaps first and then topping up with blown-in insulation, which is loose fill sent through a hose, usually does the job for less. Foam costs more because it seals air while it insulates, and it earns that cost when your ductwork runs through the attic.
Do we have to leave the house during spray foam insulation?
Yes, for spray foam you, the kids and the pets stay out until the re-entry time has passed, which is the wait the foam maker sets before anyone comes back inside. I'll tell you that wait for the product we're using when we schedule. Blown-in work in the attic usually doesn't need you out of the house.
Can new insulation go over the old insulation in my attic?
Usually, if the old material is dry and clean. If it's been soaked by a roof leak or is full of droppings, it comes out first, because covering it keeps the smell and the damp in your house. And if the roof still leaks, I'll tell you to fix that before we put anything up there.
Where our insulation crew works
We're based in Springfield and work across central Illinois, including the cities listed here and the ones around them. If your address isn't on the list, call and ask.
Have your Taylorville attic looked at before winter
Call (217) 210-0709 or send the form now, so there's time to fix anything that has to come first before the cold sets in.