Roof and Attic
This is the big one. That California sun beats down on your roof all day. Without good insulation? All that heat dumps right into your house.
Whole-Home Solutions
Complete Home Insulation Services in Glendale
Want your whole house to feel comfortable year-round? We'll insulate every part of your Glendale home - attic, walls, crawl space, floors - so you're not wasting money cooling air that escapes through gaps you can't even see.
The Complete Picture
Why Whole-Home Insulation Matters
Most folks just insulate the attic and call it a day. But here's the thing - heat doesn't care. It'll find another way out.
Your house leaks heat in more places than you'd think. Yeah, the attic's the big one - about 25-30% of heat loss happens up there. But your walls? Those are huge too. Same with floors over garages and crawl spaces. Fix just one area and heat finds another escape route.
Here in Glendale, we get hammered with 95+ degree summers. Especially up in the Verdugo foothills, Adams Hill, and Glenoaks Canyon - those hillside homes bake. Winter nights drop into the 40s. When you seal up the whole house, you'll cut your energy bills by 30-40%. We've seen it over and over.
We look at your home as one system. No point putting in fancy attic insulation if your walls are bleeding energy. We'll find every weak spot and put together a plan that actually makes sense for your budget.
What You'll Actually Notice
- No more hot and cold spots - every room feels the same
- Your AC won't run constantly (and it'll last longer too)
- Way less street noise, especially if you're near Brand or the 134
- Better air quality - less dust and allergens getting in
- Lower bills, summer and winter
- Adds real value when you sell
The Science Behind Comfort
Understanding Your Building Envelope
It's basically your home's outer shell - and most Glendale houses have holes in it.
Your building envelope is everything that separates inside from outside - roof, walls, foundation, windows, doors. Think of it like a cooler. If the lid's cracked, doesn't matter how thick the walls are - your ice is gonna melt.
A tight envelope does three jobs: stops heat from moving through (that's the insulation part), blocks air from sneaking in and out (air sealing), and keeps moisture where it belongs. Miss any one of these and you've got problems.
Most Glendale homes we see have the same issues. Walls with no insulation. Drafty windows - especially in those beautiful 1920s places in Rossmoyne and Montecito Park. Thin attic insulation. Floors over garages that are basically outdoor temperatures.
The Four Parts That Matter
Exterior Walls
Lots of square footage here. Older Glendale homes often have zero wall insulation. Just empty cavities. That's a huge energy drain.
Foundation and Floors
People forget about these. Ever notice your floor is cold in winter even with the heat on? That's ground temperature coming right through.
Windows and Doors
Air loves to sneak in around frames. Good weatherstripping and caulking make a bigger difference than most people realize.
Complete Coverage
Every Area of Your Home Protected
We don't just do attics. Here's everywhere we can help.
Attic Insulation
25-30% of home energy lossThis is where most of the action is. Hot air rises, plus your roof bakes in the sun all day. Without good attic insulation, you're basically air conditioning the neighborhood.
For Glendale, we usually recommend R-38 to R-60 depending on what you've got now.
What We Can Do Up There
Wall Insulation
35% of home energy lossWalls are sneaky. Can't see the problem, but if your home was built before 1980 (that's most of Glendale), there's a good chance your wall cavities are completely empty. All that surface area losing energy 24/7.
Good news: we can fix this without tearing your walls apart. Small holes, inject insulation, patch and paint.
How We Handle Walls
Crawl Space Insulation
15-20% of home energy lossLots of older Glendale homes have crawl spaces, and they're usually a mess - musty, damp, and doing nothing to help your energy bills.
Your Options
Floor Insulation
10-15% of home energy lossGot a bedroom over the garage? You already know what I'm talking about. It's freezing in winter and a sauna in summer. That's because your garage is basically outside.
Where We Insulate Floors
Local Expertise
Insulation Solutions for Glendale's Historic Homes
We work on these homes every week. Here's what we typically find.
Craftsman Bungalows
1900s-1930s
Love the woodwork, the built-ins, the character. But man, these houses were not built for energy efficiency. The walls are usually balloon-frame, and there's often nothing in them.
What We Usually Find
- Balloon-frame walls that let air travel from basement to attic
- Original single-pane windows that are basically outside temperatures
- Maybe 2-3 inches of old insulation in the attic (if anything)
How We Fix Them
Dense-pack the walls through small holes you'll never notice, bring the attic up to modern R-values, seal up that crawl space.
Spanish Revival
1920s-1940s
You see these all over Glendale - Kenneth Road, Adams Hill, Montecito Park. Gorgeous tile roofs and stucco walls. But thick stucco doesn't mean insulated. Most have hollow wall cavities.
What We Usually Find
- Stucco walls that look solid but are hollow inside
- Not much insulation under those beautiful clay tiles
- Complicated attics with multiple levels and weird angles
How We Fix Them
Spray foam for weird attic shapes, injection foam for stucco walls, and radiant barriers to bounce that summer heat back out.
Mid-Century Modern
1950s-1970s
The 50s and 60s stuff up in the Montrose hills, Glenoaks Canyon. Lots of glass. Flat roofs. Those cool exposed beams. Beautiful architecture, but tricky to insulate.
What We Usually Find
- Giant windows everywhere (great views, terrible for energy)
- Flat roofs with only a few inches of space for insulation
- Exposed beam ceilings - can't just stuff batts up there
How We Fix Them
Spray foam between the beams (keeps the look), insulation on top of the roof deck, window films for the glass. You keep the architecture, lose the energy waste.
The Complete System
How Whole-Home Insulation Works Together
Why doing it right beats doing it cheap.
Here's what happens when you just do the attic: heat finds another way out. We've seen customers spend good money on attic insulation and barely notice a difference. That's because the walls were the real problem.
Think about it like a bucket with holes. You can patch the biggest hole, but if there are ten smaller ones, you're still losing water. Heat works the same way.
When you do everything together, each piece helps the others. Attic insulation stops the stack effect that pulls air through walls. Sealed walls stop convection that bypasses the attic. It all works together.
The Multiplier Effect
15%
Attic Only
Energy savings from insulating attic alone
25%
Attic + Walls
Combined savings when adding wall insulation
40%
Complete Envelope
Maximum savings when you do the whole house
Our Approach
The Whole-Home Insulation Process
Here's how we do it, start to finish.
We Check Everything
Thermal imaging, looking in the attic, checking the crawl space - we'll find where your house is losing energy. No charge for this.
You Pick What Works
We'll give you options based on what we find. You can do it all at once or tackle the biggest problems first - your call, your budget.
We Get It Done
Our crew shows up on time, does clean work, and doesn't leave a mess. Most projects wrap up in a day or two.
You're Covered
We test when we're done to make sure everything's right. Full warranty on labor and materials - we stand behind our work.
Let's Figure Out What Your House Needs
Free assessment, no pressure. We'll look at everything, tell you what we find, and give you honest options. Been doing this in Rossmoyne, Adams Hill, Verdugo Woodlands, and all over Glendale for 15+ years.