Insulation Contractor in Fountain, CO - Sealed Attics, Warmer Upstairs
Precision Pueblo Spray Foam Insulation seals and insulates attics, crawl spaces and walls in Fountain, CO. I look at your house myself and tell you plainly what we find, and then our crew seals the gaps before adding insulation.
Get your Fountain attic looked at
I check what's up there now and show you the gaps before pricing anything.
Request an estimateFountain: older streets and newer subdivisions
Fountain sits up I-25 from us, just south of Colorado Springs. Most of the houses we walk into here are newer subdivision builds, and there's a smaller set of older homes near the middle of town. A lot of families here are tied to Fort Carson, so we meet plenty of owners who bought recently and landlords getting rentals ready for the next move. The newer houses usually came with builder-grade attics. Those were blown to the minimum the day the house went up and have settled since.
That shapes most of our work in Fountain. The newer houses usually need their gaps sealed and their thin edges topped up. In the older ones we often have to pull out tired insulation before anything new goes in.
Working in Fountain: what we check before we start
Fountain has the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department run its building codes, so that's who issues permits here, not a Pueblo office. The department's permit list names work like roofing, furnaces, water heaters, decks and electrical. Insulation isn't on it, so before we start I find out what your job at your address needs. If it needs a permit, we pull it and line up the inspection, and waiting on that inspection can add time to the schedule. A contractor hired for permit work has to be licensed and registered with the department and can only pull a permit while that license is in good standing, so ask anyone you're considering to show you theirs.
Several things move the price: the size of your attic, how easy it is to get into, how many inches are already up there and how many gaps need sealing. It also goes up if old insulation has to come out first or if you choose foam over loose fill. The schedule mostly turns on removal and any inspection. We're up I-25 for jobs here and in Security-Widefield regularly. I look at the space before I put a price on anything, so the number you get is for your house and isn't a guess.
Services in Fountain, CO
Attic air sealing
Attics in the newer Fountain subdivisions usually have open gaps around can lights, plumbing pipes and the hatch, and warm air leaks through them all winter. We seal those first, because insulation laid over a draft just gets air blown through it.
Blown-in insulation
Builder-grade attics here have usually settled thin, and they're often thinnest at the edges, which is backward. We top them up with blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, and we keep the eave vents clear so the attic can still breathe.
Insulation removal
Some older houses in town have insulation that got soaked by a roof leak or turned into a mouse hotel. We pull it out before adding new, since fresh material over a bad layer just hides the problem.
Spray foam insulation
The room over the garage is often the coldest room in the house in January and the hottest in July, because that floor gets little insulation and plenty of drafts. Spray foam seals and insulates in one pass, so it works well in those tight floor spaces where loose fill can't reach.
Crawl space insulation
Houses here with crawl spaces tend to have cold floors in winter, and the crawl space is where that cold comes from. We insulate the crawl space, but if it's damp down there I'll tell you to deal with the water first.
Wall insulation
A few of the older homes near the middle of town have little or nothing inside the outside walls. We can fill finished walls through small holes and patch them afterward, so nobody has to tear out drywall.
Get a free at-home insulation estimate in Fountain
We reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Fountain house myself, look at the attic or crawl space, and give you a price based on what's actually there. There's no obligation to book.
- Phone
- (719) 601-8052
- Location
- Pueblo, CO 81003
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and fully insured.
What Fountain homeowners can count on
We're based in Pueblo, CO, and we cover 16 insulation services across 7 service areas, Fountain included. Estimates are free and done in person.
- Based in
- CO
- Pueblo
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 7
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a permit to insulate my attic in Fountain, CO?
It may need one, and we find out before we start so nobody has to guess. The building department's list of work that needs no permit covers things like roof or siding repairs under 100 square feet and swapping a door or window without changing the opening. Insulation isn't on that list, so it's worth checking. If your job does need a permit, we pull it.
Can I pull the permit myself if I hire an insulation contractor in Fountain?
No. A homeowner can only get a permit for work they do themselves on the house they own and live in, and pulling one for a contractor you've hired is illegal. If your job needs a permit, it goes in our name, and we line up the inspection.
How much does it cost to insulate an attic in Fountain?
We don't quote a Fountain attic until I've been up in it, because the number turns on what's already there. The biggest choice is foam or loose fill. Foam costs more and seals air while it insulates. For most attics here, sealing the gaps and topping up with loose fill gets you more for the money, but if your ductwork runs through the attic, foam usually earns its price. I'll tell you which one I'd pick for your house at the estimate.
How long does attic insulation take, and when can my family come back inside?
Our time in your attic depends mostly on whether old insulation has to come out first, and I'll give you the schedule for your house at the estimate. With blown-in loose fill, most families stay home while we work. Spray foam is different. You have to stay out until the foam maker's re-entry time has passed, which is the wait before it's safe to come back in, so we'll tell you that wait and plan around kids and pets before we start.
What causes a damp or musty crawl space in Fountain?
A lot of the time it's water getting into the soil next to the foundation, from poor drainage or from sprinklers and plant beds watered right against the house. Swelling clay soil is Colorado's biggest geologic hazard statewide, and the trouble it causes is tied to those same two things. Insulation won't fix wet dirt. If I find water down there, I'll tell you to sort out the drainage first, and then we'll insulate.
How do I know if my Fountain attic needs more insulation?
Look in your attic. If you can see the tops of the ceiling joists, or the insulation by the eaves is thinner than in the middle, it needs more. Hot rooms upstairs in summer, cold ones in winter and a power bill that keeps climbing usually point the same way. When I come out, I measure how many inches are up there and check for gaps, because an attic with open gaps needs sealing before it needs depth.
Call about your Fountain attic today
Tell us which room bothers you most, and I'll start there when I come out.