EnergyFit Visalia Insulation Solutions is an insulation contractor based in Visalia, CA. In Exeter we insulate attics, crawl spaces and walls, seal the drafts around them and haul out old insulation that's past saving.
Exeter is a small city a short drive from Visalia, and the houses we're called to there usually fall into two groups. Closer to downtown are older homes, often still holding the insulation they were built with, packed down over the years and pushed aside wherever someone ran new wiring or ductwork. Farther out are newer houses where the attic has blown-in fill but the room over the garage still runs hot in summer. It's much the same mix we see nearby in Farmersville and Lindsay.
That split shapes the job. In an older house I expect to spend time on what's already in the attic before we add anything, and in a newer one the work is more often sealing and evening out what's there.
For Exeter attics with ductwork running through them, where sealing and insulating in one coat is worth the higher cost.
Explore serviceHot upstairs rooms usually start here, so we seal the gaps, keep the vents open and bring the depth up evenly to the edges.
Explore serviceLoose fill blown through a hose, the usual way we top up a thin attic in an older Exeter house.
Explore serviceA whole-house look when several rooms won't hold their temperature, so each part gets done in the right order.
Explore serviceWe bag and haul out attic fill that's soaked, matted or fouled before anything new goes in.
Explore serviceInsulation under the floor of raised houses, for the cold floors you feel on winter mornings.
Explore serviceFilling closed walls in older houses through small openings when the walls were built empty.
Explore serviceClosing gaps before insulating, around the garage wall, outlets, pipes and wiring, so drafty rooms stop pulling outside air.
Explore serviceFor the Exeter homes and buildings that have one, we insulate the basement walls and the framing at the top of them.
Explore serviceDense foam that blocks moisture, for spots like a crawl space wall or a garage ceiling that takes the weather.
Explore serviceA lighter, softer foam for roof decks and walls that stay dry, often where the ducts share the attic.
Explore serviceFor shops and offices in Exeter, planned around the other trades on the job and the hours the business keeps.
Explore serviceA sealed ground cover in the crawl space, so damp from the soil stays out of the floor framing.
Explore serviceMoisture barriers in walls, ceilings and floors, placed on the side where they keep damp out of the framing.
Explore serviceSealing the leaks in the attic floor, around can lights, the hatch and plumbing runs, before any new fill goes down.
Explore serviceAdding insulation to a lived-in house around the wiring, ducts and stored boxes, the work this business was started to do.
Explore serviceIn Exeter the city sets the rules, but building permits come from the Tulare County Building Department, which handles plan checks, permits and inspections for the city. If your job needs a permit, the county's plan check comes before the work and its inspection after, so the schedule depends on them as much as on us. Before you hire anyone, check their license with the state licensing board and ask for their Exeter business license, because the city requires one of every contractor working inside city limits, even one based in Visalia like us.
Before work starts we check with the office that covers your address, and when a permit is needed we apply for it as your licensed contractor and meet the inspector on site. The price mostly follows what I find on the first visit: how much old insulation has to come out, how many gaps need sealing, whether the ducts run through the attic and how hard the space is to reach. Your written estimate, with photos of what I found, puts a number on it, and we plan jobs here the same way we do in Visalia and up in Kingsburg.
Send the form or call (559) 409-1169, and we'll reply within one business day. I come out myself to look at the attic or crawl space, then give you a free written estimate with photos of what I found, with no obligation to go ahead.
(559) 409-1169Almost always, because California requires a contractor's license for any job that needs a building permit, uses hired workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. That $1,000 counts labor and materials together across one or more contracts for the job, so splitting the work into smaller bills doesn't get around it. We're licensed and insured.
The homeowner is in violation of the city's codes, and the city's building permit FAQ says fines and penalties then apply. That's why we check before any work starts. If you'd like to ask yourself, the Tulare County Building Department answers permit questions at 559.624.7000.
Often yes, as long as the old insulation is dry and clean and the gaps under it get sealed first. If it's been soaked or is full of droppings, it comes out, because fresh material laid over it leaves the problem in place. We also keep the eave vents clear and bring the edges up to the same depth as the middle, since buried vents and thin edges are what we find most from earlier jobs.
Usually not, unless your ductwork runs through the attic. Foam costs more and seals air while it insulates, but for most attics, air sealing followed by a blown-in top-up does the job for less. When the ducts are up there, foam keeps them inside the insulated space, and that's when I'd recommend it.
We're based in Visalia and work across the cities around it, from Kingsburg and Selma to Hanford, Lemoore and Woodlake. If your city isn't in the list, call and ask.
We answer seven days a week, from early morning until 9 at night, so you can call after work or on a Saturday.
If a room in your house never feels right, call or send us a note and tell us what you're noticing.
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