Insulation removal in Perris CA - a clean attic ready for new insulation

Most people call me because the upstairs runs hot, the power bill keeps climbing, or they saw something in the attic they didn't like, such as droppings, stains or insulation that's gone flat and gray. The price mostly comes down to how big the attic is, how deep the old layer runs, whether it's soiled and has to be bagged, and how easy the space is to move around in. The schedule turns on the same size and complexity, plus anything that has to be fixed first, like a roof leak, before new attic insulation goes in. When I come out, I'll show you photos of what's up there and give you a written estimate with the figure for your own attic.

I start every removal job by looking at what's up there with you, and I'll tell you honestly when the old insulation can stay and new material can go on top, because a dry, clean layer is still doing its job. If it's been soiled by rodents or water, our crew bags it up and clears it out, since covering it just buries the smell and the damp under fresh material. If it looks like vermiculite, we leave it alone and point you to an asbestos abatement firm that's separate from us. Once the attic is clear, it's the easiest time for air sealing, which means closing the gaps around can lights, pipes and the hatch, and for keeping the eave vents open so the attic can still breathe when the new insulation goes in.

Removal is often the first half of a bigger fix. Rodents that got into the attic sometimes came up from below, so we look at the underside of the house too and can redo crawl space insulation that's been torn down or soiled. If a leak soaked the attic, the walls under it are worth a look, because damp or slumped wall insulation can be why a room still feels drafty.

For insulation removal in Perris, the rules that change the job are the asbestos rules, and they only come into play if your attic turns out to hold vermiculite or another material with asbestos in it. The state licensing board treats asbestos abatement as its own kind of contracting. That covers containing the material, removing it, or encapsulating it, which means sealing it in place. A contractor taking out 100 square feet or more of material with more than 0.1% asbestos has to register with Cal/OSHA. Where the South Coast AQMD covers your home, its asbestos rule adds a survey, which is a check for asbestos, plus notice and work practices meant to keep fibers out of the air. That's work for a separate abatement firm, so we stop and refer it out.

Most removal calls I get come from older houses that never feel comfortable, where the insulation has been up there a long time and has probably been through a roof leak or a rodent visit. We see the same kind of tired attics on jobs in Menifee and Moreno Valley. We work in the cities around Perris across western Riverside County, so if yours isn't listed, just ask.