Insulation Contractor in Burnsville, MN - Attics Sealed Before They're Filled
Apple Valley Insulation Company is an insulation contractor working in Burnsville, MN. We insulate attics, walls, basements and crawl spaces, and we find and seal the drafts first, so a hot upstairs or a cold room actually gets fixed.
Burnsville: split-levels and rooms over garages
Burnsville is next door to our base in Apple Valley, and it has plenty of the houses that keep an insulation crew busy. There are split-levels, ramblers and two-stories that have been lived in for decades, newer houses and townhomes mixed in, and enough commercial space that we hear from property managers and business owners here too. A lot of the split-levels have a bedroom or two over the garage, and that room is usually the first thing a homeowner mentions when I walk in.
Older houses here usually mean an attic that's seen a few owners, a few remodels and a few holes cut for lights and fans, so I spend more time looking than measuring before I suggest anything.
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Insulation work we do in Burnsville
Attic air sealing
In a lot of Burnsville attics the real trouble is warm air leaking up around can lights, plumbing pipes and the attic hatch, not how many inches are up there. We seal those gaps first, because insulation laid over a draft just keeps losing to it.
Blown-in insulation
Many attics here still have the thin layer the builder put down, packed flat after years of settling. Our crew tops it up with blown-in insulation, loose fill blown through a hose, and keeps the vents at the eaves clear so the attic can still breathe.
Insulation removal
When old insulation has been soaked by a roof leak or is full of mouse droppings, piling new material on top just buries the problem. We pull it out and make sure the cause has been dealt with before anything new goes in.
Spray foam insulation
The cold bedroom over the garage is one of the most common complaints we hear in Burnsville split-levels, because that floor sits over an unheated space full of gaps nobody sealed. Spray foam seals and insulates in one step, which makes it a good fit for a floor like that.
Basement insulation
Lower levels in split-levels and ramblers often feel cold because the rim joist, the band of wood where the house sits on the foundation, was left bare or just stuffed with batts. We seal and insulate that band and the walls below it so the family room downstairs holds its heat.
Wall insulation
Some of the older houses here have walls with thin insulation or none in spots, which you can feel as a cold outside wall on a chilly day. We check what's inside before we recommend anything, then fill the empty spaces through small holes we patch afterward.
Working in Burnsville: permits, price and timing
The City of Burnsville issues building permits here, and it says a permit has to be obtained before every project. Its list names work like roofing, siding, windows, remodels and additions rather than insulation on its own, so before we set a date I check with the city's building office on whether your job needs one. If it does, we handle the paperwork and set up the inspections, and your start date waits on the permit. We're licensed and insured.
What moves the price in Burnsville is mostly how much attic you have and how easy it is to get into, what shape the old insulation is in, and how many gaps need sealing before anything new goes down. The schedule turns on the same things plus any permit wait, and when I come out for the estimate you get your own figure for your house. Burnsville sits between our base and Lakeville, with Eagan on the other side, so our crew works this part of Dakota County regularly and knows the houses here.
Get an on-site insulation estimate for your Burnsville house
Call (651) 268-6025 or send the form, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time to come out to your Burnsville house. I do the estimate myself, on site, and it's free with no obligation to go ahead. If you hire us, our installers do the work and I look it over before we call it finished.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Insulation work Burnsville houses often need
Burnsville insulation questions
How much does attic insulation cost in Burnsville?
Your cost mostly comes down to which material fits your attic and what has to happen before it goes in, like pulling out old insulation or sealing gaps. Spray foam costs more because it seals air while it insulates, but sealing the gaps and topping up with loose fill usually does the job for less, unless your ductwork runs through the attic. I'll tell you which way I'd go and why when I give you your figure at the estimate.
How do I know if my Burnsville attic needs more insulation?
If you lift the hatch and the old insulation sits level with or below the tops of the ceiling joists, or you see bare spots near the edges, it's probably thin. Thin edges with a deep middle are common in older attics and they're backward, because the edges over the outside walls need it just as much. On the estimate I measure how many inches are already up there and look for leaks, pests and blocked vents before I suggest anything.
Do we have to leave the house during insulation, and when can the kids and pets come back?
For air sealing and blown-in insulation you can usually stay home, because the work happens up in the attic through the hatch. Spray foam is different, and everyone, kids and pets included, stays out until the re-entry time passes, the wait the foam maker sets before it's safe to come back inside. I'll tell you that time before we start so you can plan around it.
Can a homeowner get their own building permit in Burnsville?
Yes, the city issues residential building permits to a homeowner who owns the house, lives in it and is doing the work themselves, and otherwise to a licensed contractor. Both can apply online through the city's residential building permit page. When we're doing the work and a permit is needed, it's ours to pull.
How do I schedule a building inspection in Burnsville?
Call the city's Building Inspections Department at 952-895-4444, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The city requires inspections on every building permit, and an inspector may come out several times during a project. When the permit is ours, we book those visits for you.
Does insulating a basement in Burnsville need a plan review?
If the insulation is part of finishing the basement, expect a plan review, because a basement finish is one of the projects the city sends through its review of project plans. That's a step on the city's side, so it's worth getting started early if you're pairing new insulation with a finish.