What the contractor is hired to do
On a South Florida house the work is the ceiling, not the tile. The attic is vented and hot. The rooms below it are the house. An insulation contractor seals the holes in that ceiling, then blows fiberglass or cellulose to an even R-38. Florida's code floor in Palm Beach County and Broward County is R-30. R-38 is the install. R-49 and R-60 are colder-climate numbers.
Spray foam is the other assembly. It goes on the underside of the roof when that attic should be inside the house, and the vents over that roof are closed. A contractor who sells foam on a vented attic floor, or who calls the blow itself an air seal, is mixing two jobs. Table R402.4.1.1 says air-permeable insulation is not the air seal.
The contractor is not the roofer, the air-conditioning company, or the pest company. A new roof does not insulate the bedrooms. New attic fill does not stop a roof leak or seal a crushed duct. If animals are in the attic, a licensed pest-control company gets them out. We close the openings. We do not claim that license.
The jobs
- Blown-in insulation
The first service. Loose fill on a vented attic floor, to R-38.
- Blown-in insulation in Boca Raton
The shop city. East Boca hatches and West Boca attics.
- Attic insulation
The ceiling, not the roof deck.
- Air sealing
The holes, before the hose. The blow is not the air seal.
- Spray foam
A roof-deck job, with the vents closed. Not a substitute for the attic floor.
- Insulation removal
Wet, moldy, or rodent-soiled fill comes out before a new blow.
- Attic sanitizing
The bare deck after a contaminated removal. Not mold remediation downstairs.
- Rodent proofing
Close the openings. A pest company removes the animals.
Who writes the quote
Quotes are prepared by Russell Y, a building scientist who is BPI certified and certified to perform blower door testing. The test number is reported only when the door is run. An insulation price is not that test. A planning range for an 1,800 square foot attic with about 4 inches of settled fiberglass, brought to R-38, is about $2,100 to $3,350 in blown fiberglass. Removal and foam are separate. The attic planner runs the gap. The bid is the attic we see.
The shop
Cardinal Insulation of Boca Raton LLC. The Google listing name is Cardinal Insulation. The shop is 4263 NW 1st Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Call (561) 654-7698. Other real shops are on locations. Cities without a street address are service areas, not extra pins.
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Questions
What does an insulation contractor do?
An insulation contractor installs and removes insulation. On a house, that is usually the attic: air-seal the ceiling, then blow fiberglass or cellulose to R-38. Spray foam is a separate job, on a roof deck. It is not a roof replacement, a duct seal, or pest control.
Is Cardinal Insulation an insulation contractor in Boca Raton?
Yes. Cardinal Insulation of Boca Raton LLC is the insulation contractor at 4263 NW 1st Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Blown-in insulation is the first service. Call (561) 654-7698.
What is the difference between an insulation contractor and a roofer?
The roofer works the outside of the roof. The insulation contractor works the ceiling under it. A new tile roof does not add R-value to the rooms. Blown-in insulation does not repair a leak.