Insulation contractor in Bedford, TX - attics sealed before they're filled
Apex Fort Worth Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor working in Bedford, TX. We find the air leaks, wet spots and buried vents in your attic and walls, deal with them, then add the insulation your house needs.
Get your Bedford attic looked at
We go up in the attic, measure what's there and check for leaks first.
Request an estimateOlder attics across Bedford's settled neighborhoods
Bedford is mostly quiet streets of single-family homes, with shops and offices along the main roads. Many of the houses we walk into have been there for decades, brick ranches and two-story homes with a room over the garage, and a lot of their attics still hold whatever insulation went in when they were new. By now it's usually packed down, thin at the edges and patched where someone ran a cable or swapped a light. The houses look a lot like what we see next door in Euless and North Richland Hills.
That shapes the work here. In an older attic there's usually something to clear, seal or fix before anything new goes in, so the prep gets as much of our attention as the insulation does.
What we deal with on Bedford jobs
Permits in Bedford go through the city's Building Inspections Division, which also inspects energy work while a job is going on. Before we start, I check with that office about what your job needs and we take care of any permit and inspection on our end, so your start date can wait on their answer. You can check two things about any contractor you're weighing here, because anyone doing work the city regulates has to register with the city first, and anything that touches your air conditioning or wiring has to be done by someone licensed through the State of Texas.
Price usually turns on what's already in your attic: how many inches are up there, whether old material is wet or full of droppings and has to come out, and how many gaps around lights, pipes and the hatch need sealing. The schedule turns on the permit answer and on whatever has to come first, like a roof leak you'll want fixed before any insulation goes up. I'll give you the figure for your own house once I've seen it. We do the same work, in the same order, in Burleson and the other cities around Fort Worth.
Services in Bedford, TX
Attic insulation
A lot of Bedford attics still hold thin original insulation that has settled over the years. We measure what's there, deal with any problems first, then top it up evenly, edges included.
Attic air sealing
Older houses here leak air around can lights, pipes and the attic hatch. We seal those gaps first so the new insulation isn't fighting a draft all summer.
Insulation removal
Insulation soaked by an old roof leak or full of droppings shouldn't be covered over. We pull it out and clean up before anything new goes in.
Wall insulation
Rooms over the garage and outside walls in Bedford homes often run hot or drafty. Our wall insulation fills those cavities with as little opening up as the wall allows.
Spray foam insulation
Where ductwork runs through a hot Bedford attic, sealing the roof deck can be worth the higher cost. We spray foam there, which seals air and insulates in one pass.
Commercial insulation
Bedford's offices, shops and rental properties get the same drafts and climbing bills that houses do. We work with property managers and owners to fix the leaks first, then insulate.
Get an estimate for your Bedford home
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Bedford house myself, look over the attic and give you the estimate, which is free and obligation-free.
- Phone
- (817) 349-3679
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX 76102
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
- Credentials
- Fully licensed and insured.
What Bedford homeowners can count on
We're based in Fort Worth and offer 16 insulation services across 12 cities, Bedford among them. Every estimate is free and done in person.
- Based in
- TX
- Fort Worth
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a permit to insulate my attic in Bedford, TX?
That's the city's call on each job, so we ask before we start. Bedford's list of permit work names things like roof replacement, heating and air conditioning units and electric panel upgrades, and it doesn't settle insulation on its own. The city builds to the international codes with regional changes, energy code included, and inspects energy work during construction, so we do the work to that standard.
Do contractors have to register with the City of Bedford?
Yes, anyone doing work the city regulates inside Bedford registers with the city as a contractor before getting a permit. Registration runs for twelve months with a yearly fee, so it's fair to ask a contractor whether theirs is current. Homeowners doing work on their own home are exempt.
How do I look up a building permit in Bedford online?
You create an account on the city's online portal, linked from Bedford's permits page, where residents and contractors can submit permits, track their status and message city staff. If we pull a permit for your job, ask us for the details and you can follow it there yourself.
What happens if insulation work starts in Bedford without a permit it needed?
The city charges an investigation fee on top of the permit fee, equal to the permit fee, and collects it even if a permit is never issued. That's why we check with the building office before any work starts, not after.
What causes the upstairs of a Bedford house to stay so hot in summer?
Usually it's an attic that can't hold back the heat, because the insulation has thinned out, air leaks through gaps in the ceiling, or the eave vents got buried and the attic can't breathe. The Dallas-Fort Worth area averages about 20 days a year at 100 degrees or more, and the attic over those rooms runs much hotter than the air outside. The same weak spots cost you in winter too, with about 29 freezes in an average season, so we check all three before we add anything.
How much does attic insulation cost in Bedford, TX?
It comes down to what's in your attic now and what has to be fixed before anything new goes in, so I give you a figure after I've been up there. Foam costs more and seals air as it insulates, but in most attics we see, sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in, which is loose fill blown through a hose, does the job for less. The exception is when your ductwork runs through the attic, and that's when foam usually earns its price.
Plan your Bedford insulation job with us
Call (817) 349-3679 or send the form, and keep a recent power bill handy for the visit.