Insulation Contractor in Fort Worth - Cooler Upstairs Rooms, Sealed Attics
Apex Fort Worth Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor in Fort Worth, TX. We find the gaps, leaks and old wet material in your attic, walls or crawl space, deal with them first, then insulate.
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Request an estimateFort Worth: hot attics, older crawl spaces
I learned this trade on a Fort Worth crew, so most of what I know about insulation I learned in attics here. The houses run from older homes near the middle of the city, a lot of them up on pier-and-beam foundations with a crawl space underneath, to newer subdivisions where the heating and cooling equipment and ducts sit up in the attic. Summers are long, hot and humid, and the calls we get most are about an upstairs that won't cool down, the room over the garage, cold floors in winter and a power bill that keeps climbing.
Here, and in nearby cities like Haltom City and Burleson where we also work, the house decides the job before the material does. An older house usually needs the crawl space and the attic gaps dealt with first, while a newer one with ducts overhead often needs the whole attic treated as part of the cooled house.
Working in Fort Worth: permits, order and price
Building permits in Fort Worth come from the city's Development Services office, and its permit list covers changes to walls, ceilings, windows, doors, wiring, plumbing and heating and cooling without naming insulation on its own, so I check with that office about your job before we start. If a permit is needed, we take care of it and the city inspection on our end, and that inspection becomes a step the schedule waits on. Anyone who pulls a permit here needs a Contractor Registration on file with the city, so that's worth checking on whoever you hire, and if a job means changing ductwork or wiring, the city ties those registrations to a matching Texas license. We're fully licensed and insured.
Fort Worth reaches past Tarrant County into four other counties, so the first thing I confirm is that your address sits inside the city and falls under its building office. After that, the price turns mostly on the size of the attic, what has to come out before anything goes in, how much sealing it needs and whether foam or blown-in fill is the right call. The schedule follows that same order, plus any repair, like a roof leak, that has to happen first, and I go over your own figure at the estimate. We work the same way in Arlington and North Richland Hills, checking with each city's own building office.
Services in Fort Worth, TX
Spray foam insulation
When ducts run through a hot attic, spray foam insulation at the roofline brings them inside the sealed space. We save it for those houses, because it costs more.
Attic air sealing
Upstairs rooms that won't cool down usually trace back to gaps around can lights, pipes and the attic hatch. We seal those before any insulation goes on top.
Attic insulation
Many attics here have fill piled deep in the middle and thin at the eaves. We bring the edges up and keep the eave vents clear so the attic can breathe.
Insulation removal
Old fill that got soaked by a roof leak or filled with droppings has to come out first. Covering it just buries the problem under new material.
Crawl space insulation
Older pier-and-beam houses here often have cold floors from a crawl space nobody has looked at in years. We check it for moisture first, then insulate under the floor.
Wall insulation
The room over the garage is often the hottest, with walls that got little insulation when it was built. We fill closed walls through small holes where we can.
An on-site insulation estimate for your Fort Worth home
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Fort Worth house myself, look at the attic and anything else that's bothering you, and give you the estimate on site. It's free, and there's no obligation.
- 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 Fort Worth homeowners can count on
We're based in Fort Worth, TX, and cover 16 insulation services across 12 service areas, with free in-person estimates.
- 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 Fort Worth?
The city's permit list doesn't name insulation by itself, so I check with the building office about your job before we start rather than assume either way. Its no-permit list covers cosmetic work like floor and wall coverings, cabinets, counter tops and shelving, and insulation isn't on that one either. If your job turns out to need a permit, we handle it.
How do I pull my own permit in Fort Worth if I do the insulation work myself?
You can pull it yourself only for a single-family house you own and live in as your main home, shown by a homestead exemption with the appraisal district. Anyone else needs the city registration mentioned above. Permits can be applied for online through the city.
Does opening walls to add insulation need a permit in Fort Worth?
It can, because Fort Worth requires a building permit once drywall replacement adds up to 16 square feet or more in any wall or ceiling. When we can fill a closed wall through small holes, the drywall mostly stays in place, and when bigger sections have to come out, we take care of the permit and inspection.
What building codes does Fort Worth use for insulation work?
Fort Worth builds to the international building, mechanical, plumbing and existing building codes, each with local amendments, along with its own adopted energy conservation code. You don't need to read them yourself, because I check what applies to your job when I check with the city's building office.
How much does attic insulation cost in Fort Worth?
Your price comes from the attic I'm standing in, so I give you a figure at the estimate rather than a number over the phone. How many inches are already up there matters, and removing soaked or dirty old fill adds to the job. Sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in fill, meaning loose fill blown through a hose, usually gives you the most for your money, unless your ducts are up there, which is when foam is worth paying more for.
What causes the upstairs to stay hot in a Fort Worth house all summer?
Usually it's hot attic air working down through gaps around can lights, pipes and the hatch, plus insulation that's thin at the edges. More insulation on top won't stop a draft, so we close those gaps and even out the coverage before anything new goes in.
Call about your Fort Worth attic today
Tell me what the house is doing, and I'll tell you what I'd check first.