Insulation Contractor in Kimberly, ID - Fewer Drafts and Warmer Rooms
Total Burley Spray Foam Insulation is an insulation contractor based in Burley that insulates and air seals attics, walls, crawl spaces and basements in Kimberly, fixing old material and open gaps before anything new goes in.
Insulation work in Kimberly, Idaho
Kimberly sits west of our base in Burley, and we work there the same way we work in Rupert and the cities around them. The calls sound familiar: a drafty house, a hot upstairs, cold floors over the crawl space or a power bill that keeps creeping up. Kimberly mixes older houses near the middle of town with newer homes out in the subdivisions, and the two need different things from us. In the older ones I usually find a few inches of tired insulation and plenty of open gaps. The newer ones tend to have good depth in the middle, too little at the edges and not much over the garage.
The price depends on the size of the space, what's already up there, whether anything has to come out first and whether foam or loose fill makes sense. The schedule depends on that same prep, plus any permit the city wants, and I'll give you your own numbers once I've seen the house. In an older Kimberly home that usually means more prep before we insulate, and in a newer one it usually means less.
What we do for Kimberly homes
Spray foam insulation
In Kimberly we spray it where loose fill won't stay put or stop air, like the room over the garage or an attic with ductwork running through it.
Attic insulation
Most attic calls here start with a hot upstairs, so we check the old material, the eave vents and the gaps before anything new goes down.
Blown-in insulation
Loose fill blown through a hose is how we usually top up thin attics in Kimberly's older houses, and we keep it deep all the way to the edges.
Home insulation
When the whole house feels drafty, I walk the attic, walls and crawl space first, so we fix the worst spot before spending your money on the rest.
Insulation removal
Old insulation that got soaked or filled with droppings comes out first. Covering it in an older Kimberly attic just leaves the problem in place.
Crawl space insulation
Cold floors over a crawl space come up a lot in town. We insulate under the floor or around the walls, depending on how the space is built.
Wall insulation
Plenty of older walls here have little or nothing inside them, and we can fill them from outside or inside once I've checked what's behind the siding.
Air sealing services
Insulation can't do its job with a draft blowing through it, so we close the gaps around pipes, wires, the hatch and light fixtures first.
Basement insulation
If you're finishing a basement or already living down there, we insulate the walls so the room holds heat and doesn't feel damp along the outside wall.
Closed-cell foam insulation
This dense foam blocks moisture as well as air. We use it on crawl space walls, basement walls and other spots that see dampness.
Open-cell foam insulation
It's softer and less costly than closed-cell and fills odd framing well, so it suits rooflines and garage ceilings that stay dry.
Commercial insulation
Building owners in Kimberly call us for shops, offices and metal buildings, and we work in the same order there, fixing what's wrong before anything gets covered.
Crawl space vapor barrier
Under many older houses here, bare dirt sends moisture up into the crawl space, so we lay a sealed plastic sheet before the floor gets insulated.
Vapor barrier installation
When we insulate walls, basements or the room over the garage, we put the vapor barrier on the right side so moisture doesn't get trapped in the framing.
Attic air sealing
In Kimberly attics we seal the tops of the walls, the hatch and the holes around can lights before a single bag of fill goes in.
Retrofit insulation
For a Kimberly house with people living in it, we add insulation without tearing the place apart, working through the attic, the crawl space or small holes in the walls.
Talk to us about your insulation
Call (208) 679-8041 or send the form, and I'll come out to Kimberly to look at your attic or crawl space myself.
Why Kimberly homeowners call us
I've run this business out of Burley since 2021. You can count on two things: I look at the job myself, and we do the steps in the right order.
The owner writes your estimate
I come out to Kimberly, go up in the attic or crawl space and write the estimate myself.
Prep before new insulation
We pull wet or dirty material and seal the gaps first, so nothing gets covered that should've been fixed.
Eave vents kept open
We keep the vents at the edges of the attic clear so it can breathe and the framing stays dry.
Straight talk when it isn't ready
If there's a roof leak or a wiring problem up there, I'll tell you it needs fixing before we insulate.
Licensed, insured and guaranteed
We're fully licensed and insured, and every job comes with one promise: your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Questions from Kimberly homeowners
Do I need a permit to insulate my attic in Kimberly, Idaho?
You might, and the city's Building Department is the place to ask, since it issues building permits in Kimberly. Its permits cover work like alterations, remodels and repairs, but insulation isn't named on its list, so the answer depends on the job. Before we start, we check with the building office for your address, and if a permit's needed we take care of it and set up the inspections.
Does an insulation contractor in Kimberly have to be registered with the state?
Yes. The Idaho Contractors Board requires registration for anyone taking on a construction job over $2,000 in materials and labor, unless they're exempt. A contractor who should be registered and isn't can't get a building permit, which matters if your job needs one. Homeowners doing their own work on their own property, with no plan to sell within 12 months, are exempt.
How much does it cost to insulate an attic in Kimberly?
We price each attic after I've been up in it, because the cost turns on its size, what's there now and what has to happen first. Pulling soaked or dirty material and sealing a lot of gaps adds to the job. Foam costs more than loose fill and seals air while it insulates, but for most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in fill is the better buy unless your ductwork runs up there. If the city does require a permit, the application carries a non-refundable deposit of $100 for alterations and repairs, which goes toward the permit fee.
How long does an attic insulation job take in Kimberly, and do we have to leave?
Most of the time goes into prep, so a job with old material to pull and lots of gaps to seal takes longer than a simple top-up, and I'll tell you what to expect when I write the estimate. With blown-in fill you can usually stay home while we work. With spray foam, you, the kids and the pets need to be out until the re-entry time, the point when it's safe to come back in, and I'll give you that before we start.
How do I schedule a building inspection in Kimberly?
The city needs 24 hours' notice for an inspection, Monday through Thursday. A call made on a Friday is normally inspected the following Monday, so a job that wraps up late in the week can sit over the weekend. When your job has a permit, we set up the inspections for you.
What causes a drafty house in Kimberly even after adding attic insulation?
Usually it's air slipping through gaps nobody sealed, around light fixtures, pipes, wires and the attic hatch, so the insulation ends up fighting a draft. Thin coverage at the edges of the attic and old insulation that was wet or full of droppings cause the same trouble, and buried eave vents can leave moisture in the framing. We seal first, clear out what's bad and keep the vents open, then insulate deep all the way to the edges.
Not in Kimberly? Give us a call
We also work in Burley, Rupert and the cities around them, so pick your city below or call (208) 679-8041 if yours isn't listed.
Ask Total Burley Spray Foam Insulation for an estimate
Call (208) 679-8041 any day from 6 AM to 11 PM, or send the form, and tell us which rooms feel the worst.