Universal Insulation

I had blow-​in insulation between my walls with them. Before the insulation, one of the room facing north was always cold and now it’s quite comfortable. I’ve been quite happy with the work they did and the rooms are airtight and I’ve to occasionally open a window to get fresh air even in winter.
I’d to take one star out because the installer was smoking outside my residence (while installing) & smell could go right through my wall that time. Overall happy with their service.

I can not wait to recommend Kevin. His suggestion is very helpful. He came to my house, exam the garage and suggest me to change the garage door in order to get it cool in stead of selling his business. I highly recommend him !

This company was great. Our insulation was VERY outdated. They were the only company that called us back. Gave us a very reasonable estimate. The workers were professional, on time, and didn’t make a mess. I highly recommend them!

I WAS finally able to reach Universal Insulation during business hours – They had some issue with returning phone calls but they were very friendly when I finally reached them. I still have not purchased insulation, so no comment on that service!

I had been interested in having my exterior walls retrofitted with insulation. Kevin came out a few weeks ago and did an assessment, and found that the exterior walls already contained insulation. He also reviewed the summary of an attic insulation job I had done a few years ago. He concluded that there were no areas to improve upon. I appreciated his assessment, honesty, and professionalism.

Kevin came out to take a look at the walls and attic and fortunately, I had insulation in most of the house but none in the attic. Due to the location of my home (way up in the hills) Kevin’s equipment was not able to reach my home. He did however give me tremendous tips and a quick walk-​through on how to do insulate myself.
A truly outstanding person, I would highly recommend Universal for their amazing customer service.

I highly recommend this company, as they maintain very high integrity level. I called for insulation issues with one of rooms in my house. Kevin arrived on time, quickly checked walls in the room. He did not try to sell me something I do not need: the insulation was in place, and he was honest that nothing can be done to improve it. I think it demonstrate very professional and high integrity approach. If I will ever need help I will call them again.

I have two rooms facing south that heats up in the summer and freezes in the winter. I lived and accepted that for over 10yrs. Until recently I thought insulation involved tearing down interior walls to install rolled insulation. Then I found out the method of blowing cellulose fibers into the walls.
I got all the exterior walls insulated. They come and hammer about 1 inch holes at the top and bottom and blow R13 insulation. Then patch the holes. The painting is your responsibility as expected so know your paint colors. Be warn there’s going to be a lot of patch holes.
The outcome is truly amazing. The whole place is a consistent temperature. When it was in the high 80s last week the two rooms were perfect like the other rooms.
I’m a believer and preach this new found insulation knowledge!

I had three contractors and roofers come to my house to review my insulation and heating problems. Each told me a different story, I was left confused! To get another opinion, I called Kevin at Universal. Kevin explained everything to me and even showed me that I did not need insulation after-​all. He did not make a penny from my business and I really appreciate his honesty. He gave me all kinds of valuable input regarding how to heat my house more efficiently.
Even though I did not get any work done, I recommend this place for their honesty!

Good service with a surprise!
During my recent renovation, I learned that my house had no wall insulation at all. As I’m such a green person, yes, my electricity is 100% renewable (through santa clara utilities), I decided to call a few places to get some insulation quote.
Universal’s price was good and I preferred cellulose than glass fiber (largely by reading online articles that are probably written by the cellulose industry). Kevin came out to my house and did an quote on the spot based on the square footage. In hindsight I probably should have tried to haggle a bit, but I wanted it done soon.
The crew of 2 came on time and started right away. The drill noise was loud but at least it was fairly quickly done. They did their due diligence poking around. I noticed that they didn’t drill above the windows in the back and their answer was that it’s solid wood because they tried to drill around 2 windows and both were like that. But they did drill above the windows in the front of the house, so I’m not so sure about it now.
They cleaned as they finished filling the holes in the wall and they were finishing up fairly quickly.
The best part was that they were so considerate to water one of my tree with dose of freshly brewed urine. I wonder how did the guy know that that particular tree was actually in need of watering/​fertilization. I almost thanked him because he save me the trouble of pissing on it myself.
After they left, I checked on the attic insulation. They did baffle the canned lights as promised, although I was hoping that they’d offer to put some cover even if it cost a bit more. The insulation was not level, they put quite a bit more over the bedroom and a lot less near the central heat duct. Maybe it’s a legal thing?
Overall I’m happy with the job. Hopefully I can brag more about being green.

I hired Universal Insulation five years ago to blow in cellulose insulation in the ceiling (to add to what little my house had originally), and in the exterior walls. They said my existing ceiling insulation was roughly equivalent to R-​11, and that they would bring me up to R-​30. I forget the depth of insulation this equates to, but when the job was done, they had blown in much deeper than what they said they would. When I asked about this, they said this way when it settled over the next few years, they could still guarantee I would have the level I had paid for. That’s taking pride in your work!
They did an excellent job making the patches in the stucco match my texture in the exterior walls, which I was nervous about. It is very difficult to spot the patches once they are painted over. Best of all, my house stays much cooler in the summer, and the heater doesn’t run as much to keep it warm in the winter. With the exterior walls now insulated, the temperature is more uniform in the house as well.
A few weeks ago, I had to open up a wall cavity in one of the exterior walls they had blown cellulose into. I was expecting to see a large air gap at the top of the cavity due to settling of the insulation, but was pleasantly surprised to see it still packed full up to the top of the cavity.
Universal Insulation’s price was highly competitive at the time, but they took no shortcuts and gave me no hassle. The fact that I still feel this way five years later makes me confidant in my five star rating of their work.

These guys were a pleasure to work with .They were on time with the estimating and the work. The workers were curtious, hardworking and thoughtful did my duplex in about three hours. Noticed a considerable differance just that afternoon in the overall temperature of my house would highly recommend this company to anyone and would use them in the future.

Very honest and personable.

If you’re looking for blow in attic insulation, I’ll save you the hours of researching that I did, go hire Universal. These guys are fantastic! Ricky and Keith arrived on time and were done in under 3 hours for 1500 sq ft attic. They put vertical lay in insulation around my storage space so they could get the blow in all the way around and up to R38 around it. They even spackled a small hole in my garage because they were nice.
Now I’m hoping that my house will stay cooler and keep electricity bills lower.

Don’t usually write reviews but Kevin was so honest! Don’t need insulation, do need to replace windows. So happy he saved us tons of money. Highly recommended, professional, honest.

Very good pricing and results.
UI did my attic and walls. They blew in cellulose. I was worried about the stucco match from the outside, but after the touch up paint I can’t even tell.
Much cooler home in the summer time.
GREAT SUCCESS!!!

The estimator was knowledgeable, personable, and accommodating — patiently answering my many questions about attic insulation, of which I knew virtually nothing. The woman who staffs the office is a kind soul, very professional and patient. (Do you see a pattern here with «patient»?) The insulation installers were cordial and efficient … in and out within 3 hours.
The work appears to have been done well, as my home temperature has fluctuated only 5 degrees since the work was performed 48+ hours ago. The heater also hasn’t kicked in at all, compared to the usual two or more times per day prior to insulation.

Honest and Professional.
They inspect my house today and told me there’s nothing I need to do. I just bought a old house and I am looking to install some insulation. They come, take a look, and help me to figure out whether the wall is insulated. They can lie to me, or try to sell me something I don’t need. But they don’t. They are so honest and professional. They even recommend me to replace the window to get better insulation (but they don’t do window replacement). They run this business honestly. It’s something deserve to consider these days.
FYI, they charge $ 0 for the inspection. It’s a 30 mins job and they educate me — saving me thousands of bucks. Thanks Unilocal for helping me find such a good business in town.

We live in a Glenmoor house, built in 1962. No insulation left in the attic to speak of, and of course none in the walls at all. We called on Kevin and were completely satisfied with his honesty, prompt service, and his team’s work. What a great experience — I would highly recommend his services to any homeowner who needs any sort of insulation work done. Universal is thorough, fairly priced, responsive, and does a great professional job.
Best part of all: our PG&E bills are half, I’m not kidding HALF, of what they were before Kevin did his thing! Highly recommended.

I had called Universal Insulation to get a professional’s opinion on areas I could improve in keeping my home both cool in the summer and warm for the winter. Proper insulation seemed like the logical starting place and I called up Universal and quickly scheduled a free in-​home consultation. Kevin showed up promptly on time at my home and was extremely courteous and thorough in his inspection.
Now the interesting part.
Kevin is an HONEST professional and a STAND UP guy. After his inspection, he determined my home was already properly insulated with R30 in the attic and R13 in my walls — adding further insulation would not have any noticeable difference in my home. He told me he be stealing from me if he tried to sell me more insulation and even went as far as suggesting other non-​insulation ideas for keeping my home at proper temperatures. How refreshing! Finding honest businesses such as Kevin and Universal Insulation is rare these days, and even though I did not end up hiring Kevin (on his recommendation), I have absolutely no qualms about recommending him and his business to family and friends looking to have their homes insulated. His stellar reputation is well justified!