Insulation Contractors in Hillsboro, OR

We work as insulation contractors in Hillsboro, a short drive west of our Beaverton base, and the first thing we notice here is how wide the range of houses is. Hillsboro has been the seat of Washington County since February 5, 1850, and was incorporated in 1876, so its core holds homes with real age. At the same time, the city has grown from 15,365 residents in 1970 to more than 106,000 in 2020, which means a large share of houses are relatively new. Those two groups need very different insulation work.

Newer homes: good bones, thin spots

Homes from the last few decades usually start with insulation that met code when they were built. The issues tend to be smaller but common: attic insulation blown unevenly or pushed aside by later work, gaps around recessed lights and bath fans, bonus rooms over garages that run cold, and knee walls with batts that have slumped. In these homes the job is often targeted: air seal, even out the attic, and fix the one or two rooms that never felt right.

Older homes near the center

Hillsboro's Orenco Townsite Conservation zone preserves part of a former company town, and the city lists ten sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Old Scotch Church from 1876. Older houses in and around the original town can have little or no wall insulation, attics with a thin layer of old material, and floors over crawl spaces with nothing underneath. For these homes we usually talk through a fuller plan, sometimes in phases.

Creeks, low ground and crawl spaces

The Tualatin River forms part of Hillsboro's southern city limits, and Dairy Creek, McKay Creek, Rock Creek, Dawson Creek and Turner Creek run through the area. Rain is steady from November through March, with roughly 36 inches a year over about 160 wet days. On lower ground, crawl spaces can stay damp for much of the season. We look at the vapor barrier and drainage before any underfloor insulation goes in, because wet insulation does little good.

Services for Hillsboro homes

• Attic insulation and air sealing, including attic hatches and bonus rooms
• Blown-in cellulose or fiberglass for attics and enclosed walls
• Spray foam for rim joists, cantilevered floors and hard-to-seal areas
• Crawl space insulation with a check of the ground cover
• Wall insulation in older homes or during remodels
• Removal of old, wet or rodent-damaged insulation

Homes as offices

Hillsboro is the center of Oregon's Silicon Forest, and Intel's largest site, including the Ronler Acres, Jones Farm and Hawthorn Farm campuses, is here. Plenty of households in the area now work at least part of the week from home. A cold upstairs office or a bedroom over the garage that overheats in August is the kind of comfort problem insulation and air sealing can address directly, without replacing your heating system.

Long-term owners and renters alike

Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put Hillsboro's owner-occupied rate at 50.2%, with 85.5% of residents in the same house a year earlier. Owners staying put tend to want a full attic and crawl space plan. Landlords with rentals tend to want durable, low-maintenance fixes. We price and scope both.

Getting a quote

Call (971) 458-8258. We inspect the attic, walls where we can see them and the crawl space, then give you a written quote with materials and depths listed.

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