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Oakland, CA

AttiCity

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Open • 8:30 am - 8:00 pm

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The workers for AttiCity are not employees of the company but subcontract workers. David hires them for each job. Their schedule could vary since they apparently are working for other companies in addition to AttiCity. The workers' large truck to transport equipment and insulation is older and not professional looking but is functional. My requirement was to remove blown insulation from the attic and old batt insulation from under the floor by entering a tight crawlspace access. Rodent droppings were in both locations. A termite inspection occurred after I was informed by David the insulation in the crawlspace was removed. The termite inspector informed me that old batt insulation was still in place in a corner of the house that was challenging to access due to A/C ducting impeding access. If the termite inspection was not performed I may have never known the old batt insulation was not removed and new insulation was installed. The remaining old insulation was removed and new insulation installed. David was not on the job site when the work was completed. He did visit when it was time for payment. The rat droppings from the attic and crawlspace were cleaned up and supposedly all access by rats was addressed to alleviate a future problem. However, rats did access the house again and droppings were in the attic. I made 3 requests to David to have his crew return to vacuum the rat droppings in the attic and he told me this would occur but never did. The crew are independent workers and thus not captive to AttiCity. I assumed the time and expense of returning was their responsibility and not AttiCity and is why they never showed up. And David's follow up was below professional expectations. Unfortunately, I would not recommend AttiCity based on my experience.

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Updated review: the owner David came and apologize. I think they do very care their customer service. He went into the attic and take care of everything, making sure and took many photos to assure me everything is good now. I do appreciate this. I hired them after reading yelp reviews and I really do not like the experience at all. Be alert yelpers! They broke my attic ceilings and hired a handy man just do some cosmetic job and no bother go to the attic to check whether they broke my attic drywall or not.

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I change my review bcs after David help me change my insulation, I see how they're very efficiency , always ontime and professional .

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David and crew came on time and finished the job as promised. Good service and efficient. Highly recommend.

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“For my project - I had them remove all the old insulation in attic and then replace w/ R38 insulation batts.”

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AttiCity - insulationinstallation - Updated October 2026

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