Many thanks to the Universal Insulation team for doing such a great job on my attic from start to…read morefinish. We purchased our home many years ago and didn't realize how much of a mess the attic truly was until Universal Insulation completed an assessment in preparation for a possible heat pump installation next year. We're so grateful to have found a company we could trust to do things the right way. During my correspondence with Marko, Marko arranged for an assessment to be conducted by Nicholas. From the initial assessment, Nicholas was incredibly patient in addressing all our concerns and questions -- especially since we are very "hands on" homeowners. Once the contract was signed, Ann promptly scheduled us for the next available appointment and provided clear, detailed instructions on how to prepare before their arrival. The meticulous process began with removing the old insulation and debris, vacuuming the attic floor, and sanitizing the space. The next step was ensuring the attic was structurally sound and ready for new insulation. Because of the care and attention to detail that Marko, Miguel, and Nicholas put into every part of the job, we ended up with a dry, well insulated, properly ventilated, and easily accessible attic. If you're looking for an excellent insulation company, I highly recommend the team at Universal Insulation, Inc. -- they are truly competent professionals who take pride in doing things the right way.

The crew did a great job and finished on time, very professional. Even though we had a small issue…read morein one of our bedrooms, they fixed it and we are extremely happy with the work done.

David from Atticity is straightforward, professional, and provides exceptional value compared to…read moreother insulation companies I received quotes from. He was responsive, punctual, and took accountability throughout the process. His crew was also friendly, hardworking, and respectful of my home. I'm very happy with the service and would definitely recommend Atticity to anyone looking for insulation work.

Had an amazing experience working with David and his team with Atticity. He was super prompt in…read moreresponding. He came himself to inspect, took photos, and showed me photos of other attics as a point of comparison. His quote was much more reasonable than the 2 other ones we got. On the day of the job, they were prompt and so thorough. Look at the photos! Not a spec of debris in sight. They even got up on the roof to seal a hole from the outside, which was not in what we originally scoped, at no extra charge. Their work is under 5year warranty, but we're both sure he won't need to come back, which is a shame! Such a nice guy. Would have been nice to see him again. Strong recommend!!

They installed a carrier heat pump on my roof with a new platform covered by a painted screen. All…read morenew electrical components and electrical connections. A new heat exchanger system/ gas heater,new ductwork with adjustable insulated ducts, a new ecobee smart thermostat. Power during the day is provided by my existing solar panel system. The system runs quietly and has saved 48% electricity over my previous system. They performed the installation in one day, built a plastic tunnel inside my home to capture all of debris from demolition and installation. They serviced the system once a year. I recommend San Jose Heating and Cooling Company

Five-Star Service from Start to Finish!…read more With these cold days coming up, I'm extremely grateful for San Jose Heating & Cooling for coming out right when I needed them. Thanks to Armando and Arie, my furnace is now up and running perfectly. From start to finish, the team was professional, punctual, and very communicative. They took the time to clearly explain the entire process, answered all my questions, and made sure everything was done right not rushed. During the visit, Armando also found leaks in my existing ductwork, which helped explain some of the issues I was experiencing. I really appreciated the honesty and attention to detail, and they'll be coming back to replace the old ductwork to make sure everything runs efficiently and safely. I'm genuinely looking forward to continuing to work with San Jose Heating & Cooling. If you're looking for a reliable, knowledgeable, and trustworthy HVAC company, I highly recommend them. Outstanding service all around!

I started to hear little pitter patter footsteps and gnawing sounds at 5 am, and on day 2 of this,…read moreI messaged Attic Crew. They sent someone the next morning for an assessment and got us scheduled right away! In the interim, they gave us recommendations to deter the rats, which worked. Carlos and his crew arrived on time and finished quickly. The price was reasonable (honestly, on the cheaper side yet the quality and professionalism was great!). There was an issue with a short circuit because a rat chewed through the insulation that we didn't notice until the weekend, but Carlos responded immediately and came over to fix the issue. We are so grateful to Carlos and the Attic Crew for helping us with rats in the home, helping us feel more confident about keeping them out for the foreseeable years, and for all of their professionalism, knowledge, and expertise! Would definitely recommend!

We worked with Jay, Andres(?), and Angelica. They really went above and beyond to help educate us…read moreabout the process of installing a moisture barrier and all the factors that go into successful rodent abatement. The communication was excellent, even on a holiday weekend I got called back within an hour of reaching out with questions, which I certainly did not expect! They arrived promptly for appointments and were thoughtful about avoiding tracking dirt into our home. They worked with us to customize their work to our coastal climate and were very transparent about exactly what materials they would be using (all top of the line, industral-grade!). I have pets and toddlers and they took my concerns about chemical disinfects seriously and offered several options to make sure I was comfortable with what was used in our home. They really seem to take pride in their work and enjoyed sharing before and after pictures to demonstrate all the improvements they made to our crawl space. I could not be happier with my choice to hire them, and plan to work with them again when I'm ready to replace my attic insulation.

Joseph and his crew were professional but more importantly honest and saved me a lot of money…read morecompared to other bids that tried to upsell me. My house had literally zero insulation in the walls and I was hesitant to add any due to mixed reviews, but I trusted Joseph and he delivered. Now I don't hear as much noise and the rooms feel a lot warmer. Then he did the attic by first cleaning it, then sealing it and filling it up to spec with quality insulation. My house used to have cold spots and heater would kick on every 20 minutes. Now there are no cold spots and the house stays warmer a lot longer and again much quieter from external noise. I would highly recommend his services.

Very happy and satisfied with service , Joseph was very detailed in explaining the step by step…read moreprocess and what's needed . He upgraded my attic with new insulation and added an attic fan . Seen the difference right away . Also he drilled and pump insulation in all my exterior walls . The home is comfortable and now using my heat/ac way less . Joseph said pge bill will start dropping. He's very kind / positive. I admire he's a single parent who is widowed . He takes pride in his work made me feel comfortable instead of giving me sales rep vibes . He diagnose what's needed to receive the best results . Definitely recommend you contact this company

Max was very prompt during the estimate phase. After approving the estimate, setting up a date to…read moredo the insulation work was very easy We got about 1.7k sqft insulated and an attic fan installed Overall, very pleased with their service and would recommend them for insulation and other attic work

Max & Co. did a great job! They started early AM removed my old blow in insulation. Sprayed rodent…read moresolution. Sealed the opening and installed bats insulation. Work was done in half a day for 2500sqft attic space. One of the guys then pushed back recess lights popped out from all the work upstairs. Max was great in explaining all the details and flagging any concerns even on electrical side. Hardworking crew!

David was professional, transparent and gave very fair pricing. His men were very professional as…read morewell and did an exceptional job installing batt insulation into my attic. In fact, I have two attics, and when an issue came up (on my end) regarding the installation of the second attic, David was very flexible with me. I highly recommend Atticity.

We contacted Atticity to insulate our garage. We received a response within the hour, and had…read moresomeone on-site to provide an estimate the same day. They were quick, efficient, and professional, and very communicative. On the second workday, we received a text from the owner saying that his team hit traffic and would be about ten minutes late. I might not have even noticed if they'd just shown up a few minutes after they said they'd be there! I'm very appreciative of the attention and effort we received while the job was being done. They even finished about half a day early. I've already recommended Atticity to several of my neighbors. I'll be calling them again if I ever need more insulation work.

I had upgraded my gas furnace less than 10 years ago, but this time around, I decided to make the…read moreswitch to a heat pump. It's cut down my emissions and I get AC--win-win. I went out for four bids, and Element was the last one. The equipment and pricing were all over the place, and honestly, I was getting pretty frustrated by the time Ernest from Element showed up. From the start, he stood out. While others barely glanced at the attic, Ernest went straight up there and spent more time than anyone else had. When he came down, he pointed out two big things: first, my system needed increased airflow, and second, getting the old unit out was going to be a tight squeeze. I could tell he actually cared about the details. He recommended the smallest unit that had been bid so far, which surprised me. I brought up efficiency concerns because another model seemed better on paper. But Ernest explained that for our specific climate, heating performance mattered more--and the smaller unit he recommended was actually more efficient in that context. When I got Element's quote, it wasn't the cheapest--but it was the most complete. It included everything: permits, inspections, even replacing three ducts. There were no surprises. I had a few more questions before moving forward, and Ernest took his time answering every single one. Once I signed the agreement, their project management team was punctual and professional all the way through to the certification process. The whole install was done in a day, just like they promised. I'm more than happy--not just with the heat pump itself, but with the entire experience. Everyone I interacted with at Element was professional and easy to work with. Highly recommend.

We moved into a new home last November that was substantially bigger than our previous rental…read moreapartment. We were much colder than we had anticipated, given both the increase in space and the antiquated (35 years old!) furnaces that it came came with. Worse, still, was the weighty PG&E bill that came through just a few weeks later. Ouch. As things started to warm up, we started exploring options to replace our 36 year old furnaces which we knew were a ticking time-bomb in the fear of having to house my Southern Californian in-laws who would not tolerate anything but a balmy 72. We spoke to 13 different vendors, based on Yelp searches and those little coupon books that we seem to get monthly in our mailbox. Element was one of those coupon book vendors but when I went to look them up on Yelp, I was pleasantly surprised. Ernest came out in spring and spent over an hour with us, measuring the size of our registers, inspecting all of our ductwork, and answering all of the questions I had about what kind of improvement we could expect. Then, we waited. There are a lot of decision points to make: should we replace our ducting, what kind of ducting should we get, heat pump or furnace, what efficiency furnace, AC or not? Half a dozen other projects happened over the summer and as the days drew shorter, I decided to go ahead and resurrect our furnace discussion. The benefit of waiting over the summer was that we discovered AC wasn't really necessary where our house is, due to the tree cover that keeps the house cooler. However, the air quality in the Lamorinda area was about as bad as anticipated (200+ AQI), with the now unfortunate annual wildfires. This, plus some consulting with both Ernest and our pest control contractor, helped us decide on: new aluminum ducting (rat proof!), a high efficiency furnace, no AC for now (but a coil so that we could easily install it later), plus some pretty heavyweight IQAir filtration. Unfortunately due to all of the supply chain issues, the price for our estimate went up by $2K or so since we originally reached out. That said, not installing central AC saved us $7K or so - so waiting was likely the right decision. Element's quote came in very competitively against other vendors, who were cheaper on the furnaces but more expensive on the ductwork. What I liked about Element (and Ernest's salesmanship) was the numerical and very professional way they approached the system design for our home and how duct sizing was based on solid engineering principles. I was a little wary about the duct work (it is not cheap) This professionalism carried through to the crew who came and did the install, and their office manager Mac. We had a few issues during and after the install - because this is the real world after all - and Mac and the team made sure to follow up on each of these. Our water heater went out and so we had no hot water for a couple of days. We weren't able to relight it ourselves and it turns out it needed a new ignition unit - the team at Element sent a technician over and a plumber when that failed. There were a few small cosmetic blemishes left over (marks on the wall, and some construction mess in our subarea) that they fixed immediately when prompted. We also were missing an overflow valve on the AC unit that caused inspection to fail, but they came out and installed that before scheduling another inspection which passed. So far, in two weeks of having this new heating system, we are very very happy. The house heats up from 62 in the morning to 70/71 much quicker than before. The system is about 1/5th of the noise of the previous system - with the new fatter ducts, there is almost no discernible "whoosh". The house heats evenly too - areas of the house that would get too warm before are now about right, and our living room with a high ceiling actually gets comfortably warm. The furnaces seem considerably more energy efficient too - using about 2/3rds the natural gas despite the fact that we typically run them for twice as long! Our electricity usage is a few kWh lower each day too. Overall, pretty happy with Element and their work. I wish this sort of project didn't cost nearly as much but hopefully we can stretch these furnaces another 35 years ;-).

We've now hired Attic Masters for two different properties. The first in San Ramon that we were…read moreconverting into a rental and now another smaller unit in Milpitas. Both times the experience has been excellent. Like a lot of people, we kept putting this project off after Covid. At some point, though, you realize this isn't a DIY job and you need profs who know what they're doing. From start to finish, they made the process easy. They came in, removed all the old insulation, sanitized the attic, and installed brand-new insulation with zero hassle. Each job took just a couple of days: day one for removal and cleaning, day two for installing the replacement. Both times the crews worked efficiently and left the spaces as clean as could be expected. It is costly but not as costly as doing it yourself or ignoring a real problem.

This is the very first time I'm giving less than 5 stars for a yelp review. I usually like to give…read morecompanies the benefit of the doubt and give them opportunities to make it right, but my experience with Attic Masters and Adam have been nothing but endless frustration. First, they didn't show up to our scheduled appointment on Nov 29, at 8AM even after I received 2 confirmation emails, and text reminders about the appointment (attached below are photos of the confirmations). I specifically chose this company over Attic Bros because I was told that they work on the weekends and complete jobs on weekends. In hindsight, I wish I would have just gone with Attic Bros from the start. Two guys came at 2:30pm instead on Saturday after I had called them at 10:30am about how no one showed up. The 2 guys only put up 2 films of radiant barrier and left at 5pm. On Sunday morning, the remaining workers showed up and "finished" at 2:30pm, however they didn't rodent proof my crawl space until I had pointed out the holes to them. They did it after I had pointed out the holes. Additionally, they never rodent proofed my the attic side vents. They rodent proofed the roof, sure, but I would have thought the side vents would be included (they didn't have a ladder to reach it so they didn't do it). I had to hire a third party to fix the holes/gaps on the side vents instead because Adam and his company didn't want to come back to fix it. I was told they'd call me back when they can schedule me in, but after a week I gave up and just hired another company. Also, they damaged one of my kitchen lights when they were doing work in the attic. Adam also said he would send someone to fix it and that it's "easy" but nothing ever came of it. The 3 stars I gave them is because the insulation looks decent and that they still came on Sunday to follow through on the project, but if they could lie to me about "fixing the side vents from the inside" who knows what else they may have lied about. I am concerned about this company's integrity. Also- Adam is rude and defensive on the phone, and doesn't really let his customers speak.

Selected Bay Valley from 2 BayREN approved insulation contractors and a non BayREN contractor. The…read moreBayREN approved contractors generally offer better price because you get the additional rebate, which they will apply for you. Professional and efficient, the two installers were in and out in 2 afternoons. Added spray cellulose insulation to attic and exterior walls. The house has wood siding in front and stucco on remaining three sides. They were the only one willing to drill hole through the exterior wood siding in front and patch. They also paint if owner provides the paint. The other two contractors said they had to drill holes from inside the house (oh no, we had just patched out walls after the electrical work). So far looks like house is staying cooler in warm afternoons. We shall see this winter!

Team of 4 guys they are experienced and know what to do…read more Joel-estimator,Guy-answers the phone, Tony and Henry do the insulation work. They are great team. I had my external walls insulated and they used cellulose to fill making 1.5 inch holes between the studs. Then they use a cork foam type backing to put in the holes as a vapor barrier and close it with stucco patch. Then comes the texture followed by primer. And if you provide them your matching paint they will color the patches too. They are nice and simple folks and easy to work with. Thanks I wonder why I waited so long to insulate the walls as the difference is noticeable and will save energy. They also help with rebates offered by state or federal.