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Serving Urbana, IL and surrounding areas. (217) 207-0899
If your Urbana home has cold walls, high heating bills, or rooms that never feel right, under-insulated exterior walls are likely the cause - and we can fix that without tearing out your drywall.
Wall insulation in Urbana fills the empty space inside your exterior walls so heat stays inside in winter and outside in summer, most jobs are completed in one to two days without opening up your drywall or disrupting your home.
A lot of Urbana homes - especially those built before 1980 in neighborhoods near the University of Illinois - were constructed with empty wall cavities. That means heat your furnace is already generating walks straight through the walls and out into the cold. Wall insulation in Urbana addresses that directly, filling those cavities so your home holds heat the way it should.
Many homeowners pair wall insulation with air sealing services to address both heat loss through walls and drafts that bypass insulation entirely - the two approaches work best together.
Urbana winters are long and cold, and if your gas bill climbs dramatically during the coldest months, your walls may be letting heat escape faster than your furnace can replace it. This is especially common in homes built before 1980, where wall cavities were often left empty or filled with materials that have broken down over time.
Stand next to an exterior wall on a cold January day and hold your hand close to the surface. If the wall feels noticeably cold to the touch, or if you can feel a draft near electrical outlets on exterior walls, heat is moving through those walls much faster than it should. This is one of the clearest signs that the wall cavity has little or no insulation doing its job.
In Urbana, prevailing winter winds come from the northwest, which means north- and west-facing walls take the hardest beating. If one or two rooms in your home are always colder in winter or hotter in summer than the rest of the house, the walls on the exposed sides of those rooms are likely the culprit.
Many of Urbana's older homes - particularly those in neighborhoods closest to the University of Illinois - were built with wall cavities simply left empty. If you have owned your home for years and cannot recall any insulation work being done, and your home predates modern energy codes, there is a reasonable chance your walls have little to nothing in them.
We install wall insulation in existing Urbana homes without removing drywall. Our two main approaches - blown-in loose fill and injection foam - are both designed to fill wall cavities through small drilled holes that we patch when the work is done. Which method works best depends on your wall construction, your home's age, and where the cavities are most accessible.
Wall insulation works as part of a larger picture for your home. Many homeowners also look at blown-in insulation for attic spaces alongside wall work, since both can be completed in the same visit. If you have concerns about air moving around the insulation, combining wall work with air sealing services addresses the full envelope in one project.
Best for homes with accessible wall cavities where blown cellulose or fiberglass can be packed in through small drilled holes.
Ideal for older or irregular wall framing where denser foam coverage ensures no voids are left behind.
Suits homeowners who want the work done from outside, leaving interior walls and paint untouched.
Good choice when exterior siding makes outside access difficult, with patching done to match existing interior finishes.
Urbana sits in climate zone 5A - cold and humid - and regularly sees temperatures drop well below freezing from November through February. Homes with under-insulated walls lose heat fast in those conditions, and your furnace runs almost constantly trying to compensate. Getting your walls properly insulated here is one of the most direct ways to make your home comfortable and keep your gas bill from spiking every January. The University of Illinois campus neighborhoods have a concentration of homes from the 1910s through 1950s where empty wall cavities are especially common.
We serve homeowners across the Urbana area, including Champaign and Savoy. Whether your home is a 1940s brick bungalow near downtown or a ranch house on the south side built in the 1970s, we know what to expect inside those walls and how to fill them properly. Illinois also requires insulation contractors to hold a valid state license - you can verify any contractor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
We reply to all inquiries within one business day. During your first call we ask a few basic questions - your home's age, approximate square footage, and what you have noticed - so the estimator arrives prepared.
The estimator walks through your home, assesses wall construction, checks for moisture, and uses a thermal imaging camera where needed to show you exactly where heat is escaping before we discuss any work.
You receive a written proposal covering materials, scope, total cost, and whether a City of Urbana permit is required. If it is required, we handle pulling it before any work begins.
The crew drills small holes, fills wall cavities, and confirms full coverage by thermal imaging or density testing before patching. Most jobs wrap in one day, and there is no curing period - your home is back to normal immediately.
Free estimate, no pressure. We reply within one business day and never charge for the assessment visit.
(217) 207-0899We confirm full cavity coverage with a thermal imaging camera before we patch a single hole. You see the evidence on screen - not just our word - that the work was done right.
We have worked on Urbana homes from the 1920s through the 1980s. We know what older framing looks like inside, where the surprises hide, and how to fill irregular cavities completely.
City of Urbana building permits protect your home sale record. When your project requires one, we pull it and keep everything on file - you do not deal with the paperwork.
We walk you through what rebates you may qualify for through Ameren Illinois before you commit to anything. Knowing your real out-of-pocket cost upfront is part of how we do business. See current programs at Ameren Illinois
These proof points come together in a simple way: we show our work, we know the local housing stock, and we handle the details - permits, rebate paperwork, and thermal confirmation - that other contractors skip. That is why homeowners in Urbana and across Champaign County call us back for their next project and refer their neighbors.
Close the gaps that let outside air bypass your wall insulation entirely - air sealing and wall insulation work best as a combined project.
Learn MoreThe same blown-in material used in walls is also the most efficient way to bring attic insulation up to current performance levels.
Learn MoreSpots fill up before the cold sets in. Get your free in-home estimate locked in now so your home is ready for January.