Insulation Contractor in Moline, IL - Fewer Drafts in Older Hillside Homes
D&K Davenport Insulation Company is an insulation contractor from Davenport, IA, working across the river in Moline, IL. We seal air leaks and add insulation to attics, walls, crawl spaces and basements so cold rooms warm up.
Book an insulation estimate in Moline
I climb into your attic, measure what's there and check for roof leaks first.
Request an estimateMoline's older houses and drafty attics
A lot of our Moline calls come from older houses. Near downtown and the river it's mostly two-story homes with plaster walls, cramped attics and back rooms or porches added on later. Up the hill there are more ranches and split-levels with a thin, settled layer of insulation from decades ago. It's the same mix we see next door in Rock Island and back home in Davenport.
Those houses shape the job. The walls are often close to empty, the attic floor is a patchwork of whatever past owners added, and the gaps nobody sealed let warm air straight out, so we usually start by finding the leaks and cleaning up what's there before we add anything.
Working in Moline: the city's steps and your price
The City of Moline issues the building permits here. When a job needs one, nothing can start until it's paid for and issued, because the city adds a fee to work it finds done first. If your job needs a permit, we take care of it with the city and tell you up front, so the wait goes into your start date and doesn't surprise you. The city also registers the contractors who work in Moline, so it's fair to ask anyone you hire, us included, whether they're registered with the building and inspections office.
We're based in Davenport and work on both sides of the river, so Moline jobs sit right alongside the ones we do in East Moline and down in Milan. The price moves with how much attic or wall there is, what's already in it, whether old material has to come out first, how many gaps need sealing and whether you go with foam or loose fill. The schedule turns on whether a permit's needed and how much removal comes before the new work. I come out, look at all of it and write you an estimate with your own number.
Services in Moline, IL
Home insulation
Plenty of Moline houses were insulated one piece at a time, so one room is warm and the next one isn't. For home insulation I walk the whole house first, and we fix the worst spots in the right order instead of just the attic everyone points to.
Attic air sealing
Older attics here are full of gaps around can lights, plumbing pipes, the chimney and the hatch, and warm air pours up through them all winter. We close those gaps first, before any insulation goes down, because loose fill on its own won't stop a draft.
Insulation removal
When we find old insulation that got soaked from a roof leak or packed with droppings, we bag it out and clean the attic floor. Laying fresh material over that just buries the problem, and I won't do it.
Wall insulation
A lot of the plaster-wall houses near downtown have little or nothing in the outside walls, which is why those rooms feel cold with the heat turned up. We fill the wall cavities through small holes and patch them, so you get warmer walls without tearing out plaster.
Crawl space insulation
Add-ons and back rooms on older Moline houses often sit over a crawl space, and that's usually where cold floors come from. We seal and insulate down there so the floor above stops feeling like the ground.
Spray foam insulation
Spray foam costs more, but it seals and insulates in one pass, so it earns its keep where ductwork runs through the attic or in a tight room over the garage. Where there's no ductwork up there, sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in, loose fill sprayed through a hose, usually does the job for less.
Get a free insulation estimate for your Moline house
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to pick a time. I come out to your Moline house, look over the job and write the estimate, free and with no pressure or obligation. If you go ahead, my crew does the work and I check the finished job with you.
- Phone
- (563) 265-6737
- Location
- Davenport, IA 52801
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and insured.
What Moline homeowners can count on
We're based in Davenport, IA, and cover 16 services across 12 service areas on both sides of the river, Moline among them. Free on-site estimates.
- Based in
- IA
- Davenport
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to insulate an older house in Moline, IL?
I can't give you an honest number until I've been in your attic, because the price turns on its size, what's already up there and what has to come out or get sealed first. In older Moline houses the big swings are usually old insulation that's wet or full of droppings and has to be removed, and outside walls that are empty and need filling.
Do I need a permit to add insulation in Moline, IL?
The city's list of work that needs a permit doesn't name insulation, so the way to know for your job is to call Moline's building and inspections office at 309.524.2370 or email ldavis@moline.il.us before work starts. That list does cover work an insulation job can run into, like basement finishing, windows, siding and HVAC. If yours needs one, that's ours to handle, as I said above.
How long does the City of Moline take to review building plans?
The city tries to review plans within 10 working days of getting them. That's the city's aim, not a set date, so when a job needs a permit we count that review into the start date we give you.
How do I book a building inspection in Moline, IL?
Once the permit is issued, you book an inspection by leaving a message on the city inspector's voicemail for that trade, with at least 24 hours' notice. On a permit we've taken care of, we book it and let you know when the inspector's coming.
Do we have to leave the house during spray foam insulation?
For blown-in and air sealing you usually don't, and most people stay home while we work. Spray foam is different, because everyone, kids and pets included, stays out until the foam maker's re-entry time has passed, which is how long before it's safe to come back inside. I'll tell you that time before the job is booked so you can plan around it.
What causes cold upstairs rooms and drafts in older Moline houses?
Most of the time it's warm air leaking out through gaps in the attic floor, not just thin insulation. Rooms over a porch or garage and outside walls with nothing in them are the other usual causes. That's why I look at the whole house before saying what it needs, because piling more on a leaky attic floor won't fix a draft.
Talk through your Moline insulation job first
Sometimes the right fix is a roof repair, not more insulation, so call (563) 265-6737 and I'll tell you straight.