What Palo Alto Homeowners Say About Topside Attic Insulation Palo Alto
We’ve sealed and insulated over 9,000 homes since 2016, and every job closes with a documented photo record. Reviews aren’t something we chase; they’re what happens when you show up on time, give a written price before anyone lifts a tool, and leave the homeowner with before-and-after blower-door numbers they can read for themselves. In Palo Alto, where a 1950s Eichler can leak conditioned air like a sieve and a new build in Old Palo Alto still has gaps the code inspector missed, word gets around fast. Here’s what our neighbors are saying.
Recent Reviews
We bought a ranch-style home in Green Gables last year and the upstairs bedrooms were ten degrees colder than the living room. Wes’s crew ran a blower-door test, showed us the reading, then spent two days air-sealing top plates and can lights before blowing in GreenFiber cellulose. The after test read 2,100 CFM50, down from 4,400. Our PG&E bill dropped 34% the next quarter, and we got the photo record and written warranty the same day they finished.
- Marco F., Green Gables, Palo Alto
I’d gotten two quotes for spray foam in our crawl space under the addition we built in Professorville. One contractor wanted to start the next day with a verbal price. Topside gave us a written scope, flat price, and Haven Standard warranty up front. They encapsulated the space with a vapor barrier, sealed the rim joists with Demilec open-cell foam, and the humidity down there hasn’t cracked 55% since, even in last January’s atmospheric river.
- Emily S., Professorville, Palo Alto
Our 1962 tract home in Ventura had original fiberglass batts that rats had turned into a nursery. Wes walked the attic with me, pointed out every compromised area, and his team did a full insulation removal and replacement, plus rodent proofing with steel mesh at all penetration points. They cleaned every surface before laying new Rockwool batts. The photo record showed before, during, and after. No surprises, no upsell, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise was in writing before they started.
- Rana M., Ventura, Palo Alto
We’d had radiant barrier foil stapled to our roof rafters by another company in 2019, but our attic was still hitting 140 degrees in August. Topside pulled the old stuff, properly air-sealed the attic floor first, then installed a new radiant barrier with proper emissivity ratings and ventilation baffles. The crew found three unsealed HVAC chase ways the previous company missed. Attic temperature peaked at 108 degrees last summer. Wes published the before-and-after blower-door numbers: 3,800 down to 1,900 CFM50.
- Dana A., Southgate, Palo Alto
I’m an architect in Old Palo Alto, and I specified Topside for a full envelope upgrade on a client renovation near Embarcadero Road. They coordinated with our GC, worked around our inspection schedule, and delivered the documented photo record directly to the homeowner. The blower-door test showed 5,200 CFM50 pre-work and 1,400 post-work on a 3,200 square foot house. That’s not guesswork. That’s a number you can put in a permit file.
- Marco F., Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto
After getting a $14,000 quote for spray foam from a contractor who wouldn’t put the scope in writing, I brought Topside the estimate for their free second opinion. Wes sat with me and read every line. The competing quote had double-counted square footage and specified closed-cell foam where open-cell was appropriate for our climate zone. Topside’s written price was $9,200, with Johns Manville open-cell foam, full air sealing, and the Haven Standard warranty. They finished in three days and the crew never left a nail or scrap behind.
- Emily S., Crescent Park, Palo Alto
Why Customers Trust Us
Every review ties back to the same things we deliver on every Palo Alto job. The written price before work starts, always. The air sealing before insulation, never reversed. The blower-door numbers that prove the result instead of asking you to trust a feeling. The documented photo record that shows what your attic or crawl space actually looked like, not what someone claims.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if we miss a penetration, if a bat settles, if a vapor barrier seam lifts, we make it right. No claim forms, no “we’ll get back to you.” You call (650) 352-3577, a live person answers, and we schedule the fix. Background-checked, uniformed technicians. Materials from Owens Corning, Johns Manville, Knauf, Rockwool, CertainTeed, Icynene, Demilec, and GreenFiber, so you’re never locked into a proprietary product that costs more to replace than it did to install.
Wes Okafor has run this operation under The Haven Standard since 2016. Independently owned and operated. No voicemail loops, no callback windows measured in business days. If you’re comparing quotes, bring us any written estimate for a free second opinion. We’ll read it with you, line by line, and tell you what we see.
Call (650) 352-3577 to schedule your home energy audit or get your written price for attic insulation, crawl space encapsulation, spray foam, or any envelope work in Palo Alto.
Written by Wes Okafor, Owner at Topside Attic Insulation Palo Alto, serving Palo Alto since 2016.