We're B&C North Charleston Insulation, an insulation contractor based in North Charleston, SC, and we insulate and seal attics, crawl spaces and walls for homeowners in Hollywood. Call (843) 278-0240 and I'll come out and take a look.
(843) 278-0240
Hollywood feels farther out than the cities closer to us. The houses sit on bigger lots, a good share of them are older, and many are raised over crawl spaces. Calls from here usually start with cold floors, a drafty room or a power bill that keeps creeping up.
When I open the attic hatch in an older house here, I often find a few inches of settled fill, gaps around pipes and lights, and eave vents covered over. Under the floor, the insulation has sometimes dropped out of the joists or gone damp, and we deal with that before anything new goes in.
We reply to every call and form within one business day. I'll set a time to come out to your Hollywood house, look over the attic or crawl space myself and write you a free estimate step by step, so you can see what goes where. There's no pressure and no obligation.
(843) 278-0240Most Hollywood jobs start with air sealing, which means closing the gaps around pipes, lights and the hatch, and then we add attic insulation over it, or crawl space insulation and a vapor barrier under floors that feel cold. We also pull out old insulation that's wet or dirty, insulate walls and the room over the garage, and spray foam where it's worth the cost. Foam costs more because it seals air while it insulates. For most attics I'd seal the gaps and top up the loose fill instead, unless your ductwork runs up there, where open-cell foam insulation at the roofline can make more sense.
Building permits here go through the Town of Hollywood. When a job needs one, it has to be in hand before we start, so the permit is usually what sets the first date on the calendar. Before you hire anyone, ask for their state license and their Town of Hollywood business license. The town asks first-time business license applicants for proof of state licensure and a contract or invoice for the job. I find out what the town asks for at your address and take care of any permit before we start. The price moves with the size of the attic or crawl space, how many inches are already up there, whether old material has to come out first, and how much sealing the gaps need.
Town Hall closes at noon on Fridays, so I make my calls about Hollywood jobs early in the week. We drive out from our base in North Charleston, so I plan each job so the crew, the new material and the hauling for any old insulation all arrive on the same trip. The order of work is the same one we follow in North Charleston and the cities around it.
I come out to every house in Hollywood, go up into the attic or down into the crawl space, and write the estimate out step by step. You can see what goes where, and if a job can wait, I'll tell you that instead of selling it.
Insulation laid over a leak or a damp spot just hides the problem, so we find it first and pull out any soaked or dirty material. Then we seal the gaps and build the depth out to the edges, where it's usually too thin.
I spent years as an HVAC service tech before I started this business in 2023, working on equipment in attics and crawl spaces. The leaks and thin insulation around that equipment were usually the bigger problem, so I check both on every estimate.
We're licensed and fully insured, and our installers work with me or a lead installer on site for the whole job. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (843) 278-0240 or send the form to set up your estimate.
It may need one, and that's for the town to decide. The town's Permits Portal takes building permit applications for new construction, repairs, renovations and additions, but it doesn't list insulation on its own. Homeowners and contractors fill out the same application. I check with the town for your address and take care of any permit before we start.
CC&I Services does all inspections for town permits, Monday through Friday, and you have to request one at least one business day ahead. A request only counts if you make it directly with a staff member. When your job has a permit, we book the inspection that way so it doesn't hold up the work.
Usually, yes. The state's Residential Builders Commission licenses or registers residential builders and specialty contractors, and specialty work needs that registration or license once the job is worth five hundred dollars. We're licensed and fully insured, and you can check any contractor with the commission before you sign.
State law exempts certain residential improvements from building permits and licensing when the owner of the property does the work, in categories that include building, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing. The exemption is for the owner doing the work, so it doesn't apply once you hire a contractor. If you plan to do the work yourself, confirm with the town that your project qualifies.
I can't give you a fair number until I've been up in your attic, because the price depends on what's already there. A few inches of clean fill that only needs sealing and topping up costs much less than old insulation that's damp or full of droppings and has to come out first. My estimate is free and written step by step, so you can see what each part covers.
That depends on the material. With blown-in insulation, which is loose fill blown through a hose, most families can stay home during the job. With spray foam, everyone leaves the house until the re-entry time set by the foam maker has passed. Before we schedule anything, I'll tell you how long we expect to be there and when you, the kids and the pets can come back.
Usually it's air leaking in, not too little insulation. Gaps around can lights, pipes and the attic hatch let hot attic air through no matter how much fill sits on top, and coverage that's thin at the edges or eave vents buried under old material make it worse. We seal those gaps first, clear the vents, and bring the depth out to the edges before we top up the middle.
