About Empire Insulation

Meet Nick Bond

Nick Bond · Owner

Your estimate and your installation come from the same person. Nick Bond owns Empire Insulation, handles the estimates and sprays the foam himself. He has 8 years of insulation experience and 8 years of construction experience, and he's a Spray Foam Worldwide (SFWW) ambassador. Estimates are free, and veterans and service members get a discount that depends on the job.

"We treat your house like a home," Nick says. "We make sure we're not disrespecting the house, and we're treating it as your future dream home, not just as another project for us." Customers often compliment the crew on how respectful they are with job sites, and jobs are left cleaner than when the crew arrived.

Every house, building and customer is different, so Nick works out what each one needs and fits the solution to their expectations and budget. He's honest when foam isn't worth it: it usually pays for itself in 3 to 10 years, so if you'll sell within 1 to 2 years you probably won't get your money back.

His rule of thumb on depth: 2 inches minimum (closed-cell is a Class II vapor retarder at 1.5 to 2); 2 on the walls and 3 on the roof for a heated shop, 3 and 4 at most; 4 and 6 for cold storage; 6 usually the max, 7 to 8 where Washington code calls for R-49.

One house he worked on, about 5 years old and 2,500 square feet with $1,000 monthly electric bills, tested at 15 air changes per hour at 50 pascals, mostly through the attic. Empire sealed the attic, and the retest came in at 5.

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