Jobsite Efficiency: Assigning Responsibilities Makes for Ultra Fast Setup and Teardown on an Insulation Removal Job
We visited Attic Queen, on-site, just outside of Tampa, Florida. She owns the largest of insulation vacuums and it comes with a lot of hoses. Her crew averaged a 50-90 minutes setup. To understand why this was taking a long time, we needed to see what their struggles...
Bird Family Insulation Hands the “Torch” to the Next Generation
Bob Bird started his company in the late 1990s in Conyers, Georgia. They had a blower and did some “bump ups;” meaning, that he added a few inches of insulation to what already existed in the attic. Word spread and now Bob has multiple trailers and trucks. His boys,...
Adding Insulation Blower and Vacuum to a Crawlspace Company: Why is This Important?
Some areas throughout the United States present contractors with plenty of work even though they specialize in one aspect of insulation. Dylan with Crawlspaces and Beyond has many years of experience in insulating crawlspaces and basements. They are a meticulous...
Diversifying Your Insulation Methods with Various Insulation Equipment
Nathan Rath, in Rock Valley, Iowa, is building an impressive barn! It contains a large horse stable, ammunition workshop, industrial cleaning and washing bays for his tractors and ample room to contain semi loads of products and materials. We met him on-site to help...
Starting an Insulation Company With a Great Combo of Insulation Machines
We met Koala Insulation of Greater Knoxville in April of 2024 to provide on-site training with their new equipment set-up. They recently bought into the Koala franchise and needed training on their blowing machine (CM1500HP) and their insulation removal vacuum...
Insul8 Insulation Services Uses a CM2400 Insulation Blower and CoolVac27 Vacuum
Already a well-recognized Aeroseal contractor in South Alabama, Brad Veazy added insulation removal and blown-in to his services. Aeroseal is used to stop ductwork from leaking. His customers would complain that certain rooms were hard to keep cool in the summer. He...
Purchasing the RIGHT Insulation Machine for You
Anita and Jayson with Katy Insulation Solutions reached out to us for a recommendation on an insulation machine. They are a new company, so they need to balance startup costs with getting reasonable costs on a trailer and blower. We recommended the CM1500. We met with...
Training Your Crew to Maintain an Insulation Blowing Machine
We received a call from a customer who is in the market for a new machine. She also wanted help with her old machine that she thought was no longer usable. Lisa with Go Green Squads purchased an upgraded CM2400 with a 20 inch airlock. Her old CM2400 with a 16 inch...
Growing Your Insulation Company with Equipment, One Step at a Time
The beauty of the Cool Machine brand is the versatility and expandability of their line of equipment. Koala Insulation of Grand Rapids, Michigan started with the standard package offered by Koala. As their company grew, they found themselves needing to grow their...
Maintain Your Insulation Blowers and Vacuums: Develop an Internal Maintenance Team
We enjoy traveling the country meeting insulators. That means we glean a lot of information and tips/tricks from professionals across the US and Canada. We have found some crews who really have a system developed for maintaining their blowers and vacuums. Here is what...



