Homes in Santa Monica
What we find in Santa Monica attics.
- Lots of 1920s–1950s Spanish, Craftsman and postwar homes with low, tight attics and original or 1980s-era insulation that has settled to a few inches.
- Raised foundations with crawlspaces in Ocean Park, Sunset Park and the Pico neighborhood. Close to the ocean they stay damp, which is where a vapor barrier helps.
- Roof rats love palms and alley power lines. Rat droppings in the attic insulation are the most common thing we find here.
- Duplexes and condos with shared walls, where dense-pack insulation quiets the neighbors.
Rebates by zip code
Zip codes: 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, 90405
- 90402 and 90403 (north of Montana and Wilshire–Montana) are on SoCalGas's 2025 wildfire zip list. With a gas furnace, attic insulation can earn $1.45–$3.00 per sq ft. How it works
- 90401, 90404 and 90405 have no attic insulation rebate in 2026. Electricity here is Southern California Edison, not LADWP, so the LADWP rebate doesn't apply. We'll tell you straight and quote the job on its own merits.
Real Santa Monica jobs
Recent work near you.
Jobs our own crew did here, from our job records. Street names and owners left out for privacy.
Attic cleanup + rodent sealing
South Santa Monica (90405)
June 2026
Two attics, 986 sq ft. Old insulation vacuumed out, attic sanitized, air sealed, new R-30 batts and a solar attic fan. A week later we sealed the rodent entry points and added a radiant barrier.
Attic insulation
South Santa Monica (90405)
May 2026
1,100 sq ft attic: rodent droppings cleaned and sanitized, top plates and can lights air sealed, R-30 batts installed and a solar attic fan added.
Removal + re-insulate
Santa Monica Canyon
February 2025
1,600 sq ft of old insulation removed, attic sanitized, floors and attic access covered to keep dust out, new R-30 fiberglass batts.
Hand removal + top-off
North of Montana
January 2025
717 sq ft of contaminated insulation removed by hand and vacuumed, attic sanitized, air sealed, new blown-in insulation where it was missing and R-15 in the walls.
Soundproofing
Mid-City
January 2025
800 sq ft of dense-pack cellulose blown into a shared wall to cut noise from the unit next door, without opening the drywall.
Google reviews
From your neighbors.
Len Guida
Feb 2025
★★★★★
Koala Insulation did exceptional work installing our new insulation. I highly recommend them. They are professional and efficient and handled my work in a very timely manner.
Jeanine Cornell
Jan 2025
★★★★★
Excellent service from a local Santa Monica business! Couldn’t be happier with the entire customer experience from Koala Insulation. Very professional, knowledgeable, and efficient. I love it when I receive exceptional service from a local family-owned business. This company really cares about its customers and its work quality- a rarity these days! Thank you Koala!
James Leger
May 2026
★★★★★
Great Santa Monica company. Very helpful and knowledgeable.
