Norwalk, IA Insulation Contractor, Lakewood to the Newest Subdivisions
Norwalk's Lakewood and Echo Valley developments started in 1965 and the early 1970s, and more than half the town has been built since 2000. Abraham looks at walls in the first and attics in the second.
- Lakewood began in 1965 around Lake Colchester
- More than half of homes built since 2000
- About 22 minutes from Des Moines
Free estimate in Norwalk
- About a 10 to 15 minute visit
- Your bid, usually within 24 hours
- Abraham calls or texts back within one business day.
Estimates are free within a half-hour drive of Des Moines.
- Owner on site for every job
- Same crew for 16 years, no subcontractors
- Over 2,000 homes since 2008
- Insured up to $2 million
Lakewood and Echo Valley
Two of Norwalk's older areas began as their own developments. Lakewood started in 1965 around man-made Lake Colchester, and Echo Valley followed in the early 1970s. Norwalk annexed both on April 1, 1989, so houses that were built outside the city limits are now part of it.
- Lakewood
- Echo Valley
Free estimate in Norwalk
- About a 10 to 15 minute visit
- Your bid, usually within 24 hours
- Abraham calls or texts back within one business day.
Estimates are free within a half-hour drive of Des Moines.
A 1960s Lakewood house next to a 2010s Norwalk build
| What to check | Lakewood and Echo Valley era | Built since 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Attic floor | Seal the soil pipe, flue and wall-top gaps | Same openings, same sealing |
| Attic depth | Top up with cellulose to R-49 | See whether settled insulation still reaches R-49 |
| Exterior walls | Dense-pack from outside, or inside if outside won't work | Worth a look if one room runs cold |
| Over the garage | Check any room up there | Air seal and insulate the room above |
Lakewood, Echo Valley or a new build: book a free estimate
Norwalk is about 11 road miles from Des Moines, mostly in Warren County with a small part in Polk, inside the free-estimate range. Fill in the form below or text (515) 868-5400.
Incorporated in 1900, mostly built after 2000
Norwalk incorporated in 1900, but most of its housing is far newer. Of about 5,800 homes, more than half were built since 2000 and about a third since 2010. The median year built is 2002, and the town is home to about 14,200 people.
So in most Norwalk houses, the attic is the place to start: whether the settled insulation still reaches R-49, and whether the attic floor was sealed before it went in. In the Lakewood and Echo Valley houses, the walls are worth a look too.
From Lakewood walls to new-build attics
- Dense-packed walls in the 1960s and 70s houses, filled from outside or, if needed, from inside
- Attic air sealing and cellulose to R-49 in houses of any age, with baffles at the soffit vents
- Cellulose in floors and interior walls for noise between levels
- Bathroom floors that stay cold
Common Norwalk questions
Can insulation cut noise between the upstairs and downstairs?
It can help. For sound, Abraham usually blows cellulose into the floors and interior walls between rooms.
Why is our bathroom floor so cold?
Usually because of what's underneath it. A bathroom over unheated space, like a garage, or on an outside corner of the house loses heat through the floor, and tile makes it feel colder still. How Abraham handles it depends on where the bathroom sits.
Get a free estimate in Norwalk
Tell us about the house and what's bothering you. Abraham calls or texts back within one business day.
Estimates are free within a half-hour drive of Des Moines.
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