Meet Austin Mocaby
Meet Austin Mocaby, owner of Volunteer FoamPros LLC in Burns, Tennessee. A general construction background, formal training across spray foam, blown-in and fiberglass insulation.
Austin Mocaby owns Volunteer FoamPros LLC and runs it out of Burns, in Dickson County.
From General Construction Into Insulation
Austin came into insulation from general construction. That matters more than it sounds. Working on buildings as a whole is how you learn what airflow, moisture and framing actually do to each other, and it is why he approaches an insulation job by looking at the building rather than at the cavity in front of him.
He chose to specialise in insulation because it is where the largest and most avoidable energy losses sit in most buildings, and because it is a trade where doing it properly and doing it quickly look identical on the day and completely different five years later.
Trained Across the Materials, Not Just One
Austin has formal training across spray foam, blown-in and traditional fiberglass insulation. There is no single material that is right for every building, and a contractor who only installs one will find a reason to recommend it every time.
Knowing all three is what makes an honest recommendation possible. Closed-cell foam where moisture and structure are in play. Open-cell where sound and cost matter more. Blown-in where an attic simply needs depth. Batts where the framing is open, regular and dry.
How He Runs the Business
Austin built Volunteer FoamPros on being straight with people. Home improvement is an easy place to be taken advantage of, because most property owners have no way to judge whether the work behind the drywall was done properly.
So the approach is consultative. Walk the property, explain what is actually going on, lay out the options with their real costs and trade-offs, and give an accurate estimate up front. Customers should understand what they are buying and why.
The company works with residential builders on new construction, retrofits older homes, and takes on commercial warehouses, pole barns and metal buildings.
Outside Work
Austin's family is the reason the business exists rather than the other way round, and that shapes how he thinks about the houses his crew works in.
When he is off the job he is outdoors. He hunts and fishes, and the quiet mornings out on the water are what keep the rest of it in proportion.
Get In Touch
Call (615) 979-6739 or request an estimate.