air sealing
AIR SEALING FAQS
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Attic air sealing prevents outside air from entering your home and ensures that your conditioned/heated air stays within the interior walls, so you don’t have to waste energy cooling or warming your home.
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All accessible attic bypasses (light fixtures, top plates, bath fans, plumbing stacks, chimneys. Anything that penetrated the ceiling.
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Costly energy bills
Noticeable drafts
Certain rooms are too hot or too cold.
Damaged or missing insulation
Mold or mildew in the attic
Dry indoor air
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We conduct a blower door test.
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A blower door is a powerful fan that a trained energy professional temporarily mounts into the frame of an exterior doorway in your home. After calibrating the device, the fan pulls air out of the house, lowering the air pressure inside. The higher outside air pressure then flows in through all unsealed gaps, cracks and openings such as gaps, cracks, or wiring penetrations.