Before & After Photos

Often attic spaced needs to be used as storage. When that is the case, traditional bat insulation or blown in cellulose insulation won't do the trick. We offer Silver Glo panel insulation to cover walls, corners and the underside of roofs so that the area below is left accessible and usable.  This tiny room off of the main attic space in this Oakton VA home was treated with Silver Glo panels and therefore remained open for use by the homeowner if needed for storage. Zyp Foam was used to air seal the seams of the Silver Glo panels.  

There are many steps to any attic project that we work on.  More than just "before" and "after", there is also in "between" and "in progress".  This Oakton VA home had rooms that were not always comfortable year round.  Our Home Performance Sales Pro Greg went out to visit the homeowners and perform a no cost home inspection after they called us about their rooms being too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.  In addition to several other services, this client decided to have their old attic insulation removed so that we could air seal the cracks, gaps and openings in the attic that were allowing conditioned air to escape the rooms below, before we would then blow in Tru Soft cellulose insulation to cover the attic surface and properly insulate the space.    Here is what the attic looked like to start and what it looked like after we removed the old insulation and prepared to air seal.  

This attic got all new insulation and air sealing done.  We also rearranged the HVAC ducts that were previously laying all over the attic floor so that they are now under the insulation.    Here is the attic hatch area before and after the work was completed.  

This Great Falls VA home had an addition built that was less comfortable than the rest of the rooms in the house.  Our Home Performance Sales Pro Carl visited the home and performed a full inspection of the space to see how we could help improves things for the homeowner.  Carl determined that the existing insulation in the attic space above was insufficient and that there was a lack of an air seal which was allowing conditioned air to escape.  Our production team removed the old insulation, air sealed the space with Zyp Foam and then installed Tru Soft blown cellulose insulation.  

We often find attics that need to have insulation upgrades but cannot support the new material without it potentially moving around the attic.  Blown insulation can fill up empty spaces in an attic but it if is not contained, it can shift when the home owner or service technicians need to access the attic for different reasons.  We often build out these type of support walls to create insulation damns, holding the material in place and allowing for clear access to navigate the attic in other areas.  The height and angle of the walls can allow for different levels of insulation to be blown in.