Before & After Photos

Most attic insulation projects have several steps in the service to improve their performance.  Removal of old insulation, air sealing and new insulation installation are some of the most common options as was the case with this Fairfax Station home.  An often added step to promote even better performance is to encapsulate the HVAC ducts in an attic with spray foam.  Metal HVAC ducts running through a hot attic in the summer or a cold attic in the winter can have trouble effectively delivering heated or cooled air created by the HVAC system.  Spray Foam insulation protects the conditioned air by keeping the ducts from allowing attic temperatures to have an impact.  

Homeowners often try to get the most possible use out of the space in their home.  That can include turning small sections of attic into storage areas.  This storage space was cold in the winter and hot in the summer and the air inside was impacting the room it was attached to.  Our production team installed Silver Glo insulation panels and sealed them up with Zyp Foam.  This will better regulate the temperature and comfort for the room it is in.  

This Burke VA home had an attic that was under insulated, lacked an air seal and had space that the homeowner wanted to use for storage purposes.  We were able to remove the old insulation, air seal the attic with Zyp Foam, build out damning walls to hold back blown in Tru Soft cellulose insulation and finally we installed an attic hatch door cover to keep the conditioned air below from leaking into the attic.  

This homeowner in Burke VA called us because they wanted the top floor of their home to be cooler in the summer.  Our Home Performance Sales Pro Pedro did a fill home inspection and was able to identify opportunities in the attic that would help when addressed.  Our production team removed the existing old insulation in order to expose the attic floor.  They used Zyp Foam to air seal all of the small gaps and cracks where conditioned air had been escaping the rooms below.  Controlling the air flow inside of the home will help to reduce the energy costs to cool it in the summer and heat it in the winter.  After air sealing, our team blew in Tru soft cellulose insulation to fill the rest of the attic space and properly insulate the home. 

Conditioned air (Heated or Cooled) passing through HVAC ducts can be impacted by the temperature in the area the HVAC ducts are located.  Imagine 60 degree air passing through an HVAC duct.  If that duct goes through an attic in the summer the temperatures in the attic can reach as high as 120 degrees.  Cold air + hot metal HVAC duct = condensation.  It also means that cold air gets heated by the time it passes all the way through, making your home less comfortable than intended and causing your HVAC system to work harder.  The same is true in reverse during the colder months.  Spray Foam can be used to encapsulate HVAC ducts, keeping the conditioned air inside the way it was meant to be.