Attic Air Sealing Sealing attic air leaks prevents air from bypassing insulation and reduces thestack effect. We target penetrations in the ceiling plane, including attic hatches, lighting fixtures, bath fans, top plates of interior and exterior walls, and plumbing, wiring, and chimney chases. ...
Attic Systems can help you improve your home's efficiency and comfort with attic insulation, air sealing, duct work solutions, radiant barriers, and more. We make your home or building more comfortable in the continental US and Canada. Set up your FREE e
Basement air leaks and thermal bypasses increase the stack effect and carry moist air (or mold, gases, or other airborne contaminants) into the building occupied spaces above where they cause problems. The collection of sketches (above left) show typical attic and floor air leaks and thermal byp...
Along with blower-door testing of new homes, we also conduct home performance assessments and energy audits on existing homes. This is when we often encounter the “usual suspects” with regard to air leaks, including poorly air-sealed can lights, bath fans, and top plates of partition walls ...
Sealing Air Leaks Air Duct Sealing Areas of Home Attics Basements Crawl Spaces Garages Walls HVAC Services Is your home too hot or cold? Our expert HVAC team will quickly repair your system, and if a new unit is needed we can professionally and efficiently ...
Measure the initial air leakage with a Blower Door.This tells you what you’re starting point is. It can also find leaks that may have gone unnoticed. Find combustion safety issues.If you have combustion appliances, air sealing could result in backdrafting that poisons you and your family wit...
in the building of a home that’s both durable (meaning it won’t rot or develop mold) and energy efficient, air-sealing is second in importance only to waterproofing. No matter how much insulation you stuff into your walls or roof, it’s all worthless if hot or cold air leaks ...
Sealing Your Air Conditioning Duct Work To prevent this needless waste of money and energy which could be occurring in your home, a licensed HVAC technician can seal the leaks in your system’s duct work leaving you cool and comfortable with more money in your pocket. The process is simple....
prone to losses from stack effect, which effectively turns a house into a drafting chimney (hence “chimney effect” is a synonym for “stack effect”). Air leaks at the top tend to be the most numerous and the easiest to remedy, making the attic the single most important place to focus...
Discover costly air leaks in your home with our blower door testing services. Improve energy efficiency and save money on heating and cooling bills with air sealing and home insulation.