Most Houston attic jobs blow new insulation on top of the old. That buries the problem and leaves the air leaks wide open. We do all three steps: remove the old material, seal the attic, then insulate to R-38. Usually in a single visit.
Most Houston contractors sell you one number for "insulation." We price removal, sealing and insulation as separate lines so you can see what you are actually buying, and compare us against anyone else line by line.
Vacuum extraction and honest advice on whether yours needs to come out at all.
The step most Houston jobs skip. Nine places your ceiling leaks.
Installed to R-38, full depth to the eaves, baffles keeping soffits clear.
We measure, photograph and give you an itemized number on the spot.
Houston summers are no joke. If your home does any of these, the attic is usually the reason.
Upstairs stays hot no matter how long the system runs. Textbook sign of an under-insulated attic pouring heat through your ceiling.
When heat floods in through the attic, your system runs overtime to keep up, and you pay for it every month.
Uneven temperatures and stuffy air usually trace back to unsealed gaps around ducts, top plates and can lights.
Insulation blocks sound too. If traffic and rain come through the ceiling, there probably isn't much up there.
Plenty of homeowners pay for new insulation and notice nothing afterwards. Usually it's because the middle step got skipped.
Settled, water-stained or rodent-damaged insulation comes out and gets hauled away. It doesn't get buried under a clean new layer.
We close the gaps where conditioned air escapes: ductwork, top plates, wiring penetrations, bath fans, recessed lights. This is the step almost everyone skips.
Blown-in insulation to the depth Houston's climate zone calls for. We measure it rather than eyeball it.
Whatever is up there now stays put. Settled, dusty, contaminated, rodent damaged, it all just gets buried under the new material. You paid to hide the problem.
Insulation slows heat down. It doesn't stop air moving. Adding insulation over an unsealed attic is a blanket over an open window.
We go up, photograph what's actually there, and show you before we price anything. Most homeowners have never seen their own attic.
The EPA estimates homeowners save an average of 15% on heating and cooling costs, which works out to roughly 11% of total energy costs, by air sealing and adding attic insulation.
Anyone promising 40% is guessing. Your real number depends on your home's size, your current R-value, how leaky the attic is, and how you run your system. We'll tell you what we actually find up there.
There is rebate money available for attic work in Houston through CenterPoint's residential efficiency program, but the attic has to be properly air sealed first, and the work has to be done by a program-approved contractor.
Which means the contractor quoting you the cheapest number by skipping the sealing step is also quoting you out of the rebate. We handle the paperwork and the inspection requirements as part of the job. Ask us what your home qualifies for.
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Both work. The difference that matters is how much of your attic floor actually ends up covered.
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Most Houston attic jobs land between $1,500 and $3,500 depending on square footage, how much old material has to come out, and whether the attic needs air sealing first. Smaller homes run less and larger homes run more. We give you an itemized number on the spot after a free assessment, so you are never guessing.
It depends on what is up there. Clean, dry, evenly settled insulation can often be topped up. Material that is water damaged, compacted flat, contaminated by rodents, or hiding unsealed gaps should come out first, because blowing new insulation over a bad layer buries the problem instead of fixing it. We tell you which situation you are in during the assessment.
The Department of Energy puts Houston in Climate Zone 2, where the recommended attic level is R-30 to R-60. We target R-38, which is roughly 14 inches of blown-in material. A lot of Houston attics measure R-13 to R-19 because they were built to an older code and have settled since.
Most homes are done in a single visit. A straightforward top-up can take two to three hours. A full removal, air seal and reinstall on a larger home can run most of a day. We tell you the expected window before we start.
We air seal. Insulation slows heat moving through a surface, but it does nothing about air moving through gaps around can lights, plumbing stacks, bath fans and the attic hatch. Skipping that step is the most common reason homeowners pay for new insulation and notice very little difference afterwards.
The EPA estimates an average of about 15 percent on heating and cooling costs from sealing and insulating an attic. Anyone promising 40 percent is guessing. Your real number depends on your home size, current R-value, how leaky the attic is and how you run your system.
Houston plus Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pearland, Cypress, Spring, League City and Conroe, and generally anywhere within about 45 miles of Houston.
Yes. We come out, measure what depth and R-value you currently have, look for gaps and moisture, and give you an itemized quote. There is no charge and no obligation to book.
Free attic assessment, no obligation. We go up, photograph what's there, and tell you what we found, even if what we found is that your attic is fine.