Attic Insulation Before & After Photos

This customer in Reston called about rodents in their attic and some issues with uneven temperatures throughout their home. Carl Depner went out to do an inspection and identified several potential services to help with the situation. A removal of all old fiberglass insulation was done along with removing any existing rodents and or waste. The floor of the attic was air sealed to help keep conditioned air inside the living space of the home, MoldX fogging spray was done to help reduce the possibility of mold in the future and the entire attic was covered in TruSoft Cellulose insulation. This will all help to better control the temperature inside of the home and reduce the possibility of rodents returning to the attic.

This Reston, VA home had comfort issues with rooms that got too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.  Our sales professional Eric met with the homeowner to perform a full home inspection and find out why and try to identify a solution.  Eric was able to show the homeowners that the primary cause of their discomfort was the attic’s lack of air sealing and low R value insulation. He determined that the best course of action would be to completely air seal and insulate the attic with ZypFoam air sealant and new top-of-the-line TruSoft cellulose insulation. After the homeowners agreed to Eric’s solution one of our service crews went out to get to work on the home. The crew started by removing and disposing of the old ineffective insulation that had been the primary cause of the original discomfort. After that, they applied ZypFoam air sealant to all of the gaps in the attic floor. This sealed any potential leaks that could have led to uncontrolled unconditioned air seeping out from the attic and into the living spaces. Finally, the crew installed the new TruSoft cellulose insulation to keep the home comfortable year-round.

This Reston VA home was uncomfortable for the homeowner year round.  In the winter months the home was too cold and in warmer months the home was too hot.  Our clients decided to go with our recommendation to upgrade the condition of their attic, including removal of the old insulation, removal of and then covering over an existing attic fan hole, air sealing the floor of the attic and then covering it all with blown in Tru Soft cellulose insulation.  This will keep the conditioned air created by the HVAC system in the rooms it is intended to heat or cool and make the temperature of the home more even from one area of the home to another.  It will also help to reduce the energy costs to live in the home.  

This home in Spotsylvania VA was too hot in the summer months.  Our Sales Professional Eric was able to identify a need for a radiant barrier in the attic to help keep the external sun rays from heating up the attic space.  This will keep the attic space cooler and let the air seal and insulation that was also done, have a more effective impact on the comfort of the home.  

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.