Attic Insulation Before & After Photos

This Great Falls VA home had rooms that were not comfortable all year round so the homeowners called us to see if we could help.  The attic of the home had insufficient insulation with not enough existing in use and poor quality material.  Our production team removed the old insulation, used Zyp Foam to air seal up the small cracks and gaps in the attic floor and then blew in Tru Soft cellulose insulation.  We added volume compared to the previous insulation and made sure to cover the HVAC ducts as much as possible to help keep them even more insulated than they had been.  

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.  

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 home in Oakton Virginia had a living room that was too cold in the winter and upstairs rooms that we too hot in the summer. Our Certified Home Performance Sales Pro Jason was able to discover how to fix those comfort issues.  In addition to adding a radiant barrier to the attic ceiling, he realized the old insulation needed to be removed so that the attic flooring could be air sealed with Zyp Foam.  After everything was done, the conditioned air inside of the rooms below will now stay there, making the home more comfortable and with more even temperatures.  

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.