Attic Insulation Case Studies: Hot Attic Impact on Home Comfort - Burke VA
Challenge
"Top Floor Too Hot" is one of our main catch phrases. Often we experience clients who had no idea it was a home comfort issue that could be fixed. People learn in school early that "hot air rises" so they just accept a too hot top floor in their home. We are able to use thermal imaging cameras to pinpoint the hottest places in a top floor ceiling and then we look inside of the attic to determine the best course of action to even out the temperatures in the home. Attic temperatures can reach up to 130 degree in the summer and that hot air trapped in your attic will radiate and move into the rooms below.
Solution
Using thermal imaging cameras, we spot the hottest areas in the top floor ceiling. This is often can lights, bathroom vents, electrical boxes and attic hatches/doors. We are able to air seal around these gaps and cracks in the ceiling to eliminate the flow of hot air from the attic into the rooms. This also helps in the winter with holding in warmer conditioned air in the rooms and keeping it from escaping into the attic above. The less conditioned air your HVAC system has to make, the less you spend on energy bills. Once air sealing is done, we can work to eliminate other uncontrolled air flow in the attic and then blow in TruSoft cellulose insulation to properly insulate a space. This will all help to lower the temperature of those hot places in a ceiling and will make the top floor of a home more comfortable.
