Attic Insulation in Southlake, TX

We install and upgrade insulation in existing homes. It goes across the attic floor, from the eaves to the hatch, worked around wiring and ductwork rather than stopped short of it.

How much you need depends on what is up there now and how deep it is, which is what the evaluation settles. Residential attic insulation explains how we measure an attic and what we recommend from it.

Blown-in suits an attic that is already finished and lived in. The machine stays outside and feeds material through a hose, so it reaches the corners, works around joists and ductwork, and covers the parts of an attic nobody can crawl to.

Cellulose is denser and reaches a given R-value in less depth. Fiberglass is lighter and settles less once it is down, so cellulose goes in above its target depth to allow for the settling. Either way we install to the manufacturer’s coverage chart and level it to a measured depth instead of judging it by eye. Blown-in attic insulation covers the materials and the method.

If the existing layer is dry, clean and simply too shallow, blowing new material over the top is the cheaper route and it works properly. We check that it is dry and clean first, because new insulation laid over wet or contaminated material only hides the problem.

Recommended attic R-values have risen over the years, so a house insulated when it was built can sit below what is recommended now. Measuring the depth is the only way to know where yours stands. Adding more insulation sets out when topping up is enough and when it is not.

Old insulation comes out when it is wet, contaminated, or carrying rodent droppings and nesting. We use truck-mounted vacuum equipment and long hoses, so the material goes straight into bags outside rather than back through your house. Clearing the attic floor is part of that job, and so is cleaning and sanitizing it before anything new goes down.

With the attic floor clear, the framing and the ductwork are easier to look over than they are under a layer of old insulation. Insulation removal explains how the job runs and where the old material goes.

Replacement is the two jobs in sequence: the old material out, the attic floor cleaned and looked over while it is clear, then new blown-in material in at the depth the house needs.

It is the right call when what is up there is contaminated or soaked rather than simply thin. Attic insulation replacement sets out how we decide.

Insulation slows heat moving through a surface. It does nothing about air moving through a gap, which is why sealing is worth doing before new material goes down.

Air gets through where something passes through the ceiling: plumbing stacks, electrical penetrations, top plates, open chases and the attic hatch itself. We close them with foam sealant and caulk. Attic air sealing shows where to look.

Air should come in low at the soffits and leave high, and that only works if the intake is clear. Soffit vents can end up buried under blown insulation or painted shut, and neither shows from the ground.

We check the intake before and after, open up soffit intake where the eaves allow it, and set baffles so new material cannot smother it. Attic ventilation goes through how intake and exhaust work together.

We install attic fans, electric and solar, and whether one belongs in your attic depends on how much intake and exhaust it already has. A fan is not a substitute for intake the attic does not have.

Solar fans we install, repair and replace too. On an electric fan, a motor-only swap is not a job we take. Electric attic fan installation sets out what is included.