Attic air sealing in Midland TX - rooms that hold the air you pay to cool and heat
Hot upstairs, drafty rooms or a power bill that keeps climbing? We close the gaps between your attic and your rooms first.
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Does your Midland attic need sealing before more insulation?
Attic air sealing in Midland closes the gaps between your attic and the rooms below. At DraftWise Midland Insulation Solutions, we do it so the air you pay to cool and heat stays in the house, your power bill comes down and the attic is less likely to get moisture problems.
You usually notice it upstairs first, in a room that won't cool or a draft near a light fixture, and the fix often isn't more insulation but closing the holes that insulation sits on. What moves the price is how many gaps your attic has and how hard they are to reach, whether old or wet insulation has to come out first, and whether you're adding insulation once the sealing is done. The schedule turns on anything we have to fix before we seal, and if your job needs a permit, we pull it and wait for it to be issued before we start. I look it all over in person and put your number in writing.
How can you tell your attic is leaking air into the house?
Upstairs won't stay cool
The upstairs or the room over the garage runs hotter than the rest of the house no matter where you set the thermostat. Usually the cooled air is slipping up into the attic through gaps in the ceiling while hot attic air pushes down, and the AC runs longer every month you leave it.
Drafts around lights and vents
You can feel air moving around a can light, a ceiling fixture or the attic hatch. Those are holes cut through your ceiling that nobody closed, and insulation piled on top of them just filters the air instead of stopping it.
Dark streaks in the insulation
Up in the attic, you see gray or dark stains on the insulation in certain spots. That's dust the moving air has left behind, which shows exactly where the leaks are, and those spots stay leaky no matter how much new material goes on top.
Work that often goes with sealing
Retrofit insulation
Once the gaps are closed, bringing thin or settled insulation back up to depth is what keeps the heat out of the rooms below.
Spray foam insulation
When your ductwork runs through the attic, foam on the underside of the roof can seal and insulate in one pass, though it costs more.
How we handle attic air sealing
Your attic doesn't need to be ripped out or filled with foam, and it doesn't need the sealing rushed. Nothing gets sealed until I've checked what has to be fixed first. Then we pull back the insulation where it sits over the leaks and close the gaps at the hatch, the wiring and pipe holes, the can lights, the kneewalls, any open dropped soffits and the chases, the hollow boxes that hide ducts and flues, using sealant, foam or rigid blocking depending on the size of the hole. Around hot flues we use sheet metal, because foam has no business touching a hot pipe. Sealing comes right before new insulation, and we don't skip it to save an afternoon.
If the insulation up there is thin or settled, we follow the sealing with retrofit insulation, keep the eave vents clear so the attic can still breathe and make sure the edges get as much depth as the middle. Spray foam insulation seals air while it insulates, but it costs more, so I only point you to it when your ductwork lives in the attic, since otherwise sealing the gaps and topping up loose fill usually wins.
Sealing before a top-up
This suits you if you're adding insulation, because sealing is cheapest and does the most good right before new material goes down. We close the gaps, then blow in loose fill, which is insulation blown through a hose, over a floor that's no longer leaking.
Sealing under what's there
This suits attics where the insulation is dry, clean and already deep enough. We move it aside over the leaks, seal, and lay it back, so you're not paying for material your house doesn't need.
Get a written estimate for sealing your attic
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free visit. I'll check your attic and write up the estimate, no pressure to book. Or call (432) 218-4671.
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Why Midland homeowners call DraftWise to seal their attics
I look at your attic myself
I'm the one who climbs up, finds the leaks and writes your estimate, and after our installers finish, I check the work before we call it done. You're dealing with the same person from the first look to the last.
Started out selling, now sealing
I sold insulation jobs for another company until I got tired of seeing attics oversold and under-sealed, so I worked an install crew and started this business in 2013. That's why the estimate covers what your house needs and nothing past it.
Licensed, insured and easy to check
Most construction projects in Midland need a contractor who's licensed, bonded and registered with the city, and the City of Midland registers contractors and checks licensing. We're licensed and fully insured.
On this job, the gaps have to be closed before anything goes on top. Tell us about your attic and I'll come take a look.
What happens after you call about attic air sealing in Midland?
Call or send the form
We get back to you and set a time for me to come out. We pick up into the evening on weekdays and on weekends too.
I check the attic myself
I get up in the attic, find the leaks and look for anything that has to be fixed before sealing, like wet insulation, old wiring or a gas appliance that needs attention. You get a written estimate that shows what your attic needs and what it doesn't, so you can see what's driving the price before you agree to anything.
Our installers seal it
Once you say go, our installers close the gaps and lay down any new insulation that's part of the job. If a permit is needed, we wait until it's issued before anyone starts.
I check before we finish
I go back up and look the work over before we call it done. Anything I'm not happy with gets fixed while the crew is still there.
Common questions
Does attic air sealing in Midland need a permit?
The city's permit list doesn't name attic air sealing, so ask Midland's Code Administration whether your job needs one. It issues residential permits for new construction, additions, remodeling, repairs and accessory buildings, and only the owner or the owner's licensed and bonded contractor can pull one. If your job needs a permit here or in Odessa, Big Spring or West Odessa, we pull it as your contractor and handle the paperwork.
What is the best way to seal and insulate an attic?
Seal first, then insulate. A Department of Energy guide deals with gas appliance safety and indoor air first, then attic ventilation, and finishes the sealing as the step just before new insulation, which it ties to the most energy savings.
Is attic air sealing safe with a gas water heater or furnace?
It is when those appliances get checked, because a tighter house can sometimes make a naturally venting gas or oil appliance back-draft, so the combustion gases come back into the house instead of going up the flue. ENERGY STAR suggests testing those appliances for proper drafting before and after sealing, so plan that test into the job. That's why I look hard at your gas appliances before anybody seals.
What attic problems should be fixed before air sealing?
ENERGY STAR recommends having a professional fix wet insulation, moldy or rotted framing, vents that dump air into the attic, too little ventilation and knob and tube wiring before any sealing. A leaky roof gets repaired first too. Those fixes can add to the job, and I'll point out any I find during the estimate.
What should I do if my attic has vermiculite insulation?
Leave it alone. ENERGY STAR advises not disturbing vermiculite, a light, flaky gray mineral fill that may contain asbestos, until an approved lab tests it and finds none. We won't seal or work around it until that's settled.
How much does attic air sealing cost in Midland?
The price comes down to how much work your attic needs, so I give you a written number after I've been up there. Repairs that have to come first, metal work around flues, a tight attic that's hard to crawl and whether you top up with loose fill or go with foam all move it. Call (432) 218-4671 to set up a visit.
Have your attic looked at first
When you call (432) 218-4671 or send the form, tell us about any gas appliances, wet spots on the ceiling and whether you plan to add insulation, so I know what to check first.