Stop the air before you insulate
Air Sealing in Metro Atlanta
Insulation slows heat. It does not stop moving air. Sealing the top-plate gaps, chases, can lights and penetrations first is what makes the insulation you paid for behave the way it is supposed to.
What this covers
- Top plates, chases and dropped soffits
- Around can lights, flues and vent penetrations
- Attic hatches and pull-down stairs
- Rim joists and sill plates
Air Sealing is one part of a building's thermal envelope, and it works best when the rest of the envelope is dealt with in the same visit. When we scope this, we will tell you if something adjacent — air sealing, a crawl space, a removal — needs to happen first for this work to be worth paying for.
Who this is for
Homeowners dealing with comfort or bills, and contractors who need this scope covered on a jobsite.
How we work
What you get either way
Material and crew, arranged together
Most insulation problems are really two problems: picking the right product for the assembly, and having someone install it correctly. We handle both halves as one job, so there is nobody to coordinate between.
One point of contact
You deal with us. We deal with the material, the crew and the sequencing. That is the whole reason contractors and homeowners hand this scope over rather than managing it themselves.
Scoped before anything starts
We look at the attic, the crawl space or the plans first, then tell you what the job is and what it costs. No work begins without your OK on the scope.
Built around your schedule
On a jobsite, insulation sits between framing and drywall, and being late holds up everything after it. We size the crew to the schedule rather than promising a date and hoping.
FAQ
Air Sealing questions
Why seal before adding insulation?
Because air carries heat and moisture straight through insulation. If there are open chases and unsealed top plates, conditioned air keeps leaving through them no matter how deep the insulation above is. Sealing first is also cheaper than doing it later, once there is two feet of loose fill in the way.
Is air sealing something you do on its own?
It can be, but most of the value comes from doing it in the same visit as the insulation work, while the cavity is still open and reachable. We scope both together and tell you what each part is doing for you.
Related work
Usually quoted alongside this
Where most of the heat goes
Attic Insulation
In a Georgia summer the attic is the hottest part of the house and the biggest hole in its thermal envelope. We bring the attic up to a real depth of insulation so the upstairs stops fighting the roof.
Learn moreLoose fill, evenly covered
Blown-In Insulation
Blown-in loose fill gets into the awkward parts of an attic floor that batts never sit flat against — around joists, wiring and framing — and builds a consistent blanket at the depth the assembly needs.
Learn moreWalls, floors and framed cavities
Batt & Roll Insulation
Batts are still the workhorse for framed walls, floors over crawl spaces, garage ceilings and interior sound walls. The whole job is in the fit — cut short or compressed, a batt quietly loses most of its value.
Learn moreInsulates and air seals in one pass
Spray Foam Insulation
Foam is the answer where a cavity has to be both insulated and sealed, or where there is not enough depth to hit the target with anything else. It expands into the gaps that loose fill and batts cannot close.
Learn moreNeed air sealing?
Tell us about the building and we will scope it properly before anyone talks price.