Blown-In Cellulose Insulation
Cellulose insulation is blown loose over the attic floor, where it drapes around wires, braces and low eaves that a batt cannot reach. It suits the uneven, crowded attics of older valley houses.
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Attic Insulation Top-Up In The Ottawa Valley, Ontario
Ontario attic rebates up to $1,250 may applyAn attic insulation top-up lays new loose fill over the layer you have now until the whole attic reads R-60. When the existing layer is dry and sound, it is the fastest way to warm the top floor.
Most valley attics we open have some insulation, just too little of it. A house from the 1980s or 1990s might show eight or ten inches that have slumped over the years. An attic insulation top-up keeps that layer and builds on it, so you pay only for the depth that is missing.
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When An Attic Insulation Top-Up Is The Right Call
The free visit settles it. We sink a ruler to the drywall in several bays, note each depth and turn it into an R-value. We also watch for water stains, mouse trails and anything that could be vermiculite.
A sound old layer means a top-up is the right job. A soaked, soiled or suspect layer means the old material leaves first through our attic insulation removal service.
Every Attic Insulation Top-Up Starts With Sealing
Fill slows heat, but warm air still finds its way through. Before the hose climbs the ladder, we close the openings at pot lights, plumbing vents, wire holes and the hatch. After the attic insulation top-up goes down, those spots are buried for good.
Baffles also go in between the rafters at each eave, so the soffit vents keep breathing when the new layer rises near the roof edge. The attic air sealing page lists the openings we look for.
Cellulose Or Fiberglass For An Attic Insulation Top-Up
Either loose fill works for an attic insulation top-up. Cellulose is heavier and packs well into low eaves and cramped corners, which suits an attic insulation top-up in an older house. Blown fiberglass is lighter and suits older plaster ceilings where weight is a worry.
We will tell you which one fits your attic and why. For the heavier choice, see our blown-in cellulose insulation page.
Attic Insulation Top-Up Price
Across Ontario, an attic insulation top-up runs about $1.25 to $2.75 for each square foot of ceiling. On a 1,000 square foot attic, that is often $1,300 to $2,700, depending on the depth already in place. Sealing and baffles carry their own prices.
The drive to your home is already inside that figure, so a rural job is quoted exactly like one in town.
Book An Attic Insulation Top-Up Visit
Call (343) 301-5526 to set up a free visit and get a written attic insulation top-up quote. Every service we offer is listed on the Ottawa Valley attic insulation home page.
Jobs That Pair Well With This One
Sealing, baffles and new fill usually travel together, and one drive out covers all of them.
Farmhouse Attic Insulation
Farmhouse attic insulation begins by sealing the open wall tops and board ceilings that let heat pour into an old attic, then lays deep loose fill on top. It is the job old valley farmhouses need most.
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Attic Insulation Removal
Attic insulation removal clears out old material that is wet, mouldy, crushed flat or soiled by animals, so new fill can go onto a clean attic floor. Blowing over a ruined layer only hides the trouble.
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Vermiculite Attic Insulation
Vermiculite insulation needs a lab test before anyone disturbs it, because some of it contains asbestos. Testing comes first, clean-out second and new attic insulation last.
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Attic Air Sealing
Attic air sealing closes the holes in your ceiling where warm house air drifts up into the attic. It always comes before new fill, since insulation slows heat but lets moving air pass.
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Ice Dam Prevention
Ice dam prevention keeps the roof cold from underneath by sealing air leaks, opening the soffit vents and adding attic insulation to R-60. Stop the melt in the attic and the ice stops building at the edge.
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Attic Insulation For Propane And Oil Heated Homes
Air sealing and attic insulation cut how much propane or oil a rural house burns each winter, because less heat escapes upward. The savings count for more when the fuel costs more.
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Attic Insulation Rebate
Valley homeowners who lift a thin attic to R-50 can claim an attic insulation rebate under the province's Home Renovation Savings program, and $1,250 is the top amount. Propane, oil, wood, electric and gas heated houses can all apply.
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Attic Insulation Cost
Attic insulation cost across the valley usually falls between $1,500 and $4,000 for a full job, and the drive to your home is already part of that. The written quote after a free visit gives you the real figure.
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Name your town, the age of the house and what heats it, and we will phone to choose a day.
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A line or two about the house, the heat and the coldest rooms helps us plan the trip. Calls go to +1 (343) 301-5526.
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