Attic Insulation Top-Up
An 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.
Details and prices
Vermiculite Attic Insulation In The Ottawa Valley, Ontario
Ontario attic rebates up to $1,250 may applyVermiculite 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.
Vermiculite insulation looks like small, shiny pebbles of grey, gold or brown. Vermiculite insulation was poured between joists in Canadian homes from the 1940s into the 1980s. Some older valley houses, early Deep River homes and older town houses in Pembroke and Renfrew among them, may still have vermiculite insulation hidden under newer layers.
Vermiculite Attic Insulation details
What To Do About Vermiculite Insulation
Leave vermiculite insulation where it is. Health Canada advises against disturbing vermiculite insulation, storing boxes in the attic or doing renovations that could stir it. Keep the hatch shut and sealed.
The next step is a sample taken by a testing company and sent to a lab. The result tells you whether your vermiculite insulation contains asbestos and what has to happen next.
Who Clears Out Vermiculite Insulation
If asbestos is found, vermiculite insulation is cleared by an asbestos abatement contractor working under Ontario Regulation 278/05. Vermiculite insulation abatement uses sealed containment, special vacuums and protective gear, and it sits outside our work.
Once the abatement crew has finished and the attic is clean, we come in to seal and insulate. If the test shows no asbestos, the vermiculite insulation can come out with our attic insulation removal service before new fill goes in.
A Fresh Start After Vermiculite Insulation
Once the vermiculite insulation is gone, a bare attic is the best moment to fix everything at once. With the floor open, attic air sealing goes quickly and thoroughly. Then loose fill is blown to R-60 from end to end.
Budgeting Around Vermiculite Insulation
The testing and abatement companies price their share of the vermiculite insulation work themselves. Our share, sealing and new fill to R-60 once the vermiculite insulation is gone, usually comes to $1.75 to $3.25 for each square foot of ceiling. We can quote that part while the lab result is pending.
Ask Us About Vermiculite Insulation
Call (343) 301-5526 if you think you have vermiculite insulation, and we will walk you through the vermiculite insulation steps before anything is touched. The rest of our work is 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.
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.
Details and prices
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.
Details and prices
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.
Details and prices
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.
Details and prices
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.
Details and prices
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.
Details and prices
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.
Details and prices
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.
Details and pricesSet Up Your Free Attic Visit
Name your town, the age of the house and what heats it, and we will phone to choose a day.
Tell Us About Your House
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.
Thanks — your request has been received.
We will phone to book the free attic visit, normally within one business day.
For anything urgent, call +1 (343) 301-5526.