Attic Insulation Before & After Photos

Our client, residing in Repentigny, was confused: Despite recently installing fiberglass insulation, he stills feels the same bad effects. 

Thus, our specialist Alexandrine visited our client to inspect the attic. She directly sensed the excess moisture, and even noticed some mold on the ceiling. Alexandrine explained that simply putting insulation all the over the attic is not sufficient. Air sealing is a main step that should not be missed. In addition, the amount of installed insulation should help reach a thermal value of R60. 

Problem

Mr. Lebel had his attic inspected by a Réno climat inspector in order to obtain a grant to re-insulate his attic. The current thermal R value of his attic was R17. The inspector recommended the insulation with a value of at least R50.

Solution

Remove the old wool insulation to seal the sources of air leaks present on the attic floor, add ventilation mats in the soffits and then blow a little more than 16 in’ of cellulose. This complete attic insulation solution provides the customer with an R60 value for their attic and ensures maximum comfort in their home.

The problem

Mrs. Barnes bought a new house in Longueuil and following our inspection she had to re-insulate the attic to improve the ventilation and the effectiveness of the insulation. The lack of ventilation caused a lot of humidity in the attic which created mold on the wood and led it to get rotten.

The solution

- Seal all air leaks in the attic. With our expanded polyurethane foam, we seal the joints and holes on the floor in order to eliminate air leaks.

- Seal and insulate recessed lights with boxes.

- Add vents to allow controlled ventilation in the attic and prevent air from coming into contact with the insulation.

- Blow a little over 16” of cellulose fibers. Highly effective, safe, and environmentally friendly insulation!

An attic in Varennes was full of mold spores. Our specialist explained that mold is the result of excess humidity in the attic. This excess humidity is also the result of bad attic insulation. In fact the existing insulation is not sufficient inside the attic, and in addition, there were some air leaks in the attic which were deteriorating the attic's performance.

As a remedy, we removed the existing insulation, before using our excellent Mold-X2 to remove all the mold spores inside the attic. We also used our ZypFoam to seal all the air leaks that were once reducing the insulation's performance. Lastly, we blew in approximatively 17 inches of our TruSoft cellulose insulation.  

The problem

Ms. Smith contacted Systèmes Éconergie because she had problems with ice dams on her roof in winter. This very common problem is due to poor attic insulation and the presence of air leaks.

The solution

We removed the old wool insulation in order to seal the air leaks such as joints, holes and others. Then, we installed vents on each side of the attic to allow additional ventilation in the attic and prevent air from touching the insulation. Eventually, we blew just over 16” of cellulose fibers to achieve an R-60 value.