Benefits of Removing Attic Insulation

‍During the coldest of the nights and the hottest days, attic insulation acts as a crucial barrier to prevent the heat transfer. Attic insulation seems like your best investment in hot May days and cold December nights what you may not realize that it may lose its effectiveness over time. One mistake most homeowners do is they don't bother to check if their attic insulation requires replacement or removal. Not only will the removal of attic insulation save your precious bucks, but it will also prevent certain harmful situations that could occur if you don't remove it on time.

What is the need of removing your current insulation?
Let's face it you don't check out your attic much unless you want your decorations that you have stored up there. And we are not blaming you; attics are notoriously hard to reach areas of your house and have tiny crawl spaces. However, attic insulation removal is something you can't just ignore. Let the tedious task of attic insulation removal to the professionals. Here are some of the reasons why you should remove your old attic insulation:

Rodent infestation: Attic insulation provides rodents and other animals a warm place to hide and nest in the winter nights. These rodents can harm the effectiveness of your attic insulation the most. Not only are these pesky rodents harmful health for your attic insulation but can pose a threat to overall house. Therefore, it is essentially important to get your attic insulation removal from time to time.

Improved air quality: Old insulation can deteriorate the air quality of your house and the health of your housemates. The old and filthy insulation can contain many contaminants like the feces and urine of the rodents and other animals.

Increased energy efficiency: The brand new attic will have better R-value and therefore will be more effective in doing its job, i.e. keeping the heat in (or out for that matter). When a new attic is installed, the removal and installation group looks for any cracks or leakages that can cause warm air to escape.

Saving utilities: The better the insulation, the less you will have to spend on cooling and heating bills. The freshly installed will give more effective insulation than the old one which has lost its affectivity. You can observe a significant difference in bills before and after the attic insulation removal.

Wet and moldy insulation: If your attic has come in excessive exposure of moisture, then molds and mildews can grow in it. These molds not only will affect the insulation but also can pose various health implications to the house members. Therefore it gets inevitable to get your old insulation removed.

‍Attic removal is one of the most neglected things by house owners. Not only will the old insulation be less effective, but it can damage your house's structure beams and wooden frames. Not to mention the serious health concerns that come with old attic insulation due to rodent infestation and molds. While the removal of attic insulation removal is absolutely essential, it can be very tedious too. Therefore, leave the insulation removal job to the professionals and get the best removal services from the best in the market.

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Our Process

Prep Work

We cover all surfaces along the pathway to the attic entrance in an effort to reduce dust exiting the work area.

Remove Insulation

Insulation is removed either by hand or by utilizing a commercial 23-HP Gas Powered Insulation Removal Vacuum attached to a 150 ft vacuum hose.

Seal

Foam seal all penetrations to create an air tight attic. This will allow minimal air to escape.

Sanitize

After the insulation has been removed and the attic has been clean we'll sanitize the attic with an EPA registered disinfectant with unique 24 hour residual effectiveness. It can kills the most deadly of superbugs, yet also kills everyday household germs.

Install Insulation

Install new insulation

Clean Up

Now that the process has been completed, we'll cleanup our work area to make it look like we were never there.