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Air Quality

Good air-sealing where the ceiling meets the attic is important not only to save energy and reduce fuel bills.

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Attic Access Insulation

Having a properly insulated home is dependent on insulating all the areas where air can escape between living areas and non living areas.   One area that is often neglected is the attic access panel.

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Cutting Attic Floor Joists

If the need arises to install an entry point into an attic it is usually necessary to modify the joist structure.

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Insulation

Adding insulation to your attic is one of the wisest home improvements that you can undertake.

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Ventilation 1

Humidity is measured with a device called a hygrometer, which can be purchased at most of the home centers or HVAC supply houses.

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Ventilation 2

There are two reasons that attic ventilating is critical to your home.  In the summer the attic contains very hot air that is a result of the suns energy.

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Whole House Fans

A whole house fan is a large fan that mounts in the ceiling at the highest point of the interior of the home, draws outdoor air through the home and exhausts into the attic space, providing a relatively inexpensive means to reduce temperatures in a home.

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