Replaced Attic Insulation With Spray Foam
I've got an old house and after doing an Eco Audit on my home, found out my attic was full of moldy insulation with tons of heat leaking out through a non-insulated hatch. I had various estimates from insulation companies but I really trusted the advice of Avenue Insulation and hired them to do the job. They spent a day removing all the old moldy pink stuff and did an excellent job cleaning it all out. Then they came another day and put a layer of spray foam on the attic. The downside is you have to find other accommodations for a day since it's toxic when they spray it so my wife and cats and I had to stay at a friends place for the night. The upside is that this stuff really works. You can walk on it like a floor. You don't need all these layers of the pink insulation and it seals every little hole. Avenue also built a nice magnetic sealing hatch to stop the heat from escaping and installed proper venting in my attic to make sure the air flows. The foreman Andy was extremely nice and great to work with with. I really trusted his opinion. The result after a year is my heating bills have gone way down and my upstairs bedrooms are nice and warm in the winter and cool in the summer. I highly recommend going the spray foam route and highly recommend Avenue insulation. It will save you money in the end.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $4,000.00
- Company Response
CATS and especially your wife, are definitely to be respected. Even if it means they had to be relocated, including yourself (lol) of necessity for foam to happen. To comprehend offgassing during application, which one would largely wish to avoid: many people can relate to varethane in the finishing of old floors or furniture etc. Nasty stuff -- that noone in their right mind would deliberately inhale nor choose to breathe BEFORE it cures. Sprayfoam though not as strong, likewise has a reasonable time for need to vacate premises. 24 hrs is the minimum manufacturers recomendation for foam. Funny how 30 yrs ago a hardier breed of 'tough lunged' onlookers barely batted an eyelid as hardwood floors were being sanded and routinely varethaned -- such was our supreme ignorance of direct vapor exposure back then. Now we are far more thoughtful of our health. And as with any curing time with building materials to be respected, common sense applies.
Glad you crossed the great divide and chose foam, which makes a HUGE difference in older attics that are missing an 'irreplacable vapor barrier' (unless of course you drop the whole darn ceiling & re-drywall). Now you can proudly boast of your never-ending-Energy Savings that efficiently caps your home. We hope you enjoy your current cozy winter & many more seasons to come. Hot or cold! Many thanks for your kind thoughts and generous contribution. Your review is outstanding and constructive for other readers. As it gives us that much more to respond to. Yay!