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Attic Insulation

Insulation and Indoor Air Quality

Removing old attic insulation and overall home ventilation can improve indoor air quality. Here are few reasons to schedule an energy audit to ensure your home is breathing safe air.

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Attic Insulation

Attic Insulation

The attic can mean different things to different people. Maybe you store boxes of holiday decorations or tubs of items you have yet to unpack. Maybe it has no insulation and you use it as an extra room. Maybe it is the place you’ve never stuck your head into and

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Case Studies

Case Study at Rickert’s House

Ms. Rickert’s house has a semi-flat roof. The third floor of the house was an expansion into the attic space. The ceiling on the third floor was vaulted with very limited clearance between the drywall and the roof deck which implies that there is no manual air sealing that can

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Ventilation

Why is My Upstairs Hotter Than the Rest of the House?

Summer is here, hotter than ever, and we have been receiving numerous calls from customers saying, “why is my upstairs hotter than the rest of the house?” “Why is it hot upstairs at night when I am trying to go to sleep?” And, “why can’t I get even heating and cooling in my house?” These questions are major concerns that need to be addressed immediately and depending on the home, there could be a variety of reasons as to why. Based off of our experience, there are four key issues as to why the upstairs is hotter than the rest of the house.

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