Before & After Photos

The David Lewis Pull Down Stair cover insulates and air seals around the attic access. Otherwise, this is essentially a big hole in your attic's insulation allowing heat transfer and air loss between your attic and living space. 

This attic had existing loose fiberglass insulation with an R-value of 3.2 per inch. This material allows air to easily pass through it and escape into the unconditioned attic and out of the home. For this homeowner, we installed an R-38 of blown-in cellulose insulation. Cellulose is more dense than the loose fiberglass, is 85% recycle material, and is fire retardant due to being manufactured with borate, a substance that deters pests. 

The homeowners wanted to focus on insulation and energy efficiency in this area of the attic. The boards and old insulation were removed from the attic, and our team set to work air sealing and insulating the space. 

Together, the air sealing and cellulose will reduce conditioned air loss and heat transfer between the living space and the attic. This will leave the homeowners with more comfortable rooms, fewer drafts, and lower energy bills. 

To help this Portsmouth, VA homeowner improve the insulation in their attic and resolve uneven temperatures in their home we installed blown-in cellulose insulation in the attic.

This Portsmouth, VA homeowner's HVAC has been running constantly. They've been struggling to keep their home at a comfortable temperature in the hot summer months and through the cold of winter. With high energy bills, on top of it, they're ready to solve this problem for good. 

After a thorough evaluation, We worked with the family to determine the best solution for them and their home would be to air seal the attic, seal around can lights (recessed lighting) and utility penetrations, air seal the chimney, add blown-in cellulose insulation to achieve an R-38 and install a David Lewis Pull Down Stair Cover to prevent air loss around the attic access. 

This resulted in the homeowner feeling a difference in the home the same day the work was done and noticing their HVAC turn off! They will start to see a reduction in their energy bills as their HVAC will not need to run as much to keep the home comfortable.