Attic Insulation Top-Up To R-60
An attic insulation top-up blows fresh cellulose over the layer already in place and lifts the attic to R-60. For a chilly top floor in an older Orléans house, it is the quickest fix there is.
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Attic Insulation In Orléans, Priced Up Front
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Orléans Attic Insulation provides blown-in cellulose, R-60 top-ups, attic air sealing and the removal of old insulation to homes and townhouse rows from Convent Glen to Navan. Every job we take on is fully insured. We quote a price range on your first call, and once we have seen the attic, the written figure we send is the one on your bill.
Phone (343) 301-5501 and we will set up a free attic check.
Tell Us About Your Attic
A few details about your home and your attic let us give you a closer price range on the first call. Calls go to +1 (343) 301-5501.
Thanks — your request has been received.
We aim to call you back the same business day with a price range and a time for your attic check.
For anything urgent, call +1 (343) 301-5501.
Why Choose Orléans Attic Insulation
Straight pricing is the reason to call us. Attic insulation is sold by the square foot and by the depth, so we tell you the going rate on the phone, measure your attic floor, and put the depth, the R-value and the total on one page. The figure on that page does not grow on install day.
Before we price an attic, we look at what it needs. New insulation only does its job when the leaks around pot lights, plumbing vents and the hatch are closed first and the soffits still draw air. Each of those steps gets its own line on the quote, so the cost of every part is plain.
Read how we run each attic job, or send us a few details about your home and we will call you back to set a time.
The Attic Work We Do In Orléans
Each service below covers one attic problem, with its own method and its own price range.
Cellulose Attic Insulation
Cellulose attic insulation is blown in as loose fill and settles into a dense, even layer across the whole attic floor. It reaches the low corners at the eaves where batts often stop short.
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Old Attic Insulation Removal
Attic insulation removal pulls out old fill that is flattened, dirty or damaged, so the attic can be sealed and refilled properly. It leaves through a sealed vacuum hose and goes away in bags.
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Attic Air Sealing
Attic air sealing plugs the openings between your living space and the attic above. Heated air rises out through pot lights, wire holes, vent stacks and the hatch, carrying moisture along with it.
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Ice Dam Prevention
Ice dams start when warmth leaking out of the house softens roof snow from underneath and the water freezes again at the cold overhang. Ice dams then hold back more meltwater, which can creep under the shingles and stain the ceiling.
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Wet And Mouldy Insulation
Wet attic insulation holds little heat, and left damp it can feed mould on the roof boards. We find out where the water came from, take out the damaged material, and reinsulate once the wood is dry.
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Vermiculite Insulation
Vermiculite insulation is a light, pebbly loose fill in silver-gold to grey-brown. Some vermiculite insulation sold in Canada before 1990, including the Zonolite brand, came from a mine with natural asbestos in it. Not all of it contains asbestos, and nobody can tell by looking.
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Attic Insulation Rebate
The Ontario attic insulation rebate comes from the Home Renovation Savings program, run across the province by Save on Energy together with Enbridge Gas. Its attic-only stream pays up to $1,250 once a thin attic is brought to R-50, and it does not ask for a home energy assessment first.
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Attic Insulation Cost
Two numbers drive attic insulation cost: how many square feet the attic floor covers and how many inches it needs. You get the going rate when you call and a firm written price after the free check.
Details and pricesWhat Are The Benefits Of Attic Insulation?
Rooms on the top floor hold their heat on a cold January night instead of drifting several degrees below the main floor.
The furnace runs shorter cycles, which brings down the gas or hydro bill for the whole winter.
Closing the ceiling gaps stops damp air from the kitchen and bathrooms reaching the roof boards, where it would turn to frost and then to mould.
Less heat reaches the roof, so snow melts less from below and fewer ice dams form along the eaves.
The second floor stays cooler in July because the attic stops passing summer heat down into the bedrooms.
A sealed and insulated attic is quieter, because the same layer that holds heat also dulls traffic noise from Highway 174 and the wind.
What Every Attic Job Includes
Large attic or small, these five promises are part of every Orléans job.
- The price range is given on the first call, and the written quote holds on install day.
- Each area of the attic is listed on the quote with its square feet, its finished inches and the R-value it reaches.
- Floors, stairs and the hallway under the hatch are covered before any hose comes inside.
- Ruler stakes go in across the attic floor, so the finished level can be read from the hatch.
- Photos of the attic before and after the work are sent to you when the job is done.
Attic Insulation In Orléans Homes
Attic Insulation In Older Orléans Homes Is Usually Too Thin
Most houses built in Queenswood Heights and Convent Glen in the 1970s still carry the attic insulation they started with. That layer was thin by today's standards, and forty years of settling has made it thinner. Natural Resources Canada sets R-50 as the minimum for the Ottawa climate, and R-60 is a common target.
A top-up to R-60 is the usual fix. We blow new insulation over the old layer once the ceiling leaks are sealed, and the depth is checked against markers before we leave.
Warm Air Leaks Cause Most Attic Trouble
Sealing those leaks is the first job on every attic we insulate. Heated air holds water, and during a deep Ottawa freeze that water turns to frost on the cold roof boards. A mild spell melts it, and it rains back down into the insulation.
Attic air sealing closes the gaps around pot lights, wiring holes, plumbing stacks and the attic hatch. It is the step that makes every inch of insulation work harder.
Ice Dams Along The Eaves Start Inside The House
Ice dams grow when heat slipping up from the bedrooms thaws the bottom of the snowpack, and the water freezes solid again at the overhang. With about 232 cm of snow in an average Ottawa winter, a roof can stay white from December to March.
The fix is in the attic, not on the roof. We air seal, add attic insulation, and make sure the soffit vents stay open. Our page on ice dams and attic insulation explains what we check.
Damaged Insulation Comes Out First
Insulation that is packed down, stained, wet or full of droppings does not hold heat, and covering it hides the problem. We vacuum it out, bag it, and haul it away in the same visit.
Old attic insulation removal also lets us seal the ceiling properly, because the top plates and wiring holes are finally in plain view.
Wet Insulation Means Something Above It Needs Fixing
Damp or mouldy attic insulation gets replaced, but only after the water source is tracked down. Most often it is a bath fan dumping steam into the attic, a leak in the roof, or frost from leaking house air that melts all winter.
We show you what we found, deal with the insulation, and tell you plainly when the next call should be to a roofer. Read more about wet attic insulation.
Vermiculite Has To Be Tested Before Anyone Touches It
Vermiculite is a light, gravel-like fill in grey-brown and gold tones, and some batches contain asbestos. Leave it alone until a lab result comes back. A positive result means an asbestos abatement contractor clears it first, and new insulation follows.
Our vermiculite insulation page explains the order of steps.
Blown-In Cellulose Fills An Attic Floor Evenly
Most Orléans attic floors get cellulose from us. It is largely recycled newsprint, it pours around wiring and truss webs, and it beds down into one tight layer with no seams.
Cellulose attic insulation also blocks air movement better than loose batts, which matters in a cold, windy east-end winter.
Townhouse Attics Need Care At The Party Walls
A row of Orléans townhomes often shares one long attic divided by party walls, with a small hatch in each unit. Gaps along those walls let heat and smoke travel between homes, and a narrow hatch makes the work slower.
We seal along the party wall, insulate your section to the full depth, and weatherstrip the hatch so it closes tight.
What Attic Insulation Costs In Orléans
At Ontario market rates, expect $1.25 to $3 for each square foot of attic floor. Adding to an existing layer is the cheaper end, and filling an empty attic is the costlier end. Pulling out the old material adds roughly $1.50 to $3.50 a square foot, and our minimum job is about $1,200.
The number in writing is the one that counts, and it does not change. See worked examples on the attic insulation cost page, or run the estimator below.
The Ontario Attic Rebate Has Firm Rules
Ontario's Home Renovation Savings program can return up to $1,250 when an attic reaches R-50, and this stream skips the energy assessment. The money only flows when a contractor from the program's own list installs it, so look that list over first.
The attic insulation rebate page lists the amounts and the conditions we found in October 2026.
What Happens During An Attic Insulation Job?
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The free attic check comes first. We measure the attic floor, check the depth and type of what is up there, look for leaks and damp, and take photos for you.
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The written quote arrives by email with the depth, the R-value and the price for each step, so there are no surprises later.
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On install day we cover the floors and the path under the hatch, then seal the gaps in the ceiling and install baffles at the eaves.
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We blow the new attic insulation to the depth on the quote and check it against markers across the attic.
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We clean up, weatherstrip the hatch, and send you before and after photos with the final depth written down.
Serving Orléans And East Ottawa
Our crews cover all of Orléans, a community that joined the City of Ottawa at amalgamation in 2001. That takes in Convent Glen, Queenswood Heights, Fallingbrook, Chapel Hill, Bilberry Creek and Hiawatha Park near the river.
We also serve Avalon, Notting Hill, Chatelaine Village and Cardinal Creek, plus Blackburn Hamlet, Cumberland, Navan, Sarsfield and Vars. Anywhere east of Green's Creek, one call books the free check.
What Might Your Attic Insulation Cost?
Pick a job, type in your attic floor area, and you will see a typical Ontario range. Our free check replaces it with a firm figure.
Treat these as Ontario going rates rather than our price. Hard access, extra depth, removal and sealing all move the total, and the smallest jobs begin near $1,200.
Typical installed range
Get A Written Attic Insulation Quote
Book the free check and get a quote listing the inches, the R-value and the cost of each step.
Tell Us About Your Attic
A few details about your home and your attic let us give you a closer price range on the first call. Calls go to +1 (343) 301-5501.
Thanks — your request has been received.
We aim to call you back the same business day with a price range and a time for your attic check.
For anything urgent, call +1 (343) 301-5501.
Frequently Asked Questions
Natural Resources Canada lists R-50 as the floor for a climate like Ottawa's, and plenty of homeowners aim for R-60. In settled cellulose, R-60 is about 16 to 17 inches deep.
Insulation does not wear out, but old layers sink and many started too thin. Ceiling joists showing through the fill, or a house over 25 years old that has never had more added, are good reasons to book a free look.
The vapour barrier belongs on the warm side of the ceiling, under the drywall, not on top of the insulation. In an existing home, careful air sealing of the ceiling does most of that job, and a plastic sheet laid over old insulation can trap moisture.
A top-up on a 1,200 square foot attic often runs about $1,500 to $3,300 at Ontario market rates. Removal, extra air sealing or a hard-to-reach attic adds to that, and your written quote gives the firm number.
No. The attic check and the written quote are free, and you are under no obligation to book.