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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Ontario attic rebates up to $1,250 may applyOrléans homeowners tend to ask these before they book attic work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ontario market rates run $1.25 to $3 per square foot of attic floor, lowest for a top-up and highest for a bare attic. Your written quote sets the firm number after a free attic check.
Natural Resources Canada puts R-50 as the minimum for Ottawa winters. We usually suggest R-60, about 16 to 17 inches of settled cellulose.
Yes, if the old layer is dry, clean and is not vermiculite. The ceiling gaps get sealed first, then the new fill goes over the top.
Take it out when it is wet, mouldy, full of droppings or flattened. We photograph it at the check and tell you what we would do.
Leave it undisturbed and have it tested by a lab. We do not remove vermiculite. If the test is positive, an asbestos abatement contractor removes it, and we insulate afterward.
Heat leaking from the rooms below melts roof snow, and the water freezes again at the cold eaves. Air sealing and a deeper layer stop most of that heat.
Both work well when installed to the right depth. We use cellulose for most attic floors because it fills around wires and truss webs and slows air moving through the layer.
A top-up is usually done in less than a day. Add removal or heavy sealing and it can stretch to two.
No. The blowing machine sits outside, and only the hose comes in through the door to the hatch. The inside path is covered, and most of the noise stays outdoors.
Ontario's Home Renovation Savings program pays up to $1,250 for an attic brought to R-50, but only through contractors on its participating list, which is posted on homerenovationsavings.ca.
Read About Each Attic Service
Every service page covers the method, the price range and the work day.
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.
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