Attic Insulation Replacement | McLean, VA | Summit Environmental

Insulation is placed inside attics, roofs, ceilings, walls, crawl spaces, and floors to act as a barrier against heat. Insulation keeps hot air out during the summer and prevents hot air from escaping during the winter. Proper attic insulation makes your home more comfortable, which will greatly reduce your heat and air conditioning costs and improve your energy efficiency. Unfortunately, 90% of single-family homes in America are not properly insulated. Your home’s attic insulation can get damaged by pests and wildlife, roof leaks, or just settle and become less effective over time. If you don’t know what condition your attic insulation in McLean is in, contact the insulation experts at Summit Environmental Solutions for a FREE estimate. One of our technicians can find out exactly what’s going on with your insulation, and provide you with options for the next steps.

Types of Attic Insulation

There are many different types of insulation, to fit the varying needs and goals of the home, customer, and location that the insulation needs to be installed in. These are the types of insulation we work with at Summit and will use for your attic insulation project: 

Blanket insulation (batted or rolls): large fiberglass or cellulose blankets/rolls, usually pink and yellow in color. Perfect for large, flat areas of the attic, this material is probably what comes to mind when you think of insulation.  

Foam board or rigid foam: Flat, rigid, highly effective foam boards, are ideal for insulating walls. 

Spray foam: a spray-on type of foam insulation that hardens fast, forming an airtight, insulating barrier. Spray foam is perfect for sealing gaps, and for insulating smaller or awkward areas that blanketed insulation can’t fit into. 

Loose fill/blown-in (cellulose): insulation made out of shredded cellulose material that is blown into the attic in piles. Loose-fill insulation is perfect for revitalizing older insulation and for getting inside areas that blanket insulation can’t reach.

Attic Insulation Removal  | Damaged Insulation Removal 

The SES team offers top-notch attic insulation removal services in the McLean area. Attic insulation can get damaged through pests, wildlife, roof leaks, and even old age. Attic spaces provide an ideal nesting spot for wildlife like raccoons, squirrels, and bats, as well as pests like mice and rats. Raccoons and squirrels will rip up your insulation to make their nests, often soiling it with their urine and droppings. Mice dig tunnels throughout your attic insulation, hollowing it out and affecting its ability to resist heat. If you have a roof leak, then the rainwater that is getting inside will dampen and saturate your insulation, not only lessening its ability to resist heat but also resulting in mold growth. Mold growing inside your attic can affect the air quality in your home, as the spores can lead to health issues for you and your family. Sometimes insulation doesn’t get damaged at all, and just slowly settles over time, becoming less effective. 

No matter what is causing your attic insulation to fail, Summit Environmental Solutions can help. We can safely remove damaged or settled attic insulation in the McLean area, sanitize the area, and replace the insulation with newer, more effective material.

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