Get your attic insulated today! It is shocking to me that the majority of homes, older and newly built , simply do not have ANY or enough insulation in the attic. Not only are many Chicago homes not up to code, (R38) but they are far from what the Energy Star supports (R49).
When you take those critical steps to update your valuable home whether it be to add new windows or an energy-efficient furnace, don’t forget that heat rises up and out your roof without the necessary insulation to block that heat from escaping.
After it snows and you drive down your street. How many houses have their shingles exposed? Does yours? This means the heat up and left right through the roof!
As the co-owner of Opal Enterprises who noticed that my modest home, built in 1975, was warm and wonderful upstairs bit cold and arctic as soon as I went downstairs….I knew the heat was escaping and Nicor gas company was the beneficiary! So, all too late….but better late than never, I had my attic insulated with blown-in insulation. I cannot stress to you enough…the warm results were IMMEDIATE and noticeable!
Here are some notable facts when you choose Opal Enterprises to insulate your attic, whether it be combined with your new windows, roof or James Hardie fiber cement siding or as a stand-alone-project:
The point of DIMINISHED return is R60
Are there items being stored in the attic?
Is there a furnace in the attic?
You cannot get back into your attic once it is insulated. We can leave a path or NOT insulate one side so stored items can be accessed.
We can blow right over rolled insulation if you already have some in your attic.
2 can lights are included in our pricing of an insulation project. This consists of 4” flashing, made of metal that is formed around each can light. Some guys use chicken wire. (really??)
Fiberglass insulation is used and not cellulose (dusty, breaks down, basically broken down newspaper, chemicals added to make it fire-retarded, when this get damp…it mats down and leaches out additives). Fiber glass insulation feels like cotton candy.
The Typical job:
Opal Enterprises uses factory installers that is typically a 2-man crew. We show up in a sharp black van or pickup truck.
A tarp is laid throughout out house and everywhere we will be inside your home. We make sure the attic and path-ways are prepped.
3 hours of prep work takes the longest. This included baffles and can lights. Baffles are there to keep insulation from blocking soffit ventilation.
Asbestos must be removed by a third-party or by the homeowner before attic can be insulated.
Your home is walked on the outside to make note of and for ventilation areas. Then, before and after pictures are taken. Large green rulers are stapled throughout the attic. These rulers stay there so that you have a point of reference at any time!
A run offer generator is used so that we don’t blow a breaker in your home. The guy in the attic has control of the blower to ensure even installation and complete control at all times!
This is a pretty clean and fast process, the tube used is transparent so homeowners can see insulation moving through out!
A chipper, or card board, is used to build a perimeter around the hatch to your attic. Remember, if you do not store items up there, it will be difficult to get into this hatch. We have after photos to show you!
We roll up the interior tarps. Clean up any major loose insulation that might have escaped and we are out of your home in no time.
You will feel the warm results right away! Remember, most homes are not up to code with attic insulation. And Code is an R38. Not enough to have the Energy Star backing of R49.
Call Opal Enterprises today and get your attic and your home warm and cozy!
Why are so many homes in the Chicagoland area not up-to code with attic insulation. And why is “code” different from what Energy Star backs up?