Stop Guessing. Start Testing.
Problems we solve
Drafts, cold floors, and insulation that isn’t doing its job.
Insulation slows heat down. It doesn’t stop air. Most disappointing insulation jobs are really air leakage jobs that nobody tested.
Sound familiar?
More insulation on top of moving air doesn’t help much.
Fiberglass and cellulose work best when the air inside them stays still. Air moving through the insulation — or around it through gaps and bypasses — can cut how well the assembly performs, and none of that is visible from the attic hatch.
So a house can have the right depth of insulation on paper and still feel cold and drafty. What matters is whether there’s an air barrier, and whether the insulation is actually in contact with the surface it’s meant to protect.
What people tell us
- Drafts near outlets, baseboards or windows
- Cold floors over a crawlspace, basement or garage
- A room over the garage that’s never comfortable
- You added attic insulation and nothing changed
- Interior walls that feel cold to the touch
- Attic insulation that’s uneven, thin, or dark in patches
You don’t have to have all of these. One is enough to be worth testing.
What usually causes it
Why insulation underperforms
These are the causes we find most often. Our testing reveals what those causes are.
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Insulation without an air barrier behind it
lets air move through and around it, so the insulation can perform well below the R-value printed on the bag.
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Large hidden openings
open chases, dropped soffits, attic hatches and can lights connect the house to the attic directly.
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Insulation not touching the surface
leaves a gap where air can circulate behind it, reducing how much of its value you actually get.
Watch — free on YouTube
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Air Sealing Explained: Where Houses Leak & How to Fix Them!
Where houses actually leak, and how those openings get sealed.
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The Truth About Home Insulation: What Works and What’s a SCAM!
Which insulation earns its money, and why more of it isn’t always the answer.
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How we find it
We test the air first, then look at the insulation.
We choose the tests based on your house and what it’s doing. Not every house needs every test.
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Blower door testing
Puts a number on the leakage, and with the house depressurized we can feel and find the openings.
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Thermal imaging
Shows the temperature patterns that point to missing or poorly installed insulation, air leakage, and areas worth investigating for moisture.
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Building envelope inspection
Attic, walls, crawlspace and basement: what’s installed, how, and whether it’s doing anything.
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Pressure diagnostics
Show how the attic, the crawlspace and the living space are connected to each other.
What you get
An answer you can act on.
One to three days after the visit you get a video Home Performance Report — a walkthrough of your own house showing what we tested, what it means, and what we’d do about it, in the order we’d do it.
In your report folder
- Video Home Performance Report
- Every photo and video from the inspection
- Thermal images
- Your test results
- Prioritized recommendations
- Product links
- Local contractors we trust
Then it’s your call. Do it yourself, hand the report to your own contractor, or have us manage the work. See what an inspection covers.
Stop Guessing.
Start Testing.
Before you buy more insulation, find out whether air is the real problem.
Or call (502) 509-2865 · Tell us what’s going on