Insulation Services Photo Album: Making upstairs rooms more comfortable in Wheeling, WV 26003

Sean reached out because his two-story home had high energy bills and an upstairs that never seemed to stay comfortable. The cathedral ceilings made the problem more noticeable, with rooms that were too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. After evaluating the home, our team focused on strengthening the thermal boundary in the cathedral ceiling areas. We dense-pack insulated the cathedral ceilings to eliminate voids and improve performance. We also cut in a new attic access opening to improve usability, then sealed and insulated the attic access to prevent air leakage. Additional air sealing was completed around top plates and the chimney area to stop conditioned air from escaping. With these improvements complete, Sean’s home now maintains more consistent temperatures upstairs, energy bills are reduced, and the cathedral ceiling areas perform the way they should.