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Attic insulation
Remediate Renovation installs attic insulation in the San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas–Fort Worth, and takes out and replaces insulation after water, mold, fire or pests. Call (281) 671-7777; a person answers 24/7.
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The layer over your ceiling
Why attic insulation gets replaced
Damage from above or below
A roof leak, a leaking attic water heater, a fire or animals nesting overhead leaves insulation wet, sooty, moldy or soiled. Once it is, it stops doing its job and can carry the smell and the spores into the rooms below.
Too thin for the house
Older homes often have a few inches that have settled over time, or bare spots where someone worked in the attic and never put it back. The rooms under those spots run hot in summer and cold in winter.
What you get back
An even, clean layer over the whole ceiling, at the depth the house calls for, with nothing left up there from the damage.
Who you deal with
Us. When the insulation came down because of water, mold or fire, the same company that handles the damage puts the attic back together.
What the work covers
The parts of an attic insulation job
The attic is the main job. Walls and crawl spaces follow the same steps when the damage reached them too.
Looking at what is up there now
How deep the old layer is, where it is missing, and whether any of it is wet, stained, moldy, sooty or soiled by pests.
Taking out what cannot stay
Damaged insulation comes out before anything new goes in. Anything mold touched is replaced with new material, never cleaned and reused.
Dry before new goes in
After water, the framing and the ceiling below have to be dry first. New insulation over damp wood traps the moisture and starts the problem again.
Installing the new layer
An even layer across the whole attic floor, brought up to the depth your home needs.
Paperwork for the claim
On an insurance job we document the loss: photos, moisture readings, and line-item estimates in the industry's standard estimating format.
How it goes
From your call to a finished attic
Consultation
You call or send the form. Tell us what happened up there, or simply that the house never stays comfortable.
Readings and a plan
On damage jobs, moisture readings come first. Then we set out what comes out, what goes in, and how deep.
Planning
If the attic is part of a bigger rebuild or remodel, we fit it into that project and handle the permits and plans.
Installation
Old material out, the space checked, new insulation in, and the hatch closed up.
The first consultation and quote are free.
What sent the insulation down
Water, mold, fire and pests in the attic
Water
Roof leaks, storm damage, a burst line or an attic water heater. Wet insulation flattens and holds water against the ceiling below, which is why a stain on the ceiling often means the attic needs a look.
Mold
Insulation that stayed damp can grow mold on its surface and on the wood around it. It comes out with the rest of the mold work and is replaced with new.
Fire and smoke
Smoke and soot travel up and settle into loose insulation, which keeps the smell in the house long after the fire. Smoky insulation is removed, not aired out.
Pests
Rodents and other animals tunnel through insulation and leave droppings in it. Once the animals are gone, the soiled layer is taken out and replaced.
Cost and planning
What moves the price of attic insulation
How much comes out first
Adding to a clean layer is a smaller job than removing a damaged one and starting again from bare framing.
Size and access
The area of the attic floor, how high it is, and how easy the hatch is to reach all change the time it takes.
Insurance
After a covered loss, for the covered repair you pay only your deductible; your insurer pays us the rest directly. Upgrades you choose, such as a deeper layer than the old one, are priced separately.
The first consultation and quote are free. Our work comes with a written warranty, its terms set in your contract, and financing is available through our lending partner.
What the federal guidance says
How deep, and how fast to dry
The recommended depth
The EPA's home insulation table, based on the national energy code, recommends R49 for an uninsulated attic in climate zone 3, or R38 added on top of 3 to 4 inches already there. Most of the Bay Area and Dallas–Fort Worth fall in zone 3.
The drying window
The EPA's guide to mold and moisture says water-damaged areas and items should be dried within 24 to 48 hours to prevent mold growth, and that porous materials which become moldy may have to be thrown away.
What R means
R-value is how well a material resists heat passing through it. The higher the number, the better it holds heat in during winter and out during summer.
Services that go with attic insulation
Where we insulate attics
We do attic insulation in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Dallas–Fort Worth. See the cities we serve.
Questions
What people ask about attic insulation
Does attic insulation dry out after it gets wet, or does it have to be replaced?
It depends on how long it stayed wet and what the water was. The EPA advises drying water-damaged areas within 24 to 48 hours to prevent mold. Insulation that stayed wet longer, that grew mold, or that was soaked by dirty water is taken out and replaced with new.
Do you replace attic insulation after mold, smoke or rodents?
Yes. We remove and replace insulation after water, mold, fire or pests. Anything the mold touched is replaced with new material, never cleaned and reused.
How much attic insulation does a home in the Bay Area or Dallas–Fort Worth need?
The EPA's home insulation table for climate zone 3 recommends R49 for an attic with no insulation and R38 to add when 3 to 4 inches are already there. Most of both areas sit in zone 3; your local energy code and permit office have the final word.
Can attic insulation be done as part of a bigger repair or remodel?
Yes. Insulation is one of the trades we handle inside a rebuild after damage or a remodel, so the attic can be done on the same project, with permits and plans handled by us.
Will my insurance pay to replace attic insulation after a covered loss?
Coverage is your insurer's decision. We document the loss for the claim with photos, moisture readings and line-item estimates in the industry's standard estimating format. For the covered repair you pay only your deductible, and your insurer pays us the rest directly.
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Ask about your attic insulation
Tell us what happened in the attic, or how the rooms below feel. We call you back to set a time.
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