Air sealing services in Menifee CA - upstairs rooms that hold their temperature
Drafty rooms, a hot upstairs and a climbing power bill usually trace back to hidden leaks, and we find and seal them.
The owner looks at your attic
I come out to do every estimate myself, get up in the attic and show you where the air is getting through. Our installers do the work, with me or a lead installer running the job.
From HVAC to insulation since 2017
I spent years in HVAC running duct through attics, then switched trades and started this business in Menifee in 2017. I still know where the gaps around ducts, flues and wiring tend to hide.
Fully licensed and insured in California
We're fully licensed and insured. That matters here because California requires a license even for a job under $1,000 once it needs a permit or the worker brings on help. Call (951) 430-8005 or send the form to start.
Air sealing services for Menifee homes
Our air sealing services in Menifee close the gaps where air slips through your house, around wiring, plumbing, ducts, flues and windows and at joints in the framing, so drafty rooms, a hot upstairs and the room over the garage get easier to keep comfortable.
The price moves with how many gaps your house has, how hard they are to reach, how much old insulation we have to move to get at them and whether old can lights need replacing. The schedule mostly turns on what has to be fixed first, like a roof leak or old wiring, and on whether the job needs a permit. I'll look at your attic and put both in a written scope with the estimate.
Most calls we get in Menifee and the cities around it come from people with a room that won't stay comfortable, not from people thinking about air leaks. The bigger choice is sealing alone or sealing and adding insulation in the same trip, and while the attic's open I usually say do both. Before I come out, jot down your gas appliances and tell me about any roof leaks or old vermiculite, the gray, pebbly fill some older attics have.
How our air sealing services work
Finding the leaks you can't see
The leaks that matter most hide where you won't see them, under the insulation, around pipes, wires and flues, and along the tops of the walls where framing meets the attic floor. We pull the insulation back, seal each gap with foam or caulk, and use fire-rated material around flues, because ordinary foam doesn't belong against hot metal. Then we put the insulation back so it isn't left thin. The same gaps turn up where pipes and wires pass through a lower floor, and we seal those as part of basement insulation.
Safe venting for gas appliances
If your house has a gas furnace, water heater, stove or fireplace, we talk about safe venting before anything gets sealed. Those appliances draw air from the house, and tightening it up without checking how they get that air is doing the job in the wrong order. I look at where each one gets its air and where it vents, point out anything that needs attention and plan the sealing around it. If something needs an HVAC or gas fix first, I'll tell you before we start, not after.
Fixing the problems first
Before we seal, we check for things that shouldn't get closed in, like a roof leak, old knob and tube wiring, vermiculite fill or a bath fan venting into the attic, and those get dealt with first so you don't pay twice. Older can lights not rated to touch insulation are usually better replaced with newer sealed fixtures than boxed in. Sealing the gaps and topping up loose fill usually wins, but if your ducts run through the attic, closed-cell foam insulation, a dense foam that also blocks moisture, can earn its higher cost.
Get a written air sealing estimate
We reply within one business day, and I come out to look at the attic myself for a free on-site estimate. You get the scope in writing, with no obligation to go ahead.
(951) 430-8005How an air sealing job goes
I look at the attic
After you call or send the form, I come out and go through the attic, walls or crawl space, point out anything that has to be fixed first and send you a written scope with the estimate.
Permit and prep
Once you say go, we find out whether your address is under the city or the county, pull the permit when one's needed and schedule the prep. In Menifee, the city's review checks the work against building, zoning and fire codes.
Sealing, testing and walkthrough
Our crew seals the house in the order the scope lays out. If California's energy code calls for testing, we and an energy rater check it on site, and anything that fails gets fixed until it passes. Then we walk you through it.
Air sealing questions from Menifee homeowners
Can I seal the air leaks in my house myself?
You can handle the obvious ones yourself, like gaps around door frames and where pipes, vents and wires go through outside walls. The small leaks hidden under attic insulation are a different story, and if your attic is already insulated, plan on hiring that part out, because they're hard to find without moving the insulation back.
Is air sealing safe if I have a gas furnace?
It can be, when the first step is working out how much fresh air your house needs for healthy indoor air and to vent a gas furnace, stove, oven or fireplace. Starved of air, those appliances can put carbon monoxide into the house, which is why we settle the venting before anything gets sealed.
How much can air sealing lower my power bill?
Sealing air leaks and adding insulation together can provide up to a 10% savings on your yearly energy bills. That figure covers both jobs, so if you want the most out of it, plan them as one project. What your job costs depends on what I find up there, and the estimate puts it in writing.
Who issues building permits for home projects in Menifee, CA?
The City of Menifee issues them, as its official approval to start construction, alterations, demolition or repairs on a building. Whether your air sealing job needs one depends on the work, and that's a question we take to the right office for your address before we start.