Attic Insulation Services In Chicagoland
Lower Your Monthly Energy Bills And Protect Your Home With Attic InsulationOur Borate-Treated Cellulose Stops Dangerous Ice Dams While Keeping Your Upstairs Bedrooms Cooler
You can spend thousands on a top-tier Chicagoland roof, but if your attic is under-insulated, it won’t perform the way you desire. In the winter, the escaping heat melts the snow on your shingles, which creates those nasty ice dams that tear apart your gutters. During July, the same lack of protection turns your upstairs bedrooms into an oven.
When we upgrade your insulation, you get a home that finally works the way it was designed to. Here is what you can expect:
- Lower Monthly Bills: Your furnace and AC won’t have to run 24/7 to keep up.
- Ice Dam Prevention: Stopping heat loss keeps your eaves from freezing and leaking.
- Better Sleep: You can finally get rid of the “hot spots” and drafty rooms upstairs.
- Longer Roof Life: Proper insulation prevents shingles from “baking” from the inside out.
At Alltek Roofing, we ensure your insulation is installed properly. This balances your airflow and your R-value so your home stays sealed, dry, and much cheaper to run.
How Our Attic Insulation Compares To The Alternatives
While there are a few ways to insulate an attic, we’ve found that our borate-treated cellulose offers the best balance of cost, safety, and performance for local homeowners.
Why We Choose Stabilized Blown-In Cellulose For Attic Insulation
We don’t use the standard “pink” fiberglass rolls you find at the big-box stores. Instead, we use a specialized, stabilized cellulose that provides a much tighter seal for your home. Here’s why this material is the best choice for our local Chicagoland climate.
Natural Pest And Insect Resistance
Most people think insulation is just for heat, but ours does a lot more. We use cellulose treated with borates, which acts as a natural deterrent for pests like ants, termites, and cockroaches. It’s safe for your family, but keeps bugs from nesting in your attic. This added layer of protection keeps your home’s “envelope” clean and free of unwanted guests.
Professional Air Sealing Standards
Blowing in insulation is only part of the job we do. Before we start the machine, we focus on air sealing the “top plates” and wire holes in your attic floor. This stops the “chimney effect” where warm air from your living room leaks into the attic. By sealing these tiny gaps first, we make sure your new insulation can actually do its job properly.
Superior Density And R-Value
Cellulose is much denser than the loose fiberglass batts you see in many older homes. Because it is a blown-in material, it flows into every tiny crack and corner around your pipes and electrical wires. This creates a solid blanket of protection with a higher R-value per inch. It simply blocks the Midwest cold better than loose fiberglass ever could.
Built-In Fire Retardant Protection
It might seem strange to put recycled paper in your attic to prevent fires. However, the borate treatment we use makes the cellulose highly fire-retardant. In fact, it is much harder to burn than many other building materials. This gives your family extra time and peace of mind knowing your attic has a built-in layer of flame protection if something goes wrong.
Long-Term Stability Without Settling
Unlike fiberglass, which can lose its fluffiness and stop working over time, our stabilized cellulose stays in place. It doesn’t settle or leave large gaps as the years go by. This means the R-value we install today is the same protection you will have a decade from now. It’s a long-term solution that won’t require a “top-off” anytime soon.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Our Attic Insulation Service
How long does the installation take, and will it make a mess?
Most attic jobs only take about a day to finish. We run a long, flexible hose from our truck directly into your attic, so we aren’t dragging heavy bags of dusty material through your hallways.
Thomas (our owner) and the crew always lay down floor protection, and we perform a full cleanup before we leave. You’ll hardly know we were there… except for the fact that your upstairs bedrooms will finally feel comfortable.
Is blown-in cellulose safe for my family and pets?
Yes, it is very safe. Even though it is treated with borates to keep pests away, those minerals are non-toxic to people and animals. In fact, borates are very similar to the ingredients found in many common household soaps. It is also much cleaner to work with than fiberglass, which is made of tiny glass shards that can irritate your skin, eyes, and lungs.
Do I need to remove my old fiberglass insulation first?
In most cases, we can blow our stabilized cellulose right over your existing insulation. This “caps” the old material and fills in all the gaps, cracks, and thin spots that the fiberglass missed.
However, if your old insulation is wet, moldy, or has been ruined by pests in the past, we will suggest a full removal. We want to make sure we aren’t trapping any health hazards under your new, clean layer.
How does insulation stop my roof from leaking in the winter?
Ice dams happen when heat from your living room leaks into the attic and warms up the wood on your roof. This melts the snow on top, which then runs down and freezes again once it hits the cold edge of your gutters.
This “dam” of ice forces water under your shingles and into your house. By stopping that heat from escaping, we keep your roof at a steady temperature so the snow doesn’t melt and refreeze in the first place.
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