Air sealing services in Apple Valley MN - fewer drafts and rooms that hold their heat
Drafty rooms, cold floors or a power bill that keeps climbing? We find the hidden gaps and seal them so your house holds its heat.
What does air sealing do for a drafty house in Apple Valley?
Air sealing services in Apple Valley close the gaps where heated air slips out of your house, around door frames, pipes, wires, ducts and fans and between the attic and the rooms below. When it's paired with added insulation, it can cut what you spend on heating and cooling, and the drafts usually ease.
Most of our calls come from older houses with a cold room over the garage, cold floors or an upstairs that's hot all summer, and the leaks behind those are usually small and hard to spot from inside the room. The price turns on how much sealing your house needs, how easy the attic is to get into and how much old insulation has to be moved to reach the gaps. The schedule mostly depends on whether something like a roof leak or old wiring has to be dealt with first. At the estimate I'll tell you what I found and what I'd do first, so you're not guessing.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
What air sealing work looks like
How we handle air sealing in your house
Before we seal anything, I look at your furnace, water heater and any fireplace, because a tighter house still has to give them enough fresh air to burn and vent safely. I also check for things that need handling first, like a roof leak, a bath fan venting into the attic, vermiculite insulation, live knob and tube wiring, which is the old cloth-wrapped kind, or flooring laid over the attic, since sealing over any of them just hides the trouble. Then our crew goes after the small hidden gaps, starting where the attic meets the living space around chimneys, ducts and the holes for plumbing and wiring. We leave combustion air ducts and the soffit, ridge and gable vents open, because those are meant to move air and the house needs them working.
Sealing comes before insulating, because new insulation over open gaps just fights a draft. In most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up the loose fill is the better buy than closed-cell foam insulation, the dense foam that blocks moisture. Foam costs more, but it seals and insulates in one pass, so it wins when your ductwork runs through the attic. Down below, the top of the foundation leaks too, which is why sealing often goes along with basement insulation when the floors stay cold.
Why Apple Valley homeowners call us for air sealing
I write every estimate myself
I come out to look at the job, walk you through what I found and write the estimate myself. I'd rather answer the same question three times than have you agree to work you don't really understand.
In business since 2021
We've been in business for five years, and I learned this trade on an insulation crew blowing attics and sealing basements long before that. I came back to it because I kept seeing the same drafty, cold houses I used to fix.
Licensed and insured for the work
We're licensed and insured. Minnesota requires a license for residential contractors and remodelers who take on more than one kind of skilled work in a home, so it's worth asking any crew you're comparing about theirs.
On this job, the gaps you can't see matter more than the ones you can, so they have to be found before anything gets covered. Ask for an estimate or call (651) 268-6025, and it helps to know your house's age, how you get into the attic, which appliances burn gas or wood, and whether you're planning on a CenterPoint rebate.
Get a free air sealing estimate for your house
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate. I'll look over the house with you and tell you what I'd seal first, with no obligation.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
What happens after you call about air sealing in Apple Valley?
Call or send a message
Call (651) 268-6025 or fill out the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. A few words about the house help me know what I'm walking into.
I walk the house with you
I look over the attic, walls or crawl space with you and check how the furnace, water heater and any fireplace get their air. You get what I found, what I'd do first and the price for it before any work starts.
Our crew does the sealing
Once you decide, our installers do the work we went over at the estimate. If your city asks for a permit, we check with its building office, handle the paperwork and set up the inspections.
I check it before we finish
I look over the work myself before we call the job finished. Every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Air sealing questions from Apple Valley homeowners
How do I seal air leaks in my house myself?
You can handle the obvious leaks yourself, like gaps around door frames and where pipes and wires pass through the walls. The small, hard-to-find leaks are another story, especially attic leaks in an older house that sit under layers of insulation, and those are the ones we're usually called out for.
How much does air sealing cost in Apple Valley?
Air sealing alone usually runs about $500 to $1,500 per job, and that's a national figure for the sealing by itself, not for added insulation. Where your house lands depends on how much sealing it needs, and the free estimate gives you your own number.
Who issues building permits in Apple Valley?
The city's Building Inspections Division issues permits in Apple Valley. Its list names building, mechanical, plumbing, demolition, septic and manufactured housing work and doesn't name air sealing, so ask the division about your job.
Does air sealing help prevent ice dams?
Yes, sealing and insulating the attic is the best way to head off ice dams and the damage they do. Warm air leaking into the attic heats the roof and melts snow that refreezes at the cold edge, so closing those leaks takes away what starts the problem.
How long does air sealing last?
Done right, air sealing should be permanent. The industry standard for this work says no product used should be expected to last less than 20 years, which gives you a fair yardstick when you compare quotes, so ask any crew what they plan to use.
How do I get a CenterPoint rebate for air sealing in Apple Valley?
CenterPoint Energy's attic rebate requires sealing all the accessible attic air leaks and a blower door test, which measures how much heated air is escaping, before and after the work. Its Home Energy Squad also offers an Energy Planner Visit for $100 for homes built before 2000, which can include a blower door test and an infrared camera look at your attic and wall insulation, so ask CenterPoint Energy whether your address qualifies.
Air sealing and insulation in nearby cities
Work that often goes with air sealing services
Basement insulation
Cold floors over a chilly basement usually call for insulating the walls down there once the leaks along the top of the foundation are closed.
Closed-cell foam insulation
When ducts run through the attic or a spot needs to keep moisture out, dense foam seals and insulates in a single coat.