Air Sealing. Feel the Difference.
Air seal your home today and enjoy the benefits for years to come.
Combined with insulation, air sealing improves the overall efficiency of your home. It closes any holes or cracks in your home to prevent conditioned air from seeping out while keeping the cold or hot air outdoors.
At HomeRx, we see firsthand how air sealing can make an incredible difference to the comfort of a home. Our energy audits allow us to pinpoint areas of your home where energy escapes. We’ll offer sustainable and practical solutions to help improve your comfort and save you money.
Air Sealing Services
Air sealing and insulating go hand in hand. They serve as protective layers to keep your home comfortable in any weather.
While insulation acts as a sweater for your home, a sweater itself is not enough to keep the cold at bay if there is any air movement. Air sealing is like a windbreaker jacket over the sweater. Here in the Northwest, we know all about layering!
The air sealing process involves locating the holes throughout your home (even the potential ones) and sealing them up. When combined with the right type of insulation, air sealing makes all the difference in the world in terms of your home’s comfort, heating and cooling bills, indoor air quality (IAQ), and energy efficiency.
What Are Some Keys to Air Sealing?
You’ve probably heard how newer homes can be sealed too tightly, which can create indoor air pollution and cause moisture to build up in the walls and attic. That can lead to a muggy home—your ideal indoor humidity level ranges between 30 and 50 percent.
Years of training and experience have taught our HomeRx team how to do it right so that we do not trap moisture—and allow for drying if moisture finds its way inside your home.
Our air sealing experts know how to ventilate, monitor for gases, and the best ways to pinpoint and eliminate pollution sources. If energy were free and there was no such thing as global warming, we would just put in huge furnaces and leave the windows open all time!
Why Would I Need to Seal My Older Home?
Your home may be very healthy. The wood may be in excellent condition in large part because your home has been breathing for the last 100 years.
But there are a couple of problems here—nobody wants to waste energy these days, and the breathing your house does is very erratic.
Temperature differences between the outdoor and inside air cause your home to breathe. It is likely over-ventilating in the winter when temperature differences are more pronounced. Summer is not usually an issue in our climate because it is usually not so hot out, so we can open our windows.
So your home is hyperventilating on the coldest days, then not enough at other times. The solution is to seal it up very carefully to avoid trapping moisture. You then control the ventilation rate mechanically to get the right amount of ventilation all the time.
Why HomeRx?
A family-owned business, HomeRx specializes in insulation services. From batt insulation to spray foam, we’re a preferred insulation and air sealing partner for homeowners in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. We stay up-to-date with federal and regional incentive and rebate programs to maximize your savings. Let us help you achieve your comfort, energy efficiency, cost savings, reduced allergies, and noise reduction goals. Contact us today!
Customer Reviews
Homerx was great super hard workers! did attic and crawl space insulation, sealed and insulated heat ducts. New crawl space ground cover. My house now stays cool in summer. They made a huge difference on my house. would highly recommend them. Cory Damasus or
HomeRX did a great job of sealing my attic and adding additional insulation. I would recommend this company for anyone seeking to improve their home efficiency.
We were very pleased with HomeRX Insulation. It started from their home office in how professionally they conducted themselves on the phone, to the sales tech that came out to our home, to the on site guys that conducted the work. Their sales tech did a very thorough job with detailed explanation of our issues, pictures to support, and solutions to remedy the problems. The guys that came out to do the work were on time, polite, and professional. At one point we were really taken back on the care these guys took to make sure they didn't damage our doorway or stairway woodwork with the long hose to top off the blow in the insulation. When they finished the work for the day they showed us pictures of the work completed, and then cleaned up nicely. We would highly recommend HomeRX.
Samuel, thanks so much for the pictures. I really appreciate your efforts. Thanks also, for doing such a great job insulating my home. It’s much warmer and less black stuff on my floors, etc. from dirty air. You were great to work with and patient and went the extra mile for me. Thank you so very much. Your workers were great also. Worked har, were polite and did a good job.
I had HomeRx Insulation add blown in insulation in the garage attic after a water pipe burst caused ceiling drywall and insulation damage. Getting an estimate was easy and free. The estimator was nice and noted all the places I wanted covered. After the garage repairs were done...They put baffles in the soffit vent areas, filled the soffit areas with insulation and wrapped the water pipe so it won't burst again. They needed to drill holes in the garage attic floor to get insulation in certain areas and seamlessly plugged those holes afterwards. They even wrapped a couple ducts in the attic that had missing and/or inadequate insulation (part of the estimate but not part of the damage, not a necessity...but hey...they did it so I'm happy). The installers were nice and made sure they showed me their work. I was impressed with the quality of work. I think they went above and beyond in their work and pleased with the outcome. If I ever need more insulation work in the future...I will certainly be calling HomeRx.
HomeRx completed an attic insulation, air sealing, duct sealing and crawlspace insulation project for us. Their communication was timely and professional. The estimator was very knowledgeable about our project needs and explained the work thoroughly, They were easy to schedule with, assisted us with the energy NW credits and the crew did good work. They were also competitively priced and we feel we got a good value. Would highly recommend for any insulation or air sealing projects.
Super happy with the work from Maxwell and the crew. Fair quote *and* they handled all of the energy credits (so we don’t have to wait for a rebate check). They kept the space tidy, and even spiffed up the crawlspace hatch door. Would definitely hire again for another project.
This company epitomizes the term professional. From the first meeting with Max, the young man that provided the quote, to the supervisor that was the last to check out the finished job, everything was done as agreed and when promised. Everyone was quick to respond when we had questions and maintained open communication during the project. We had our crawl space completely cleaned and redone with spray foam. They also sealed everything so no critters can get in and wrapped all the ductwork and water pipes. We highly recommend them.
I appreciate Johnny Durango's experience, professionalism and quality. He took the time to explain and repair the defects from the original installation (by others) as well as check amperage on running equipment for indication of future failure. Very thorough! Well done Johnny!
The best honest bang for your buck! Johnny Durango is the best and solved a series of issues I had with one unit, in about ten minutes! What Johnny did that helped me move on from all of my HVAC issues: (1) When water was leaking from my unit after another HVAC company caused the leak, Johnny identified the problem and fixed it in minutes. (2) Johnny performed a diagnostic that answered literally all of my questions about whether my units had previously been serviced properly and how they should be serviced to function at full capacity (3) Johnny was not only knowledgeable about the make and models of my units, but also the design of my whole home system which helped us figure out how to maximize energy efficiency throughout the whole home - not just the problematic unit Following my diagnostic, Johnny arranged for his team to complete the work which was seamless. I cannot overstate how happy we are to have proper heat, ac, and filtration during extreme weather and changes in air quality. During the follow-up visit, Azael and Seven went above and beyond by not only conducting a deep clean, but also cleaning all of the fans until they sparkled.