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Often yes, when the existing material is dry and in good condition. If it is compacted, wet or contaminated by animals, it is removed first, because adding new material on top traps the problem instead of correcting it.

Yes. Heat takes the easiest path, so the thin areas carry more of the loss than their share of the surface.

Insulation does not expire, but it settles, compresses and can be disturbed. What matters to Eco-Therma is the measured depth and its condition, not its age.

Where leakage is found, yes. Adding depth over an unsealed ceiling leaves the air movement in place, and air movement carries more heat than most homeowners expect.

Air sealing and insulation do different jobs. Sealing stops air from carrying heat out, insulation slows heat from passing through. In most attics sealing comes first because air movement carries more heat than homeowners expect.

In the places nobody looks: the attic hatch, the top plates where interior walls meet the ceiling, plumbing and wiring penetrations, and around recessed lights. They are small individually, which is exactly why they are missed and why they add up.

A house needs controlled air exchange. The goal is to stop uncontrolled leakage through the envelope, not to eliminate ventilation.

Visual staining is not a species identification. If testing matters for your situation, that is a separate specialized service.

Condensation tends to be widespread and follows cold surfaces and nails. A leak is usually localized around a penetration or a valley, and it changes with rain rather than with cold.

Almost always from inside the house. Showers, cooking, laundry and simply breathing put moisture into the air, and it reaches the attic through gaps in the ceiling or through a fan that discharges into the attic instead of outside. Finding the source comes before anything else.

Eco-Therma removes affected material, then decontaminates and sanitizes the area. Entry points at the eaves and soffits are part of what we look at.

Removal of animal matter and contaminated materials, treatment of the affected surfaces, and odour control. The extent is established during the assessment.

Entry points at the eaves and soffits are part of what we look at during the assessment, and we tell you plainly what has to be closed.

Eco-Therma inspects the attic above the affected rooms and measures the insulation depth at several points. Thermal imaging can confirm where warm air is escaping.

Insulation can help if the ceiling above the warmer room is under-insulated or leaking air. If the difference is driven by sun exposure or how air is distributed, insulation reduces the swing without removing it.

The heating system can be the cause, and that is worth knowing before anything is installed. Undersized equipment, a closed damper or unbalanced ducts produce the same complaint as an insulation gap. The assessment says which one the evidence points to, and if it points to the mechanical system Eco-Therma says so.

Because it sits above unheated space while its neighbours sit above heated rooms. The floor of a room over a garage faces the same outdoor conditions as an exterior wall, and it was often built without being treated that way.

Eco-Therma normally works from the garage side, in the ceiling assembly, because that is where the cavity is accessible without disturbing the finished room above.

No, and that is the point. Insulating the ceiling separates the heated room from the unheated garage, so heat stays in the room instead of going into the garage.

Eco-Therma does not publish a savings figure, because it depends on your current insulation level, how leaky the house is, your equipment and your rates. What an assessment can tell you is what is deficient and what correcting it changes.

In most Ontario attics, Eco-Therma seals the air leaks before adding depth. Air movement carries more heat than most homeowners expect, and insulation does not stop it.

Eco-Therma narrows the cause down from your address, the approximate attic size and what you are noticing, and sends a real range back on that basis.

Eco-Therma needs the property address, roughly how big the attic is, and what you are noticing in the house. Photos help but are not required.

Most residential attic projects are completed in a single visit. Removal, remediation or decontamination can add time depending on what is found. The Eco-Therma assessment establishes the scope before anything is scheduled.

Yes. Eco-Therma works from the attic access, and the work area and the route to it are protected. For walls and enclosed cavities we use methods that limit disturbance to finished surfaces.

Comfort and energy problems can wait for a plan. Active water, mold growth or animal contamination should be looked at sooner, because the damage keeps extending while it sits.

Yes. Send plans, specifications, photos or project details and Eco-Therma reviews the scope before quoting rather than guessing at it.

Firestopping and fire-resistant insulation systems are part of what Eco-Therma does: fire-rated sealing around penetrations and joints, and insulation assemblies selected for the rating required.

Thermal imaging and building envelope assessments are an Eco-Therma service on their own. They identify insulation deficiencies, moisture risks and thermal bridging so the scope is based on findings.

An article will help you understand the options and what changes the answer. What your attic needs specifically comes from an Eco-Therma quote on your own address.

Because the number would be wrong for most readers. Attic size, existing condition, access and the work required all move it, so we explain what changes the price and quote the actual project.

The answers you selected, your name, phone, email and the property address, plus the page you started from and how you arrived. No free text message, no uploads, because the form does not accept them.

Write to Info@eco-therma.com or call the number in the header and ask. Eco-Therma removes what it holds about you.

No. Submissions go to Eco-Therma so our team can follow up on your project, and we do not share them with third parties for their own marketing.