Have you measured the depth of the existing insulation in your attic lately?  Take a tape measure and do it now!  A little known fact is that most homes are built with the minimum required insulation by local buildings codes.  Even new homes don’t have the optimal level of insulation.  When energy was cheap, home insulation was less of a concern.  The older your home, the higher the potential for dramatic energy loss.

At Builders Mechanical, Inc. we understand that your attic is like a netherworld in which nobody wants to go up into, let alone invest any money into making repairs.  Yet “if” your attic insulation is deficient, there is an opportunity to correct the problem and in turn reduce your utility costs, increase your comfort and help the environment.  In a house with significant insulation problems the benefit can be quite substantial.  We encourage consumers not to take their attic insulation for granted.  Compared to other energy efficient strategies, blowing more insulation into your attic is a relatively inexpensive investment. 

Most consumers and building professionals don’t realize that very small defects in the attic insulation system create a huge reduction in R-value (R-value measures resistance to heat flow – the greater the R-value, the greater the insulation power).  A home that is missing 5% of the attic insulation will see a resulting drop in R-value of 50%.  During inspections of existing homes we routinely see about a dozen typical problems that reduce R-value and compromise comfort. 

Based on our experience, we genuinely believe there are thousands of homes in the Houston area that either have missing or poorly installed attic insulation.  It has been well documented that during the 80’s and 90’s mediocre insulation work and cheating were quite common in the insulation industry.  Prior to the 80’s, builders simply didn’t install enough insulation in attics to achieve maximum insulation performance.

What separates Builders Mechanical, Inc. from our competition is that we treat insulation like an integral part of your heating and air conditioning energy management system and not a commodity.  We take pride in doing quality work.  Our approach to the Houston housing market is to perform excellent work, so our customers feel comfortable recommending us to their friends and neighbors.