Air sealing services in Wildomar, CA - fewer drafts and a cooler upstairs
Hot upstairs rooms and a power bill that keeps climbing usually trace back to hidden attic leaks. We find them and seal them first.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What does air sealing fix in a Wildomar house?
Air sealing services in Wildomar close the gaps between your attic and the rooms below, at wall tops, pipes, wires, light fixtures and the attic hatch, using sealant, spray foam or solid blocking. That keeps cooled air in your rooms, lowers what you spend running the AC and helps keep moisture out of the attic.
If your upstairs runs hot or the room over the garage never cools down, the cause is usually air and not a lack of insulation, because heat rides in through gaps that piling on more insulation won't close. What moves the price and the schedule is how much is sitting on top of those gaps, how much room we have to work up there, and whether something has to be fixed first, like a roof leak, old wiring or insulation that's wet or full of droppings and needs insulation removal before we can seal under it. You get the answer for your own house on the estimate visit, once I've seen the attic.
How do you know your house is leaking air into the attic?
Upstairs won't cool down
The bedrooms upstairs or the room over the garage stay hot long after the rest of the house is comfortable. That usually means attic air is getting in through gaps in the ceiling, and every summer you wait, the AC runs longer and the power bill shows it.
Dark streaks on the insulation
Gray or black patches in the attic insulation, often right over a wall or a light, are dust the insulation caught as house air pushed through it. That's a leak working every day, and the insulation over it is doing a lot less than you're paying for.
Air moving at lights or hatch
If a hallway feels drafty or you can feel air around can lights, the attic hatch or outlets on outside walls, there's an open path behind them. Left alone, the insulation keeps fighting that draft, and moisture can start showing up in the attic framing.
How our air sealing service works
We start by pulling back the old insulation over the spots that usually leak, because the worst gaps are buried under it where nobody sees them. Before we seal anything, we check for a roof leak, old knob and tube wiring, insulation that looks like it should be tested, and bath fans that blow straight into the attic, since sealing over any of those hides the problem instead of fixing it. Then we seal the seams along the wall tops and the holes around pipes, wires, lights and the hatch, with foam or sealant on small gaps, solid blocking over big openings like the framing above a dropped ceiling, and metal around a hot flue because foam doesn't belong there. The soffit, ridge and gable vents stay open the whole time, because the attic still has to breathe. If you're adding insulation too, the sealing is just step one of the same job and the new layer goes on after.
Leaks don't stop at the attic floor. Where the roof comes down so low that nobody can reach the wall tops by hand, closed-cell foam insulation sprayed at the eaves seals and insulates that strip in one pass, though it won't reach the seams on inside walls. If your house has a lower level, basement insulation closes the leaks at the other end, so the house isn't drawing air in from both ends.
Seal and keep what's there
This fits when your insulation is clean and already deep enough, because we can pull it back, seal underneath and lay it back down. You pay for the sealing and nothing you don't need.
Seal, then top up with blown-in
This suits most thin attics, because once the gaps are closed, a fresh layer of blown-in insulation, loose fill sent through a hose, works without fighting a draft. Foam costs more since it seals while it insulates, and I'd usually only pick it when the ductwork lives up there.
Get a plain answer on your attic's leaks
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a free visit at your house. I come out myself, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
- Based in
- Wildomar, CA 92595
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about air sealing in Wildomar?
Here's how the job runs on your end, from the first call to walking the finished attic with us.
Call or send the form
Call (951) 417-1017 or use the form and tell us what you're noticing, whether it's a hot room, a high bill or a drafty hallway, and we'll set a time for me to come out.
I look before I quote
I go up into the attic myself, and look at the walls or crawl space too if they're part of the problem. Before I leave, I tell you what I'd do, what has to be fixed first and what I'd skip, so you're not paying for work your house doesn't need.
We seal, then walk it
Once you say go, we take care of the permit step if there is one and schedule inside Wildomar's construction hours, Monday through Saturday from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm, with no work on Sundays or city holidays. We seal before we insulate, then walk the finished space with you.
Why Wildomar homeowners call us to seal their attics
The owner looks at every job
I come out myself to look at the attic and plan the work, and a small crew I work alongside does the install. The person who made the plan is up there making sure it gets done that way.
Crawling attics since 2013
We've been in business since 2013, and the thing we find most in attics around Wildomar is leaks buried under insulation somebody laid right over them. Knowing where to look is most of this job, because those gaps don't show from the hatch.
Licensed and insured for this work
We're licensed and insured. In California, insulation work has its own license classification with the state licensing board, so it's worth checking any contractor's license before they go up in your attic.
We back the work with one promise, satisfaction guaranteed on every job. When you're ready, set up a visit and I'll go up and look before we talk about anything else.
Air sealing and insulation work in Wildomar
The City of Wildomar's Building and Safety Department issues construction permits here, from building and electrical to plumbing and mechanical, and it reviews home building plans for code, energy efficiency included. Whether an air sealing job needs a permit depends on what else is in it, and that's not something I'd guess at. We check the permit step with the building office for your address, whether that's the city or the county, and when one's needed we file it and keep you posted.
A lot of the attics we open around here carry the home's ductwork and a layer of older loose fill, with the leaks sitting underneath at the wall tops, can lights and the hatch. Long, hot summers make those gaps show up fast as a hot upstairs and a bigger power bill. We find the same thing on jobs in Murrieta and Lake Elsinore, and we handle it the same way, by uncovering the gaps and sealing them before any new insulation goes down.
Questions about air sealing in Wildomar
Can I seal air leaks in my house myself?
Yes, for the obvious ones around door frames and where pipes, vents and wires come through a wall. Do-it-yourself sealing won't catch the small, hard-to-find leaks, especially attic leaks covered by layers of insulation, and those are the ones worth bringing in a professional for.
How do I find out where my house is leaking air?
A professional assessment finds hidden leaks with a blower door test, a fan that pulls air through the house so the leaks show themselves, and an infrared camera that picks up hot and cold spots. The same check can look at how well the house is ventilated, which matters because a tight house without enough fresh air can build up moisture or harmful gases.
Does air sealing affect gas appliances like a water heater or furnace?
It can, if they vent on their own draft, the older style that relies on rising heat instead of a fan. One building science guide says those appliances need a combustion safety test by a certified rater, which shows they work properly and still get enough room air to burn clean once the house is tighter. We plan that check into the job from the start.
Is there free help with energy upgrades in Riverside County?
Yes, if your household income qualifies. LIHEAP Weatherization through the Community Action Partnership of Riverside County gives free energy upgrades to county residents whose household income before taxes is at or below 60% of the state median. Funding is limited, so call 951-955-4900 to check whether you qualify.
How much do air sealing services cost in Wildomar?
There's no set price, because it comes down to what's in your attic, and I give you a figure after I've been up there. The biggest swing is whether your old insulation is clean enough to pull back and lay down again or has to come out before we can seal under it.
How long does air sealing an attic take, and do we have to leave?
Usually you can stay home, because most sealing happens from the attic with sealant, canned foam and blocking, and I'll tell you how long we'll be up there once I've seen the space. If spray foam is part of the plan, its maker sets a re-entry time, meaning how long before you, the kids and the pets come back in, and we go over it before we start.
Related services that pair with air sealing
Basement insulation
If cold floors or a musty lower level bother you more than the attic, insulating the basement walls keeps cold, damp air from rising into your rooms.
Closed-cell foam insulation
When a spot needs to stop air, heat and moisture at once, like a low roof edge, dense closed-cell foam handles all three in one layer.
Service areas around Wildomar
Premium Wildomar Spray Foam Insulation is based in Wildomar, California, and seals attics in the cities around it. The 12 cities below have their own pages, including Temecula and Menifee, and we work in other nearby cities too.
Find out where your attic is leaking
When you call (951) 417-1017, have a note of where your attic hatch is and which appliances run on gas, so I can plan the visit around them.