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Serving Superior, WI and surrounding areas. (715) 217-3037
Drafts, ice dams, and heating bills that never make sense - air leaks are usually the reason. We find every gap and seal it so your home holds heat the way it should.
Drafts, ice dams, and heating bills that never make sense - air leaks are usually the reason. We find every gap and seal it so your home holds heat the way it should.
Air sealing services in Superior find and close the hidden gaps in your home where outside air sneaks in and heated air leaks out, most whole-home projects are completed in a single day without major disruption.
These openings are often invisible - hidden in attic floors, around pipes and wires, behind electrical outlets, and along the edges where walls meet floors. In a Superior winter, with temperatures regularly below zero and lake winds pushing cold air against every surface of your home, those gaps mean your furnace runs constantly while rooms still feel drafty. Air sealing stops that cycle at the source.
Air sealing and basement insulation are often handled together because the basement rim joist is one of the biggest sources of air leakage in older homes. Sealing both at the same visit is more efficient and gives you better results than doing each one separately.
If your furnace runs constantly during a Superior winter but certain rooms still feel cold or drafty, conditioned air is escaping before it can do its job. You are paying to heat air that leaks out through gaps in your attic, walls, or basement - and cold outside air rushes in to replace it. This is one of the most expensive symptoms of a poorly sealed home.
Hold your hand near an electrical outlet on an exterior wall on a cold day. If you feel a noticeable chill, outside air is moving through the wall cavity into your living space. The same happens along baseboards and at the junction where walls meet ceilings - classic entry points in older Superior homes where framing has shifted over the years.
Ice dams - the ridges of ice that build up along roof edges - are a classic sign that warm air is escaping from your living space up into your attic. That warmth melts snow on the roof, the water runs to the cold eaves and refreezes, and the cycle repeats. Superior's heavy snowfall makes this problem especially common, and attic air sealing is one of the most effective ways to stop it.
When warm, moist indoor air meets a cold surface, it condenses. If this happens on your windows regularly in winter, warm air is moving through gaps in your building envelope and hitting cold surfaces. Left unaddressed, this moisture can work its way into wall cavities and cause long-term damage.
We start with a blower door test - a diagnostic tool that places a large fan in your doorway, pulls air out of the house, and makes outside air rush in through every gap and crack. We then walk through your attic, basement, and crawl space to locate exactly where air is moving. Using foam, caulk, and other sealing materials, we close those openings so they stay closed. When the work is done, we run a second blower door test so you have before-and-after numbers in writing - not just a promise that the job was done well. Many homeowners choose to combine air sealing with attic air sealing for a comprehensive approach to the top of the home, where heat loss and ice dam problems are most severe.
Air sealing and insulation solve related but different problems. Insulation slows heat from passing through walls and ceilings, but it cannot stop air from moving through gaps - that is what sealing does. Doing both together in the same visit is usually more cost-effective and gives you better results. We also offer standalone basement insulation for homeowners who want to address the lower portion of the home where the rim joist and sill plate are among the most common sources of cold air entry in Superior.
Best for homes where drafts, ice dams, or high heating bills signal widespread air leakage.
Targets the boundary between your living space and the cold attic - the most common source of heat loss and ice dams.
Seals the gap at the base of your walls where cold air enters most aggressively in older Superior homes.
For homeowners who want to solve both air leakage and heat loss in a single project for maximum impact.
Superior is one of the coldest urban climates in the continental United States, sitting on the western tip of Lake Superior where persistent winter winds come off the water from the north and northwest. That extreme cold means any gap in your home's envelope is a direct path for brutal outside air to reach your living space. Lake Superior also creates strong, persistent winds that push against your home's exterior walls and force cold air through even small openings - so the problem is not just temperature, it is pressure. Homeowners throughout Superior deal with this every heating season, and air sealing is one of the highest-impact improvements available.
A large share of Superior's homes were built in the early to mid 1900s, when air sealing was not a standard practice. Over the decades, wood framing shrinks and shifts, creating new gaps around pipes, wires, and framing members that were never sealed to begin with. If your home is more than 40 years old, there is a very good chance it has significant air leakage that has never been addressed. We serve homeowners throughout the area, including Esko, MN, and Wisconsin's Focus on Energy rebate program can reduce your out-of-pocket cost when qualifying air sealing work is performed by a participating contractor.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form and we will respond within one business day. We ask about your home's age and any comfort problems you have noticed so we arrive prepared with the right equipment.
We perform a blower door test to measure how much air your home is leaking and walk through your attic, basement, and crawl space to find exactly where. You receive a clear written estimate before any work is scheduled.
The crew works primarily in your attic, basement, and crawl space - sealing gaps around pipes, wires, light fixtures, and framing with foam or caulk. Most whole-home projects in Superior are completed in a single day and you do not need to leave.
After sealing, we run a second blower door test to confirm measurable results. You receive the before-and-after numbers in writing along with documentation needed for any Focus on Energy rebate or federal tax credit application.
Free estimate with no obligation. We serve Superior and the surrounding region.
(715) 217-3037We measure your home's air leakage with a blower door test before we start and again when we finish. That means you have real numbers proving what changed - not just a handshake and a hope. Ask any contractor you are considering whether they offer this test, because if they skip it, they are guessing.
Learn more about blower door tests at energy.govMany homes in Superior were built when air sealing was not a standard practice, and older framing has decades of shrinkage, settling, and shifting that creates gaps in places newer homes do not have. We know where to look in homes like yours and we do not skip the hard-to-reach spots.
Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program offers real rebates for qualifying air sealing work, and we help you understand what you qualify for before you commit. We provide the documentation you need to apply, so the rebate process does not fall on you to figure out alone.
Air sealing and insulation solve related problems, and doing both on the same visit is more efficient and often more cost-effective than scheduling them separately. We can handle both in your attic and crawl space on one project day.
When you call us, you get a contractor who shows you what they find, measures the results, and hands you documentation you can keep. That is the standard on every job we do in Superior.
Insulate and seal the rim joist and basement walls to eliminate cold air entry at the base of your home.
Learn MoreTarget the attic floor specifically to stop heat loss and prevent the ice dams that follow Superior snowstorms.
Learn MoreSuperior winters do not wait - lock in your appointment now and head into the cold season with a home that is actually sealed tight.